Stanford Health Care's FHIR Endpoint Information and Sandbox Provisioning

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This article details technical information regarding the FHIR endpoint adopted by Stanford Health Care, along with the provision of a tool for compatibility verification. Specific identifiers such as NPI and CMS Certification Number are listed alongside the actual production URL (https://sfd.stanfordmed.org/FHIR/api/FHIR/R4/). The resource provided to developers is a synthetic sandbox that matches the same 'Epic CapabilityStatement' shape as the production endpoint. Because this sandbox continuously generates operational data—such as patient information, new encounters, and observations—it is suitable for testing polling and delta synchronization behaviors. A vast range of resources are supported, including 59 types such as Account, AdverseEvent, AllergyIntolerance, Appointment, etc., covering 47 US Core 6.1 profiles. This accurately replicates the unique 'wire shape' specific to the Epic environment, enabling developers to proceed with integration development safely and anonymously in an environment close to production. This service is a critical resource for ensuring interoperability in healthcare IT. Its value lies particularly in allowing pre-verification of concrete data structures (wire shapes) when implementing large-scale system linkages using the FHIR standard.