Open API and Omnichannel with Apache Kafka in Healthcare

IT modernization and innovative new technologies change the healthcare industry significantly. This blog series explores how data streaming with Apache Kafka enables real-time data processing and business process automation. Real-world examples show how traditional enterprises and startups increase efficiency, reduce cost, and improve the human experience across the healthcare value chain, including pharma, insurance, providers, retail, and manufacturing. This is part five: Open API and Omnichannel. Examples include Care.com and Invitae.

(Originally posted on Kai Waehner’s blog: “Open API and Omnichannel with Apache Kafka in Healthcare”… Stay informed about new blog posts by subscribing to my newsletter)

Blog Series — Kafka in Healthcare

Many healthcare companies leverage Kafka today. Use cases exist in every domain across the healthcare value chain. Most companies deploy data streaming in different business domains. Use cases often overlap. I tried to categorize a few real-world deployments into different technical scenarios and added a few real-world examples:

• Overview — Data Streaming Use Cases and Architectures for Healthcare (including Slide Deck)
• Legacy Modernization and Hybrid Cloud (Optum / UnitedHealth Group…