Building FHIR Interfaces to Healthcare Applications - by INTEROPen member, Robert Worden
Channel: INTEROP SUMMIT
Date: 26/10/2017

If FHIR is to deliver its promise of increasing healthcare interoperability, large numbers of interfaces between FHIR and existing healthcare data - in formats such as HL7 V2, OpenEHR, or relational databases - need to be built. 

This requires accurate data transforms between FHIR and those data formats. However, building these transforms is expensive, and could hold back the adoption of FHIR for some vendors and care sectors.
 
This webex describes two new methods for building FHIR transforms: FHIR Mapping Language (a part of FHIR STU3), and Transforms By Example. 

These methods work together, and are demonstrated using an example transform between OpenEHR and FHIR. They can greatly reduce the costs of building, adapting and maintaining transform software by reducing the amount of coding and reducing the learning curve required. 

We are looking to run pilot projects with INTEROPen members and others, to validate that these new methods can deliver these savings.

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