FHIR OperationDefinition for Getting Media Data Released
Get media data - eHealth Infrastructure v7.0.8 - Sundhed.dk
Summary
eHealth Infrastructure has released a new FHIR OperationDefinition to retrieve media content based on a specific UUID. This enables the standardized handling of medical binary data such as images and videos.
Details
The eHealth Infrastructure in Denmark announced an 'Get media data' OperationDefinition, built upon FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) R4. This operation retrieves media content matching a provided UUID and returns it as a Binary resource. Furthermore, the specification includes functionality to specify thumbnail size via request headers, allowing flexibility in data retrieval. Effective as of December 2, 2025, this definition provides a standardized foundation for healthcare systems to exchange multimedia data (like images) securely and efficiently. This is relevant to Japan's efforts to enhance multimodal data linkage in electronic medical records and telemedicine systems.
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