Some leading organization Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) standard for the last six years. By now, it’s clear to me that FHIR will shape the future of healthcare IT. The problem is, most healthcare technology professionals tend to overlook some key FHIR facts. You won’t be able to use FHIR to benefit patients unless you truly understand it. Here’s what everyone in health tech must know about FHIR and its potential to advance interoperability. What Is FHIR? FHIR is a specification for healthcare data exchange developed by Health Level Seven (HL7), the same organization that developed the ubiquitous HL7 v2 messaging standard. FHIR was built with modern web technologies that are already being used in other industries, and it’s focused on simplifying system integrations with well-defined data models and application programming interfaces (APIs) to improve interoperability. Historically, long health IT development cycles, high costs and domain co