{"id":22809,"date":"2023-06-28T18:07:10","date_gmt":"2023-06-28T12:37:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/techvariable.com\/?p=22809"},"modified":"2023-10-09T11:09:07","modified_gmt":"2023-10-09T05:39:07","slug":"fhir-vs-hl7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techvariable.com\/blogs\/fhir-vs-hl7","title":{"rendered":"FHIR vs HL7"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"22809\" class=\"elementor elementor-22809\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c9b5ab e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1c9b5ab\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9df357 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f9df357\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ecbe4f elementor-widget elementor-widget-table-of-contents\" data-id=\"9ecbe4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;exclude_headings_by_selector&quot;:[],&quot;sticky&quot;:&quot;top&quot;,&quot;sticky_offset&quot;:100,&quot;sticky_parent&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;container&quot;:&quot;#fhir-vs-hl7-content&quot;,&quot;sticky_effects_offset&quot;:100,&quot;headings_by_tags&quot;:[&quot;h2&quot;,&quot;h3&quot;,&quot;h4&quot;,&quot;h5&quot;,&quot;h6&quot;],&quot;marker_view&quot;:&quot;numbers&quot;,&quot;no_headings_message&quot;:&quot;No headings were found on this page.&quot;,&quot;hierarchical_view&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;min_height&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;min_height_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;min_height_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;sticky_on&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;],&quot;sticky_anchor_link_offset&quot;:0}\" data-widget_type=\"table-of-contents.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__header-title\">\n\t\t\t\tSUMMARY\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-toc__9ecbe4f\" class=\"elementor-toc__body\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__spinner-container\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"elementor-toc__spinner eicon-animation-spin e-font-icon-svg e-eicon-loading\" aria-hidden=\"true\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 1000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M500 975V858C696 858 858 696 858 500S696 142 500 142 142 304 142 500H25C25 237 238 25 500 25S975 237 975 500 763 975 500 975Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7338862 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7338862\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"fhir-vs-hl7-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07b3d7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"07b3d7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">FHIR vs HL7<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3231d88 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3231d88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Did you know that medical errors due to lack of effective communication among healthcare providers are a leading cause of death in the United States? Therefore, cohesive communication among healthcare providers is crucial to ensure patient safety and prevent medical errors. To address this problem, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/techvariable.com\/blogs\/is-healthcare-interoperability-important\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">healthcare interoperability<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, supported by standards like HL7 (Health Level Seven) and FHIR (Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources) comes into the picture. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bf6c6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-code-highlight\" data-id=\"1bf6c6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"code-highlight.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prismjs-default copy-to-clipboard \">\n\t\t\t<pre data-line=\"\" class=\"highlight-height language-javascript line-numbers\">\n\t\t\t\t<code readonly=\"true\" class=\"language-javascript\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<xmp>console.log( 'Code is Poetry' );<\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-949c3b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"949c3b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/techvariable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Artboard-1-1.webp\" title=\"\" alt=\"FHIR vs HL7\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cd0408 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1cd0408\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this blog, you will explore the significance of HL7 &amp; FHIR in the healthcare sector for maintaining interoperability, along with why FHIR is a better option for healthcare.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Health Level Seven comprises various standards and messaging protocols, among them are HL7 version 2.x and HL7 version 3. Widely used &#8211; HL7 version 2.x enables healthcare settings to exchange clinical and administrative data promptly. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbc8960 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fbc8960\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the other hand, the newest set of standards, FHIR, is designed to be more user-friendly, prioritizing interoperability for the easy transmission of healthcare information.\u00a0 It works on a web-based framework, making it more accessible for healthcare stakeholders, software developers, and healthcare systems. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d00e597 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d00e597\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Evolution from HL7 to FHIR<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45f4d16 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"45f4d16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/techvariable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Evolution-of-HL7-Final-1-e1687947470393.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e511185 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e511185\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the year 1987, a significant milestone was achieved with the establishment of Health Level Seven International (HL7). Their ambitious objective was to create standardized healthcare data interoperability on a global scale.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Building upon this foundation, HL7 introduced HL7 V2 in 1989, a standard that aimed to ensure seamless interoperability at an enterprise level across the healthcare industry.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, as the early 2000s unfolded, the importance of data in facilitating clinical and medical workflows experienced exponential growth. It became increasingly evident that the HL7 V2 data model was lacking in the necessary methodologies and resources to keep pace with the rapidly evolving healthcare landscape.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">HL7 swiftly recognized the limitations of the HL7 V2 data model, which prompted the development of HL7 V3. This new messaging standard, built upon XML coding, was designed to be more comprehensive. Regrettably, due to its lack of backward compatibility with HL7 V2, it did not achieve widespread popularity.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Just two years after the release of HL7 V3, the organization unveiled the Clinical Document Architecture (CDA) standard.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CDA was specifically designed as a simplified version of HL7 V3, employing an XML-based markup standard that facilitated the easier exchange of clinical documents.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recognizing the limitations of previous standards, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">HL7 embarked on the development of Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2014, HL7 introduced FHIR as a universal and simplified healthcare interoperability standard.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bafa25 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1bafa25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) acts as a common language for interacting with different computer systems and sharing data information securely.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Designed specifically for clinical data exchange, FHIR has become the leading framework in the field. Its versatility is particularly notable when working with emerging healthcare use cases such as <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">mobile health applications, patient portals and\u00a0 data exchange between multiple healthcare organizations<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8570faf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8570faf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unlike the previous HL7 versions, data transfer using FHIR is made possible via small units known as &#8220;resources&#8221; that hold vital information such as patient details, lab test results, drug prescriptions and allergies. These resources are smartly organized to ensure smooth accessibility and comprehension by different healthcare systems.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7278b7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7278b7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Healthcare interoperability is made much simpler, allowing healthcare providers to efficiently exchange clinical data with the transition from HL7 to FHIR.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5b9524 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d5b9524\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><br \/><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To learn deeper into the workings of HL7 and FHIR, read this previous article from our blog: <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/techvariable.com\/blogs\/hl7-and-fhir-significance-in-healthcare\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/techvariable.com\/blogs\/hl7-and-fhir-significance-in-healthcare\/<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8cd238d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8cd238d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thus, FHIR and SMART are meant to maintain the industry benchmarks of data access and data.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a98350 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1a98350\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">5 Key features of FHIR<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c7d945 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3c7d945\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/techvariable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Artboard-1-2.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d90fc1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9d90fc1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>As stated earlier, it is a framework<\/strong> that enables the development of secure and interoperable healthcare apps. This is a <strong>platform-agnostic standard<\/strong>, i.e., it runs on any combination of operating systems and underlying processor architecture.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6afa62c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6afa62c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Difference between HL7 &amp; FHIR\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47c3aa0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"47c3aa0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although both these standards are developed and released by Health Level Seven International and belong to the same family of HL7 standards, there are some differences between them.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The main difference between FHIR and HL7 is that FHIR leverages RESTful web services and open web technologies such as XML, JSON, and RDF data formats, while HL7 only supports XML. The major advantage of the RESTful approach is that it accelerates interoperability between not just Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems, but also other devices and systems, including mobile apps, mobile devices, and wearables.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let\u2019s explore some other differences between the popular HL7 V2 and HLF FHIR: <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1eec2cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1eec2cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/techvariable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/HL7-vs-FHIR-Final-1-e1687951199843.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b70a31 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7b70a31\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67fa49f e-con-full animated-slow e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"67fa49f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac45c36 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ac45c36\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c60814 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6c60814\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Confused about which standard to use for your application?<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c96b321 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c96b321\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bb1031 elementor-align-center my-btn elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"2bb1031\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:300}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/techvariable.com\/contact-us\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Contact Us<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05e2bbf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"05e2bbf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why FHIR is a better option than HL7?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4451b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e4451b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Firstly, FHIR supports web-based technologies and can be used on any mobile device. Its focus on interoperability enables seamless data exchange between different healthcare systems. Its web-based APIs enable real-time access to patient data, facilitating smoother workflows and better coordination of care across different providers and organizations.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Secondly, it is not only easier to adopt due to its simplicity &amp; flexibility, but also offers user-friendly access to quality information for app development.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">FHIR sets itself apart from HL7 by aiming to facilitate coordinated care plans across different systems using mobile devices and easily accessible apps. It achieves this by allowing the integration of apps into the core operating system of EHRs, enabling seamless information flow into the provider workflow. In doing so, FHIR seeks to address the challenges associated with document exchange by streamlining the process and improving efficiency.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this blog, you will explore the significance of HL7 &#038; FHIR in the healthcare sector for maintaining interoperability, along with why FHIR is a better option for healthcare.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"h5ap_radio_sources":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22809","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blogs","category-healthcare"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/techvariable.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22809","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/techvariable.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/techvariable.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techvariable.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techvariable.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=22809"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/techvariable.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22809\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/techvariable.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=22809"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techvariable.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=22809"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techvariable.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=22809"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}