FHIR Analytics - Pragmatic Review of Recent Studies

Stud Health Technol Inform. 2020 Jun 23:271:110-112. doi: 10.3233/SHTI200083.

Abstract

Background: Big Data Analytics is changing the way medical information is processed. FHIR aims to provide a robust infrastructure to enable the interoperability of clinical information.

Objectives: Analyze the ongoing development of analytical implementations of FHIR.

Methods: Pragmatic Review of current research and implementation projects.

Results: US healthcare providers have implemented FHIR in their products, enabling scalable analytical tools. Europe demonstrated interest in FHIR.

Conclusion: The potential of FHIR analytics is a value-added use case of the implementation of FHIR.

Keywords: HL7 FHIR; analytics; electronic health records.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Electronic Health Records*
  • Europe
  • Health Level Seven