A General Intro to FHIR
summary
A concise walkthrough of FHIR basics with concrete takeaways: FHIR defines over 100 resource types, uses JSON/XML/Turtle formats, and requires a server to publish a capability statement declaring supported resources and search parameters. Testing is first class with an executable test script resource and public tooling such as the Wildfire test server and Touchstone testing platform. Covers structureDefinitions/profiles for tightening optional fields and an immunization forecast operation currently under ballot.
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chapters (9)
- 0:00Introduction and background
- 2:08Understanding Fire resources
- 4:15Data structures and formats
- 10:47Identifiers and references
- 16:15Resource types and compliance
- 25:43Immunization use case
- 28:14Testing and validation
- 34:32Interoperability paradigms
- 36:04Resource maturity and wrap-up








