This page is part of the FHIR Specification (v4.0.1: R4 - Mixed Normative and STU) in it's permanent home (it will always be available at this URL). 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
Work Group FHIR Infrastructure | Standards Status: Informative |
The Foundation Module is responsible for the overall infrastructure of the FHIR specification. Every implementer works with the content in the foundation module whichever way they use FHIR.
The Foundation Module maintains most of the basic documentation for the FHIR specification. In addition, the Foundation Module includes the following resources:
Foundation Framework |
Content Management Resources. |
Data Exchange Resources. |
Several components of the foundation module have now reached normative status. The focus over the next 18-24 months as the 5th release of FHIR is prepared is to focus on some of the non-normative elements and move them towards normative status, such as Questionnaire, List, DocumentReference and Subscription. Exactly which resources will be candidates for normative release will be driven, in part, by the degree of implementation - and whether that implementation is communicated back to HL7.