About Us
Our story, our mission, and our people.
Mission
The FHIR Department is a community dedicated to fostering collaboration, knowledge sharing, and innovation around the Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) standard. Our mission is to reduce barriers and foster innovation to harness the transformative potential of FHIR in healthcare.
Membership
The FHIR Community is open to all individuals and organizations with an interest in FHIR. Membership is free and requires no formal approval process. We encourage participation from:
- Healthcare professionals (clinicians, administrators)
- Developers and IT professionals
- Business analysts and project managers
- Implementation specialists and consultants
- Standards body representatives
- Patients and consumers
Activities
The FHIR Community will facilitate a range of online activities to achieve its mission, including:
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Build the community: We will make efforts to create and mature the FHIR
community through activities such as hosting meetings/webinars, making proactive
communications and hosting asynchronous, online communication/collaboration platforms. We
will promote awareness and adoption of FHIR across the healthcare community, engaging both
business and technical resources in its potential to modernize healthcare interfaces.
Join us on LinkedIn and Slack. - Create a learning environment: We will provide a platform for healthcare professionals, developers, and other stakeholders to learn about FHIR best practices, explore its capabilities, and share their expertise. We will curate a central repository of resources, including tutorials, guides, code samples, implementation case studies, and best practices documents.
- Collaborate on implementation challenges: We will provide a platform for developers and implementers to share experiences, troubleshoot issues, and develop solutions for common FHIR implementation challenges.