fast healthcare interoperability resources
Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources
This is the full name for FHIR.
FHIR
An HL7 standards framework that defines a set of resources that represent granular clinical concepts.
Notes
FHIR combines features of HL7's V2, V3, and CDA products.
FHIR is web-based and its resources are based on simple XML or JSON structures.
FHIR has an http-based RESTful protocol, where each resource has a predictable URL.
Where possible, open internet standards are used for data representation.
The abbreviation FHIR, is pronounced fire.
Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources