This page is part of the FHIR Specification (v0.5.0: DSTU 2 Ballot 2). The current version which supercedes this version is 5.0.0. For a full list of available versions, see the Directory of published versions
An Implementation Guide is a collection of Profiles, and Conformance Statements, including ValueSets and other resources, together with textual guidance, that provides instruction on how to make use of FHIR in a particular problem space. Implementation guides may be developed and published as part of a FHIR release or as separate specifications. Additional support and tooling for implementation guides is being developed, so the content provided here should be considered "preliminary" from a publication perspective.
Note: At present, some implementation guides are published in conjunction with the FHIR specification because tooling that supports straightforward independent publication is not yet developed. However, the intention is that in the future implementation guides will be published separately from the core FHIR specification. The various implementation guides are subject to separate ballots than the FHIR specification. There is a registry of additional implementation guides.
The predominance of US implementation guides in this specification is a reflection of the current point in the lifecycle of standards development for the US program. It should in no way be interpreted as suggesting that FHIR is a US-centric specification.
Name | Usage | Ballot |
Argonaut Project | A joint task force of the HIT Standards and Policy Committees: a first-generation FHIR-based API and Core Data Services specification | There is no balloted content associated with the Argonaut project. Comments against the Argonaut implementation guide can be made to Project Argonaut Google Group |
Data Access Framework | A U.S. Realm guide for making use of FHIR resources to support queries between systems within an enterprise and across enterprises | DAF has its own ballot |
EHRS Functional model - Record Lifecycle Events | Describes the use of the Provenance and AuditEvent resources to support meeting the needs of the EHRS functional model requirements for tracking record lifecycle. | FHIR DSTU ballot |
Quality Improvement Core Profiles | An implementation guide for making use of FHIR resources in clinical quality measures and clinical decision support applications. Developed for the U.S. Realm, but more broadly applicable. | QICore has its own ballot |
Structured Data Capture | A U.S. Realm guide for making use of Data Elements, Questionnaires and QuestionnaireAnswers to support pre-population and auto-population of forms. | SDC has its own ballot |
Structured Data Capture - Data Element Exchange | A U.S. Realm guide for supporting the exchange and maintenance of Data Elements by and between data element registries. | SDC has its own ballot |
US Laboratory Guides (USLab) | A US Realm laboratory guides making use of Diagnostic Order, Diagnostic Report, and FHIR resources referenced by them to support ordering reporting of laboratory tests in ambulatory care and for reporting of reportable lab tests to Public Health jurisdictions. | FHIR DSTU ballot |