Report on Participation at HL7 FHIR Finland Hackathon: Towards Personalized Care Plans

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Members of SRDC joined the hackathons organized by HL7 FHIR Finland in Helsinki, Finland. During this event, the team presented their practical experience in implementing computable clinical guidelines and clinical decision support services on top of an HL7 FHIR-based interoperability layer powered by Repofyr. They also demonstrated how care flows can be created and executed via KronIQ, enabling the automation of evidence-based clinical guidelines to support personalized care plan creation. Furthermore, they shared their experience developing SMART applications using CDS Hooks and SMART on FHIR standards, presenting STAGE SMART apps developed within the scope of the STAGE project. A highlight was the collaborative contribution to the xShare project Care Plan FHIR Implementation Guide, alongside several experts. This work marks a significant step toward recognizing personalized care plans as a priority health data category within the European Health Data Space. Finally, they presented examples of how personalized care plans are already being created and deployed in Türkiye based on national clinical guidelines. Overall, it was an inspiring experience full of collaboration, shared learning, and concrete progress towards interoperable and personalized care.