Profiles & Transactions
Resources are the building blocks of the FHIR standard. These resources convey the content of clinical records, identify patients or providers, or otherwise support information exchange between systems. These resources have been developed by numerous working groups at HL7, based on members' experience and subject expertise. The elements defined within FHIR resources are intended to capture and support those elements that 80% of implementers of a given resource are expected to support. Less frequently implemented elements are supported through FHIR's extensibility mechanisms. The list of all available resources in the FHIR R4 standard can be found here.
Following are the profiles currently supported by this implementation guide:
| Resource Type | Description | JSON Examples** |
|---|---|---|
| Patient | This resource describes the Patient in question | Patient Example |
| Parameters | This resource describes the event parameters needed to perform the action | Parameters Example |
| Practitioner | This resource describes the Practitioner in question | Practitioner Example |
| Location | This resource describes the Location of the practitioner in the current context | Location Example |
| Organization | This resource describes the legal entity organization of which the practitioner is under the authority in the current context | Organization Example |
** This specification only supports JSON format and JSON Examples have been validated using HL7 Validator.