FHIR Ecosystem Technologies
The FHIR ecosystem includes technologies that add practical layers for building healthcare applications and clinical solutions.
FHIR Implementation Guides (IGs) define profiles, terminology, resource constraints and conformance rules so systems exchange data consistently.
SMART on FHIR provides a standardized authorization approach, allowing third-party apps to connect safely and securely to electronic health records, and setting the scope of access to patient data.
CDS Hooks is a specification for integrating clinical decision support into clinician workflows, calling services at key moments, such as opening a chart or placing a medication order.
Clinical Quality Language (CQL) expresses computable clinical logic in a human-readable and machine-executable form.
FHIR Bulk Data enables handling of large populations of FHIR resources, such as for population health reporting.
Synthea™ is an open-source, synthetic patient generator that models the medical history of synthetic patients. This provides data for researchers which is free from cost, privacy and security concerns during development of new health applications.
As you explore the world of FHIR-based solutions and applications, you will almost certainly come across these technologies, and find possible use cases for your own work.
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