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1.1 Documentation Index

This page provides an index to the key commonly used documentation pages for FHIR.

Framework

Conformance Rules
Resource Life Cycles
References between Resources
Compartments
Narrative
Extensibility
Formats: XML, JSON, & RDF
Terminologies (Code Systems, Value Sets)
FHIRPath

Version Management

Change Management & Versioning
Version History
Differences to DSTU 2
Transforms between DSTU 2 and STU 3

Background

Overviews: General, Developers,
Clinical, Architects
1 page Summary (Glossy)
Glossary
License and Legal Terms
Community & Credits
Outstanding Issues
Appendix: Coming Challenges for Healthcare

Exchanging Resources

RESTful API (HTTP)
Search + Search Param Registry
Operations
Documents
Messaging
Services

Base Types

Data Types (Base)
Metadata Types
Resource
DomainResource
Element
BackboneElement
ElementDefinition
+ Dosage (for medications)

Design Patterns

Event
Request
Definition

Adopting & Using FHIR

Profiling FHIR
Downloads - Schemas, Code, Tools
Validating Resources
Mapping Language (tutorial)
Testing Implementations

Safety & Security

Security & Security Labels
Clinical Safety

Implementation Advice

Guide to Resources
Variations between Submitted data and Retrieved data
Managing Resource Identity
Push vs Pull
Integrated Examples
Common Use Cases