How to Create or Update a FHIR Service in Azure

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This document is a technical specification guide focusing on the `New-AzHealthcareFhirService` cmdlet, which belongs to the Az.HealthcareApis module in Microsoft Azure. This functionality allows users to build or update a FHIR service resource using defined parameters (such as name, resource group name, and workspace name). A key feature highlighted is the provision of multiple creation methods: besides traditional parameter specification, it supports deployment via JSON file paths, JSON strings, and identity-based workspace inputs. From a technical standpoint, this cmdlet supports advanced security and infrastructure parameters, including FHIR service access control (`AccessPolicyObjectId`), Azure Container Registry (ACR) configurations (`AcrConfigurationLoginServer`, `AcrConfigurationOciArtifact`), and CORS settings. This capability is crucial for building robust, enterprise-level medical data platforms. In the Japanese healthcare IT sector, FHIR is widely adopted as an international standard, making cloud deployment capabilities in environments like Azure critically important. Understanding the specific usage of cmdlets and diverse input options, as presented here, serves as a vital design guideline when deploying actual medical systems to the cloud.