Introducing FHIR®Proof: Parsing and Validating Source Data based on FHIR Specification

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This article introduces 'FHIR®Proof,' a data processing tool provided by ASSYST. The tool utilizes the HL7 FHIR data specification as its foundation to offer advanced data engineering capabilities for various source data. Specifically, it can perform parsing, conversion, indexing, restructuring, and validation of data. Furthermore, users can view and manage source data profiles (datasets) via 'Dataset Profile View,' allowing them to create new profiles and save them to an enterprise registry. This functionality aims to handle diverse medical data formats originating from different systems or departments under the unified standard of FHIR. This is expected to solve interoperability issues in data linkage, thereby enhancing data reliability and usability. The tool is particularly useful in environments requiring the construction of large-scale healthcare information systems or data integration across multiple disparate systems. (Note: While the original text lacks specific implementation examples or mention of Japanese healthcare systems, its ability to utilize a standardized FHIR data structure holds significant technical relevance for solving data linkage challenges in Japan, such as those found in electronic medical records and regional cooperation networks.)