Learn FHIR vocabulary: resources, profiles, bundles, SMART on FHIR, and healthcare data exchange concepts.
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FHIR (Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources) is:
FHIR (HL7 FHIR R4/R5) is a modern healthcare interoperability standard using RESTful APIs — making it developer-friendly compared to older HL7 v2 message-based approaches.
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A FHIR 'Patient' resource contains:
The FHIR Patient resource holds demographics — it does NOT contain clinical data. Clinical data lives in resources like Observation, Condition, and MedicationRequest, linked to the Patient.
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An FHIR 'Bundle' is used to:
A Bundle is a container for multiple FHIR resources — used for transactions (creating multiple resources atomically), search results, and document composition.
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SMART on FHIR enables:
SMART on FHIR is an OAuth 2.0-based authorisation framework for healthcare apps — allowing apps to launch from EHRs and access patient data with user consent.
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A FHIR 'profile' is used to:
FHIR profiles constrain and extend base resources — for example, the US Core Patient profile adds must-have extensions and cardinality requirements for US healthcare contexts.