Snapshot 3: Connectathon 32 Base

This page is part of the FHIR Specification (v5.0.0-snapshot3: R5 Snapshot #3, to support Connectathon 32). The current version which supercedes this version is 5.0.0. For a full list of available versions, see the Directory of published versions . Page versions: R5 R4B R4 R3 R2

0 Welcome to FHIR®

FHIR is a standard for health care data exchange, published by HL7®.

First time here?
See the executive summary, the developer's introduction, clinical introduction, or architect's introduction, and then the FHIR overview / roadmap & Timelines. See also the open license (and don't miss the full Table of Contents and the Community Credits or you can search this specification).

Level 1 Basic framework on which the specification is built

Foundation

Base Documentation, XML, JSON, RDF, Datatypes, Extensions

Level 2 Supporting implementation and binding to external specifications

Implementer Support

Downloads,
Version Mgmt,
Use Cases,
Testing

Security & Privacy

Security,
Consent,
Provenance,
AuditEvent

Conformance

StructureDefinition,
CapabilityStatement,
ImplementationGuide,
Profiling

Terminology

CodeSystem,
ValueSet,
ConceptMap,
Terminology Svc

Exchange

REST API + Search
Documents
Messaging
Services
Databases
Subscriptions

Level 3 Linking to real world concepts in the healthcare system

Administration

Patient, Practitioner, CareTeam, Device, Organization, Location, Healthcare Service

Level 4 Record-keeping and Data Exchange for the healthcare process

Clinical

Allergy, Problem, Procedure, CarePlan/Goal, ServiceRequest, Family History, RiskAssessment, etc.

Diagnostics

Observation, Report, Specimen, ImagingStudy, Genomics, etc.

Medications

Medication,
Request, Dispense,
Administration,
Usage,
Immunization, etc.

Workflow

Introduction + Task, Appointment, Schedule, Referral, PlanDefinition, etc

Financial

Claim, Account,
Invoice, ChargeItem,
Coverage + Eligibility
Request & Response, ExplanationOfBenefit, etc.

Level 5 Providing the ability to reason about the healthcare process

Clinical Reasoning

Library, PlanDefinition & GuidanceResponse, Measure/MeasureReport, etc.

Medication Definition

Medicinal, Packaged & Administrable product definitions, Regulated Authorization, etc.

External Links:

Implementation Guides

Specifications based on the FHIR standard

FHIR Foundation

Enabling health interoperability through FHIR

Translations

Note that translations are not always up to date

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