This training is an introduction to the Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR®) standard. This course covers the essentials of FHIR® including its architecture, design principles, various aspects of implementation, maturity model, as well as relationship with V2/V3/CDA. Participants will learn how FHIR® enables the exchange of healthcare information across different systems, devices, and organizations.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this course, students will be able to:
- Define the key principles and components of the FHIR® standard, including its
- architecture, design, maturity model, and various aspects of implementation.
- Explain how FHIR® enables the exchange of healthcare information across different
- systems, devices, and organizations.
- Analyze FHIR® use cases and develop FHIR®-based solutions for real-world healthcare
- scenarios.
- Evaluate the effectiveness of FHIR® implementation in healthcare settings and suggest
- improvements where necessary.
- Understand the fundamental differences between FHIR® and previous HL7 standards such as v2, v3 and CDA.
Format/Class Structure
This is a live, virtual course held on SIIM’s Zoom platform. Participants will engage in instructor-led, interactive learning with hands-on training using SIIM’s Virtual Hospital Program (VHP).
Who Should Take This Course
This course is ideal for healthcare professionals, software developers, IT personnel, and anyone interested in understanding the FHIR® standard and its implementation in healthcare. Prior knowledge of healthcare data exchange, RESTful web services, and healthcare terminologies is recommended but not required.
Content Outline
Content Outline
- Relationship with HL7 v2, v3 and CDA
- FHIR’s history and founding principles
- Architecture of FHIR and value proposition
- Maturity model
- How and where to find more information
- FHIR Resources: structure, narrative, extensions/profiling and versions
CE Credit
The Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine has approved this activity for 2 hours of SIIM IIP Credits towards certification and re-certification by the American Board of Imaging Informatics (ABII).
To receive credit for the activity, registrants must complete the course modules and survey.
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