{"id":13286,"date":"2023-05-19T08:47:07","date_gmt":"2023-05-19T05:47:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/atostek.com\/?p=13286"},"modified":"2023-05-22T09:51:56","modified_gmt":"2023-05-22T06:51:56","slug":"implementing-the-fhir-standard-in-healthcare-why-is-gradual-implementation-the-key-to-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atostek.com\/en\/implementing-the-fhir-standard-in-healthcare-why-is-gradual-implementation-the-key-to-success\/","title":{"rendered":"Implementing the FHIR standard in healthcare: why is gradual implementation the key to success?"},"content":{"rendered":"
The FHIR standard for healthcare interoperability is gaining popularity due to its numerous benefits. With the aid of the FHIR standard, social and healthcare information systems can be implemented gradually. Next, we describe some of the benefits of the FHIR standard.<\/strong><\/p>\n FHIR, or Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources, is a public standard for social and healthcare information systems and their integration. FHIR specifies resources corresponding to the concepts transferred in healthcare data exchange.<\/p>\n All FHIR resources are freely available without any restrictions. The standard is international, which promotes system interoperability across national borders. This internationality enables both the development of new innovations and collaboration in the healthcare sector.<\/p>\n FHIR is easy to implement. Since the standard is based on the REST architecture, it is particularly compatible with, e.g., web applications and technologies and it works well in the cloud. It also enables mobile support, which is important, as services are nowadays mainly used with mobile devices.<\/p>\n FHIR is designed to meet the changing healthcare needs. FHIR is a comprehensive standard for healthcare data exchange, as it supports various types of healthcare data, including clinical, financial and administrative data. FHIR provides predefined universal concepts, such as organizational, perceptual and patient resources.<\/p>\n Since FHIR is a standard interface, the risk of supplier-dependency is smaller compared to a supplier-specific interface. In practice, this means that the customer or developers of the system are not tied to any specific system supplier.<\/p>\n The modernization of an information system\u2019s internal information model typically requires major changes. However, since FHIR only concerns the interface, it is possible to only implement the resources required for the implementation of the subsystem. In other words, it is not necessary to build and implement everything at once. FHIR is very well suited for gradual implementation.<\/p>\nA standard that meets changing healthcare needs<\/h2>\n
Big bang vs. gradual implementation<\/h2>\n