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Q&A: A Beginner’s Guide to FHIR

By George E. Cole, Jr. – Interest in FHIR (Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources) is growing as the standard for exchanging healthcare information takes shape. What is it and what will it mean for healthcare providers? Here are some frequently asked questions and answers.



Are Federal Health Initiatives on FHIR?

By Mark Scrimshire – The hottest topic in Healthcare interoperability right now is FHIR (pronounced “Fire”) – HL7’s Fast Health Interoperability Resource framework. FHIR has caught the imagination and attention of developers across the Healthcare world by offering a developer-friendly Application Programming Interface (API) and a rich set of simple, but flexible standard data formats.