What you'll learn
Get an introduction to HL7 and some relevant standards to provide a contextual background leading up to the development of HL7 FHIR.
Gain a better understanding of the fundamental aspects of HL7 FHIR and thoroughly explore its core principles and accompanying specifications.
Get a detailed introduction to FHIR search capabilities and receive useful tips for efficiently searching for FHIR resource instances.
Explore third-party standards that extend the use of FHIR to assist in implementing healthcare systems and solutions.

Requirements
It is recommended that you have at least a basic understanding of web service technologies, such as XML, XML Schemas, JSON, and others.
It's also recommended to have some very basic knowledge of the OSI model, UML, and a programming language.
Finally, it's recommended to have a basic understanding of the HL7 standards.

Description
There are likely several hundred or even thousands of standards that healthcare organizations may need to comply with, depending on country or region, the type of services they provide, and the regulatory bodies governing them.In this lecture we will only review a few standards that have directly or indirectly influenced the development of the HL7 Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources or FHIR standard.The primary audience for this course is software developers, software testers, interface analysts, system integrators, and other professionals seeking an organized guide to the HL7 FHIR standard documentation.As a software developer who is just starting to learn HL7 FHIR and wants to grasp the basics as quickly as possible, I have organized the learning process in a way that prioritizes the topics I recommend you learn first, what you should absorb next, and which topics can be skipped for the time being.This approach is designed to help you optimize your learning and get up to speed with the FHIR standard as efficiently as possible.Upon completion of this course, you should have a solid understanding of FHIR in general, know how to navigate different sections of the standard effectively, and gain insight into the third-party standards necessary to implement your specific healthcare requirements successfully.DISCLAIMER:The purpose of this book is to educate and entertain. Every effort has been made to make this book as complete and as accurate as possible, but no warranty or fitness is implied.The information is provided on an “as is” basis. The author shall have neither liability nor responsibility to any person or entity for any loss or damage caused, or alleged to be caused, directly or indirectly by the information contained in this book or from the use of software mentioned in this book. The information, methods and techniques described by the author are based on his own experience. They may not work for you and no recommendation is made to follow the same course of action. No representation is made that following the advice in this book will work in your case.The author is not an employee or representative of Health Level Seven International or its affiliates and never has been, and the author’s views and opinions are not necessarily those of Health Level Seven International.This book contains links to third-party Web sites that are not under the control of the author, and the author is not responsible for the content of any linked site. If you access a third-party website mentioned in this book, you do so at your own risk. The author provides these links only as a convenience, and the inclusion of the link does not imply that the author endorses or accepts any responsibility for the content of those third-party sites.Furthermore, the book contains information on the subject only up to the publication date.