Why Consider FHIR?
Interoperability With FHIR
To keep up with the rapidly changing digital health standards, you need to adapt - not only to new rules and regulation around FHIR, but also while maintaining compatibility with your existing non-FHIR based systems.
The Future is FHIR
Increasingly many EHRs, payers, pharmacy systems, health systems and more are already using FHIR. It is important to be able to integrate and exchange data between FHIR based servers and non-FHIR based systems.
FHIR Connectivity Requirements
While the adoption of FHIR is still somewhat slow, it is always worthwhile to think ahead as your business scales - and be prepared for any upcoming rules (Eg. from CMS and ONC) about data exchange that require FHIR APIs.
Working With FHIR-Based APIs
Using Iguana As A FHIR Client
The FHIR standard involves modern data formats, web APIs, and authentications that don’t always integrate easily with other standards. Iguana’s development-based approach enables you to connect to anything, future-proofing your integration. Integrate with FHIR servers with no add-ons required.
Generate FHIR Resources
Retrieve data from the source application (e.g. via HL7v2 or database) and easily convert it into FHIR resources, in either JSON or XML format.
Retrieve FHIR Resources
Invoke Iguana to query any FHIR API, and transform FHIR resources to desired data structures that comply with your destination endpoint.
Interface with a FHIR Server
Communicate directly with FHIR servers via standard HTTP REST-based calls (GET, POST, PUT, DELETE), and receive responses in XML or JSON format.
EMR Integration Using FHIR
Build SMART on FHIR applications directly within Iguana to exchange data with EMR systems, enabling easy access to patient data and other relevant clinical information from within the EMR.
Scalable, Reliable Integration
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"In one word, flexibility. We work with HL7, EDI, FHIR, other APIs, flat files like CSVs, etc. There is very little we have run into that we could not accomplish with Iguana."
