FHIR

Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR, pronounced "Fire") defines a set of "Resources" that represent granular clinical concepts. The resources can be managed in isolation, or aggregated into complex documents. Technically, FHIR is designed for the web; the resources are based on simple XML or JSON structures, with an http-based RESTful protocol where each resource has predictable URL. Where possible, open internet standards are used for data representation.

FHIR Implementation

FHIR Development

Organizational

The current specification: http://www.HL7.org/fhir/ (or the development version)
Contact Information
- Implementation help: [ask questions about FHIR]
- Formal Contact point for the project: [fmgcontact@hl7.org]
- Skype Group Chats
- FHIR gForge Tracker for change requests/corrections
- FHIR Project Team Leads: [Grahame Grieve], [Ewout Kramer], [Lloyd Mckenzie]
- List server - project email list

Help / Getting Started
- FHIR Starter - tutorial for FHIR newbies
- FHIR Cheat Sheet (DSTU 1)
- Help desk FAQs & knowledge-base articles (HL7 members only)
- FHIR Tools Registry - a list of useful tools for FHIR implementers
- FHIR for Clinical Users - an introduction to FHIR for non-technical people that will migrate to the specification in the future
- FHIR User Group
Social Media on FHIR
- FHIR blogs David Hay, Ewout Kramer, Grahame Grieve
- FHIR News on Twitter FHIR News
- FHIR Videos HIMSS FHIR Session, HL7.tv and Ringholm.

Testing
- Publicly Available FHIR Servers for testing
- Open Source FHIR implementations
- FHIR Connectathon 8 (January, San Antonio)
- Organizations interested in FHIR
- Profile Tooling

Connectathons
- 2 day seminar and Connectathon (Nov 6-7, Melbourne Australia)
- International FHIR Development Days (Nov 24-26, Amsterdam)
  - Dev Days Connectathon page

Previous Connectathons and other events
- Historical Connectathons (list)
- Clinical Connectathon 1 (September 2014, Chicago) (+ Clinical Connectatathon 1 Tooling)

How to
- FHIR DSTU monitoring - how to monitor DSTU feedback
- FHIR Ballot Prep - tasks for the next ballot and milestone dates
- FHIR Build Process - Setting up and running the FHIR build process
- Technical Guide - How to create resources
- Materials: gForge, SVN Trunk
  - For read-only SVN access, use "anonymous" and your email as a password.
  - For Commit privileges, send a request to lloyd@lmckenzie.com
- FHIR resource and profile proposals - proposals for new resources & profiles
- FHIR Profile authoring - Creating and maintaining FHIR profiles (see also Profile Tooling)
- FHIR Change requests - Process for managing and resolving