Release 5 Preview #1

This page is part of the FHIR Specification (v4.2.0: R5 Preview #1). 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, Data Types, 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

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.

Portions of this specification have been approved as part of ANSI

standards. Those sections are explicitly marked as normative. Details about ANSI approvals can be found here. All content not so marked has not undergone ANSI approval processes.

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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