FHIR Meetup

FHIR. More than REST

Josh Mandel
Josh Mandel
Chief Architect for Microsoft Healthcare, Chief Architect for SMART Health IT
Nikolai Ryzhikov
Nikolai Ryzhikov
CTO at Health Samurai
Oct 1, 2021

FHIR. More than REST

This meetup explored advanced FHIR interaction patterns beyond standard REST protocols. The discussion centered on why FHIR's current Asynchronous Request Pattern designed for long-running operations doesn't effectively support CRUD interactions, as bulk data manifests suit large unordered resource transfers rather than individual operations.

Speakers

  • Josh Mandel – Chief Architect for Microsoft Healthcare and SMART Health IT

    • Examined limitations of existing async patterns for complex scenarios

  • Nikolai Ryzhikov – CTO at Health Samurai

    • Presented queue-based protocols as superior alternatives for reliable server-to-server data replication