A FHIR resource definition is not that different from a class definition in a strongly typed language. The names differ,…
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R4 vs R5: The Resources That Changed Enough to Notice
R5 is the newest FHIR release, and most integrations still run R4. That gap is where teams have to keep…
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Must-Support Elements and What Implementers Actually Do
Must-Support is the FHIR concept most often misread as "required." It is not. It is a signal to implementers that…
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The Extension Model: When a FHIR Resource Is Silent on Your Data
Every FHIR resource has fields the spec author picked. Every implementation has data the spec author did not pick. The…
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Profiles and Slicing at a Glance
FHIR profiles are how one resource type serves many implementation contexts. US Core Patient, International Patient Summary, and CARIN Blue…
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Reference vs Contained: When to Embed and When to Link
FHIR R4 gives two ways to connect one resource to another. Reference points at a resource by URL or logical…
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The Ten FHIR Resources You Should Learn First
FHIR R4 lists around one hundred forty resource types. A working knowledge of ten of them covers the vast majority…
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Navigating FHIR R4 Resources When You Know DomainResource But Not Much Else
A developer who has skimmed the FHIR overview knows two things: there is a base class called Resource, and there…
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