FHIR APIsAutomation & Integration
Build portable healthcare workflows around each server's supported FHIR profile.
FHIR provides a common healthcare data model, while each server decides which resources, searches, interactions, and authorization features it supports. Integrations must follow that declared profile.
Representative workflow
FHIR APIs
EHR & Clinical
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Apply the project workflow
Patient demographic exchange where Patient interactions are supported
Project destination
The system or person selected for this workflow
How I use FHIR APIs
FHIR can reduce vendor-specific work by standardizing resource shapes and REST interactions, but it does not guarantee identical behavior across EHRs. A server's CapabilityStatement, implementation guide, SMART configuration, and granted scopes determine what is available. US standardized-API requirements apply to covered certified health IT under specific criteria, not every FHIR server. Portability comes from designing to supported profiles and testing each target implementation.
A practical starting point
Patient demographic exchange where Patient interactions are supported
Workflow blueprint
From FHIR APIs to useful action
A representative implementation pattern. The project determines the exact fields, logic, access, and destination.
FHIR APIs
EHR & Clinical
- 01
Use the required platform data
Patient demographics and identifiers
- 02
Apply the project workflow
Patient demographic exchange where Patient interactions are supported
Project destination
The system or person selected for this workflow
What the integration supports
Facts checked
Authentication and access
FHIR does not define authentication. Protected implementations commonly use SMART App Launch on OAuth 2.0: authorization code with PKCE for user-facing apps and an approved backend-services flow for system access.
Useful data and actions
- Patient demographics and identifiers
- Encounters and appointments
- Conditions, allergies, and care plans
- Observations, diagnostic reports, and documents
- Medications, immunizations, procedures, and coverage
Constraints to confirm
- The server's CapabilityStatement, implementation guide, and SMART configuration determine the resources, searches, interactions, and authorization features available.
- FHIR defines read and write interactions, but a conforming server does not have to expose every interaction or make every resource writable.
- Patient, user, and system scopes remain bounded by underlying permissions, and results can be filtered or redacted by server policy.
- US standardized-API rules apply to covered certified health IT, not every FHIR server; SMART/FHIR authorization is not a BAA or a substitute for required privacy agreements.
What I automate with FHIR APIs
Patient demographic exchange where Patient interactions are supported
Appointment feeds from servers that expose the Appointment resource
Condition and observation data for authorized care-gap analysis
Medication, immunization, and procedure data pipelines
Coverage workflows when the target server implements the required resources
Industries
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