HackMDChapter 3. FHIR Core Resource
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Introduction
Before we start to works on specific FHIR module, it's essential to grasp the foundational FHIR core resources. These core resources serve as the building blocks. Below is a table format explaining each of the FHIR core resources:
| FHIR Core Resource | Description |
|---|---|
| Organization | Represents an organization or an organizational unit such as hospitals, clinics, departments, institutions, community groups, insurance company, etc. |
| Person | Demographics and administrative information about a person of a specific health-related context. Main purpose of creating Person is to store individual account information (username and password) to access the system. |
| Practitioner | Represents an individual healthcare professional involved in the delivery of care, such as a doctor, nurse, therapist, or pharmacist. This resource contains basic information about the practitioner, including their name, contact details, and qualifications. |
| Practitioner Role | Describes the roles or functions that a practitioner may perform within an organization or healthcare system. This resource establishes relationships between practitioners and organizations, detailing responsibilities, specialties, locations, and periods of service. |
| Patient | Represents an individual receiving or seeking healthcare services. |
| Location | Represents a specific physical location where healthcare services are provided. This resource includes details such as name, address, managing organization, and type of location (e.g., clinic, hospital ward, laboratory). |
These core resources form the foundation for exchanging structured healthcare data efficiently and securely across diverse healthcare IT environments. For example in a healthcare system, before any clinical data can be recorded in Hospital Information System (HIS), the master data which is the basis of interaction among the system should be available first including:
- 3.1 Create Healthcare Facility Organization Structure
- 3.2 Create Healthcare Facility Location Structure
- 3.3 Create Medical Professional Information
- 3.4 Create Patient Information
