Intended Audience

The Implementation Guide is intended for healthcare organizations, solution vendors, and system integrators involved in developing, deploying, and managing interoperable digital health solutions within Ontario’s healthcare ecosystem. The primary audience includes health information system (HIS) vendors, electronic medical record (EMR) providers, healthcare application developers, and health information exchange (HIE) implementers who need to support real-time event-driven data exchange using FHIR Subscription mechanisms. Additionally, the specification is relevant to technical architects, enterprise architects, and IT decision-makers within healthcare organizations who are responsible for ensuring compliance with Ontario Health’s interoperability standards and aligning their systems with provincial and national digital health strategies.