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2.7 Implementation Support

This page is a registry of the various places where support for implementations can be found.

2.7.1 Asking Questions

In the first place, implementation questions - how do I do X? - should be asked on StackOverflow.com using the tag [hl7_fhir].

Stack Overflow Questions about FHIR.

Note that you should not use Stack Overflow to discuss specification design issues. This is a Stack Overflow rule - see guidance about this.

If your question is about why the specification is how it is, probably the best place to start is the FHIR wiki, which is the home for the FHIR development team. Active discussions are found on the FHIR email list. The development team hangs out on Skype, and you can ask to join the (busy) skype channel.

2.7.2 External Links of Interest

This general collection of links may also provide additional helpful information:

• The Twitter Hashtag is #FHIR
• List of publicly available Test Servers & Clients (note that the servers are not always current with this specification - cross-check the versions in their conformance statements with this spec (v0.4.0))
• Several of the project team have blogs, though some of these cover more than just FHIR:
  • Health Intersections
  • The FHIR Place
  • Hay On FHIR
  • Health Info Talk
• Translations of FHIR: Japanese