Investor Presentaiton
The What and Why's of APIs
What?
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Code that enables
interoperability - defined as
"the ability of two or more
systems to exchange health
information and use the
information once it is
received." (ONC)
Based on established
standards - HTTP/S, REST, JSON,
XML and FHIR
A move away from building
large monolithic systems
towards smaller microservices
Reusable functionality can
support multiple different
applications
VITL
Web app
in Browser
Why?
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Request
Internet
API
Response
Web
Server
Database
CMS Interoperability and Patient Access Final Rule
• "to achieve appropriate and necessary access to complete health
records for patients, health care providers, and payers" and "reduce
overall payer, health care provider, and patient burden through the
proposed improvements to prior authorization practices"
CMS Interoperability and Prior Authorization Processes Proposed Rule
"improve health information exchange to achieve appropriate and
necessary access to complete health records for patients, health care
providers, and payers."
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