International standard HL7 FHIR as a working framework for development of common healthcare information space of the Republic of Belarus

Abstract

The positions of theRepublicofBelarusin the field of ICT, the levels of medical data store and collection, HL7 FHIR standard are considered. International standard HL7 FHIR for the exchange of medical data, designed to improve the interaction of independent medical information systems and reduce the cost of developing interfaces. FHIR introduces the term Resource as the main unit of meaningful information for transferring and storing data, describes a set of information resources and a protocol for interacting with the resource store through a REST service or messaging. A fixed basic set of information resources is designed to cover 80 % of information scenarios. This standard is used in the national system of electronic prescriptions in theRepublicofBelarus.

Keywords

• national electronic health record system
• index of development of information and communication technologies
• electronic medical record
• medical information system
• standard for the exchange of medical data hl7 fhir