MCP Server for Google Cloud Healthcare API: Functionality Overview
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Summary
This article introduces the 'MCP Server for Google Cloud Healthcare API,' which enables interaction with FHIR resources and medical research APIs. Using this server, users can search patient data (vitals, medication history) and also access advanced medical research information from PubMed and ClinicalTrials.gov.
Details
The Model Context Protocol (MCP) server described here provides a comprehensive set of tools for interacting with FHIR resources via the Google Cloud Healthcare API, alongside public medical research APIs like PubMed. The system secures access using Firebase Authentication. Functionally, it allows users to search for patients by demographics and retrieve extensive clinical data, including observations/vitals, conditions, medications, allergies, procedures, and encounters. Key features include specialized tools such as `find_patient` (for patient identification), `get_patient_observations`, and `get_patient_medications`. Beyond core EHR data access, the server integrates advanced research capabilities. Users can search medical literature using `search-pubmed` or find relevant clinical trials via `search-trials`. Furthermore, it supports executing custom FHIR queries (`clinical_query`) and checking for drug-drug interactions (`drug-interactions`). This centralized toolset allows healthcare professionals to perform complex data retrieval and analysis across multiple disparate sources—from structured EHR records to global medical literature—streamlining advanced clinical workflows.
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