FHIR (Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources)

A modern healthcare data exchange standard for interoperability between healthcare systems.

Complete Definition

FHIR (Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources) is a next-generation healthcare interoperability standard developed by HL7 International. FHIR uses RESTful APIs and modern web technologies (JSON, XML) to enable real-time data exchange between EHRs, HIEs, health plans, and applications like Salesforce Health Cloud. FHIR R4 is the current version widely adopted for patient data exchange, including demographics, encounters, medications, and observations.

Key Points

1Modern healthcare interoperability standard
2RESTful API-based data exchange
3Supports JSON and XML formats
4Required for CMS interoperability rules
5FHIR R4 is current version

Common Questions

Why is FHIR important for Health Cloud implementations?

FHIR enables real-time bidirectional integration with EHRs and HIEs to populate Health Cloud Patient 360 views with clinical data. It's also required by CMS interoperability rules for payers.

Related Terms

Electronic Health Record (EHR)

A digital version of a patient's medical history maintained by healthcare providers.

HL7 (Health Level Seven)

A set of international standards for healthcare data exchange between systems.

HIE (Health Information Exchange)

A network that enables secure sharing of patient health information across organizations.

Salesforce Health Cloud

A healthcare-specific CRM platform built on Salesforce for patient engagement, care coordination, and population health management.

Patient 360 View

A unified, comprehensive view of a patient's health information aggregated from multiple sources.

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