This page is part of the FHIR Specification (v1.0.2: DSTU 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
FHIR is as simple to implement as we know how to make it. However, due to the nature of
healthcare, and healthcare processes, and cultural concerns, there are a number of features in
FHIR that implementers are obliged to consider in order to implement safe systems.
This section is a check list to help implementers be sure that they've considered all the parts
of FHIR that impact on their system design with regard to safety.
Production exchange of patient or other sensitive data will always use some form of encryption on the wire
For each resource that my system handles, I've reviewed the Modifier elements
Obviously this list is only a small part of the overall safety check list for an application, which will have checks regarding jurisdictionally mandated policies, internal integrity, etc.