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HL7 FHIR (Fast Healthcare
Interoperability Resources); is a next-generation interoperability standard from
the standards development organization Health Level 7 (HL7).
FHIR evolved out of the desire to shift healthcare IT towards modern API driven
approaches making healthcare development more accessible to mobile and web
developers everywhere.
Whilst interoperability - or promoting data exchange - is the primary goal of
FHIR, its design offers many benefits especially for digital health solutions:
- A common data model for building healthcare applications: FHIR Resources
represent individual units of clinical and administrative information that
are used to define the data model for a healthcare application.
- Open specification and free to use: The FHIR specification is open meaning
that anyone can get involved in the balloting process. In addition it's free
to use for any application anywhere.
- Based on familiar technologies: FHIR is a specification and an open
standardized web API that is based on established web standards like REST,
OAuth, XML, JSON and HTTP.
- Promotes reusability of content: FHIR Resources that define the logical
models, data dictionaries and coding systems for a specific application can
be shared and reused. This promotes more consistent data collection across
similar programs as well as dissemination of evidence based guidelines such
as the WHO SMART
Guidelines.
If you are new to FHIR or just looking to learn more, here is a selection of
resources that can help you get up to speed quickly.
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Last updated 2024-07-23 UTC.
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