HealthIT Answers October 13, 2024
By Anthony Murray, Chief Interoperability Officer, MRO
What is FHIR?
The HL7® FHIR® (Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources) standard is the accepted standard for exchanging healthcare information, regardless of how or where the information is stored. By enabling secure access to both clinical and administrative data, FHIR ensures that healthcare providers can access the information they need to deliver optimal patient care.
Developed by the Health Level Seven® (HL7®) standards organization through a collaborative process, FHIR emerged in 2012 to meet the growing demand for faster, more efficient methods of data exchange in the healthcare industry. As the volume of health data continues to expand, the need for care providers and consumers to share data in real-time, using modern internet technologies,...