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Medical glossary

FHIR

Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources — a modern health data standard.

Definition

FHIR is an HL7 standard for exchanging electronic health records via RESTful APIs. It's become the de-facto way modern EHRs talk to each other and to mobile apps.

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