No FHIR integration survives contact with a hospital’s data
One of the first FHIR projects I worked on used an open-source library from a big-name FHIR server...
Approaches to de-identifying FHIR data
Data is building up in your FHIR server. What’s next? The business weighs in: “We have all this...
The “FHIR Compliance” Illusion
“FHIR Compliant” does not mean what you think it means. Let’s say you want to integrate with a...
FHIR’s Global Reach
The online FHIR community and events like DevDays lean heavily toward the US and Europe. But that’s a...
Before You Choose a FHIR Server
Every FHIR project has deal breakers. Requirements that rule out entire classes of servers. Problem is, early decisions...
“Why are we using FHIR?”
In large FHIR projects, the problems rarely show up at the start. In the early months everything looks...
“FHIR Architecture Decisions” now available
My book “FHIR Architecture Decisions” is now freely available. No sign-up or email address required. You can download...
The FHIR Decision Gap
I worked on a FHIR project a few years ago where all the wrong decisions were made. This...
“FHIR Architecture Decisions” book
My “FHIR Architecture Decisions” book ships on Wednesday, April 8th. The book covers the early decisions that need...
FHIR Server Vendor Reality Check
Here are 7 project requirements that can affect your choice of FHIR server vendor. With 20+ server providers...
FHIR Server Vendor Lock-in
“We can always switch to a different FHIR server later.” I’ve heard this so many times in the...
FHIR Validation Is Not Data Governance
Almost no one explicitly says that FHIR validation IS data governance. But many FHIR implementations behave as if...