Application Programming Interfaces

Increasing API Adoption While Addressing Healthcare Cybersecurity Concerns

July 18, 2022 - Application programming interface (API) adoption is growing rapidly, but healthcare cybersecurity concerns are not far behind. For healthcare, a breadth of evidence suggests that API adoption could revolutionize interoperability efforts and health data exchange by facilitating patient data access and efficient care delivery. Cequence researchers observed a 941 percent increase in...

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