FHIR Accelerators are collaborative groups that work to enhance specific areas of FHIR.
They’re community driven and work on building Implementation Guides and artifacts to help in their chosen area.
There are 8 officially sanctioned and supported accelerators.
- FAST
Focus: FHIR infrastructure with a recent emphasis on consent management.
https://www.hl7.org/fast/ - Argonaut
Focus: Data Query Implementation Guide and Smart on FHIR.
https://confluence.hl7.org/display/AP/Argonaut+Project+Home - The CARIN Alliance
Focus: Consumer driven access to healthcare data via FHIR.
https://www.hl7.org/carin/ - Da Vinci
Focus: Value based care between payers and providers.
https://www.hl7.org/about/davinci/ - Helios
Focus: Public health.
https://www.hl7.org/helios/ - CodeX
Focus: Tackling the problem of siloed data for patients and caregivers.
https://www.hl7.org/codex/ - Gravity
Focus: Standards based terminologies and social care.
https://www.hl7.org/gravity/ - Vulcan
Focus: Connecting clinical research and healthcare.
https://www.hl7.org/vulcan/
If you feel you can contribute to the work being done by any of these accelerators, I encourage you to reach out to them. They provide a valuable service to the FHIR community.
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