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Written by Technical Team Last updated 20.06.2025 4 minute read

Healthcare Interoperability Through Convergence, Standards, and Composition

Explore how convergence, standards, and compositional approaches are driving healthcare interoperability — enabling seamless data exchange, better care coordination, and improved patient outcomes.

Written by Technical Team Last updated 20.06.2025 7 minute read

Healthcare Data Exchange With SMART on FHIR

Discover how SMART on FHIR enhances healthcare interoperability — integrating apps with EHRs to drive innovation, streamline clinical workflows, and improve patient outcomes.

Written by Technical Team Last updated 20.06.2025 4 minute read

The Backbone Of The NHS: Understanding The NHS Spine And Its Future

Explore the NHS Spine — the backbone of healthcare data exchange — and discover how the Spine Futures program and cloud migration will drive innovation, scalability, and improved patient care.

Written by Technical Team Last updated 20.06.2025 3 minute read

Working With openEHR And HL7 FHIR

Explore how HL7 FHIR and openEHR work together to enable healthcare interoperability — improving data exchange, clinical content modelling, and patient care outcomes.

Written by Technical Team Last updated 20.06.2025 4 minute read

Understanding The NHS Federated Data Platform

Discover how the NHS Federated Data Platform (FDP) will transform healthcare by connecting disparate data systems, enhancing care coordination, and supporting key NHS priorities.

Written by Technical Team Last updated 20.06.2025 5 minute read

Unlocking Access To Healthcare: An Overview Of NHS Login

Explore NHS Login — a secure identity verification system — and learn how to integrate it into healthcare apps to provide patients with seamless, safe access to NHS services.

Written by Technical Team Last updated 20.06.2025 6 minute read

Integrating With: The NHS App

Learn how integrating with the NHS App helps improve patient access, enhance efficiency, reduce costs, and support NHS England’s digital transformation with our step-by-step guide.

Written by Technical Team Last updated 20.06.2025 2 minute read

Joining Forces With Patients Know Best To Deliver Enhanced Healthcare Integrations

SIXB partners with Patients Know Best to enhance EPR integrations, streamline healthcare data sharing, and empower patients with real-time access to their personal health records.

Written by Technical Team Last updated 20.06.2025 5 minute read

FHIR UK Core Hackathon: Improving Patient Visibility On Virtual Wards

See how 6B’s team tackled the FHIR UK Core Hackathon challenge — building a virtual ward app to improve patient visibility, streamline monitoring, and support clinician decision-making.

Written by Technical Team Last updated 20.06.2025 6 minute read

Virtual Wards: Keeping Patients Safe At Home

Explore how virtual wards are transforming healthcare — enabling safe, remote patient care, improving hospital capacity, supporting informed clinical decisions, and enhancing patient experience.

Written by Technical Team Last updated 20.06.2025 4 minute read

Recommended Best Practices For Developing, Deploying And Operating Digital Health Systems

Discover best practices for implementing digital health systems — from planning and interoperability to clinical safety, data security, and staff empowerment — to drive better patient outcomes.

Written by Technical Team Last updated 20.06.2025 4 minute read

Understanding The NHS Supplier Conformance Assessment List (SCAL)

Learn how the NHS Supplier Conformance Assessment List (SCAL) ensures digital health solutions meet safety, security, and compliance standards — supporting effective NHS integrations.

Written by Technical Team Last updated 20.06.2025 4 minute read

NHS Digital Technology Assessment Criteria (DTAC) And What It Means For Technology Suppliers

Understand NHS DTAC — the Digital Technology Assessment Criteria — and how it ensures health tech solutions meet clinical safety, data protection, interoperability, and usability standards.

Written by Technical Team Last updated 20.06.2025 5 minute read

Integrating Epic Into Your Digital Health Application

Learn how integrating Epic EHR into your digital health app enhances interoperability, improves patient care, boosts efficiency, and unlocks scalable integration possibilities.

Written by Technical Team Last updated 20.06.2025 4 minute read

What Is NHS IM1 – Interface Mechanism?

Discover how NHS IM1 Interface Mechanism enables seamless data exchange between GP systems and digital apps — supporting better clinical decisions, efficiency, and patient care.