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