Australian Digital Health Agency FHIR Example: Structuring Location Data
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The Australian Digital Health Agency developed FHIR resources related to large allied chemists.
Summary
The Australian Digital Health Agency has published a technical example demonstrating how to structure location information using the FHIR standard. This case details a pharmacy, 'Large Allied Chemists Limited Randwick NSW,' expressing detailed healthcare data such as its address and service type (Community pharmacy) in a standardized format.
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This page serves as a technical reference based on the Australian Digital Health Agency's FHIR Implementation Guide. Specifically, it uses the HL7 FHIR standard to define and structure 'Location' resources, detailing real-world data for a pharmacy named 'Large Allied Chemists Limited Randwick NSW.' This data is not merely text; it utilizes standardized medical terminology and concepts such as Address, ContactPoint, and service type (CodeableConcept/SNOMED CT: 846609000). Such structured data formats are crucial for ensuring 'interoperability' when different Electronic Health Record systems or medical devices need to exchange information. By employing international medical terminologies like SNOMED CT, it provides a common understanding base independent of region or vendor, offering a model that can contribute to the advancement of data linkage in Japanese healthcare IT. This example demonstrates that FHIR is not just an information description format but a powerful tool for standardizing and structuring concrete real-world medical information.
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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