What is FHIR? Explaining the Standard for Health Information Exchange
Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) - Association of Health Care
The Association of Health Care Journalists discussed the use and implications of Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR).
Summary
FHIR is a programming interface developed by HL7, used to smoothly exchange patient data among different healthcare systems. This enables care teams to connect patients to community resources and reduce manual data entry tasks.
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Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) is a widely used programming interface created by the standards development organization HL7 (Health Level Seven International). It serves as a foundational standard for exchanging health information, aiming to enable seamless interoperability between diverse healthcare systems. FHIR represents discrete data elements—such as patient records, medications, or diagnostic reports—as individual 'resources' that can be retrieved, updated, or manipulated. This capability allows care teams and organizations to share critical health information efficiently. Since its inception in 2012, FHIR has rapidly evolved and become a backbone for healthcare data exchange initiatives in the U.S., Brazil, and Israel. While initially designed for clinical data, its use is increasingly expanding to include screening data related to social determinants of health (e.g., housing, food insecurity, transportation). These factors significantly impact health outcomes and costs, but FHIR provides a mechanism to exchange this previously siloed information, broadening the scope of interoperability beyond just clinical records.
Technology Note
FHIR（Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources）は医療データ交換の国際標準。このエントリの関連技術: FHIR
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