BC Advantage - 2018 Issue 4
FHIR Revisited
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Article Overview
This article revisits FHIR as a healthcare interoperability standard and explains why it matters for data sharing across electronic health records, apps, and other health information systems. It discusses the broader shift toward discrete data exchange, patient access, security and privacy concerns, and the coexistence of FHIR with older HL7 standards. The article is aimed at readers interested in health IT, EHR integration, and evolving data-sharing practices.
Why This Topic Matters
FHIR affects how healthcare organizations, developers, and patients exchange and access health data. Understanding the standard helps readers follow current interoperability trends and the direction of health information technology.
Article Sections
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Usable data elements with FHIR
Introduces the concept of exchanging discrete data elements and contrasts that approach with more document-based data exchange. It also explains the general idea of FHIR resources and structured health data.
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Creating a data standard
Describes how standardized data definitions support application development and data movement across systems. It also discusses general interoperability use cases involving health information repositories and connected applications.
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Fueling interoperability
Covers the growing emphasis on patient control of health data, along with privacy and security concerns raised by broader access. It also places FHIR in the context of continued coexistence with legacy HL7 standards and ongoing adoption efforts.
What You Will Learn
- What FHIR is and why it is important in health information exchange
- How discrete data exchange supports interoperability
- Why patient access and data sharing are central themes in modern health IT
- How FHIR fits alongside older HL7 standards
- What general privacy and security issues are associated with broader health data access
Who Should Read This
- Health information management professionals
- Medical coders and billing staff interested in interoperability
- Healthcare IT leaders
- EHR administrators
- Clinical informatics readers
- Developers working with healthcare data standards
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