Creating an FHIR API Part 2

Part 2: Creating an FHIR API – Implementation Part A

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Welcome back to our series, Creating an FHIR API. This is Part 2 in our 4-part series on standing up an FHIR using GCP. In Part 1, we talked through two of the offerings out there, Google and Azure, and based on the pros and cons, I decided to use GCP FHIR Cloud Healthcare API.

In this part, we’ll start in on our implementation. A forewarning: we won’t be able to finish it during this installment, so stay tuned for parts 3 and 4! Let’s dive in.

FHIR APIs

Part 1: Creating an FHIR API – Google or Azure?

Zach Gardner API Development, Articles, Cloud, Creating an FHIR API, Healthcare, Security, Tutorial Leave a Comment

Data interoperability is one of the hardest problems in Healthcare IT. The most popular approach is to exchange HL7v2 messages between systems. These pipe-delimited messages are difficult to read by a human and often need additional customizations between implementations.

The next major paradigm shift is towards FHIR (Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources), a JSON-based standard that is evolving ahead of the needs of the industry. Cloud vendors like Microsoft, Amazon, and Google are trying to lay their claim to be the one-stop shop for healthcare on the cloud.

This blog is part of a 4 part series diving into an actual use case I recently encountered while working with a client. I had to stand up an FHIR repository/API for 2+ million patients that could be used by hundreds of users every day, as well as countless background processes.

Application Security

Top Security Mistakes to Avoid in AppDev

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Developing custom applications is one of the hardest professional endeavors, and making them secure is even harder. Malicious actors are constantly changing tactics and strategies, which, unfortunately, makes it impossible to completely eliminate any security threat.

There needs to be a balance between delivering features quickly to meet business objectives and mitigating security risks. Thankfully, these two goals are not mutually exclusive. This blog post dives into the top mistakes that can be made while developing custom applications.

These recommendations are different from what would commonly be seen in an OWASP list, and they should be used in addition to whatever security practices and procedures are already in place by an organizationโ€™s infosec department. These recommendations are also written from an application architectโ€™s (rather than an enterprise infrastructure) perspective, so most of them arenโ€™t covered by existing security checklists.

Genomic Analysis on Microsoft Azure

Genomic Analysis at Scale with Microsoft Azure

Zach Gardner Articles, Azure, Cloud, Healthcare, Programming Leave a Comment

When it comes to the science of genomics, Amazonโ€™s AWS is by far the platform of choice for most organizations. But, just like in the musical Hamilton, Microsoft Azure is โ€œyoung, scrappy, and hungry.โ€

It is driven to provide the tools and managed services that are needed to run genomics at scale, with HPC (high-performance computing) and storage being among the hardest facets of the field to get right.

This blog post will first briefly explain genomics. Then, weโ€™ll dive into what Azure has to offer in this field.

Blockchain in Healthcare

[Video] A Timely & Relevant Blockchain Use Case: Tracking COVID-19 Patient Testing Data

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Attention: This article was published over 6 years ago, and the information provided may be aged or outdated. While some topics are evergreen, technology moves fast, so please keep that in mind as you read the post.Recording Details This 55-minute video features Keyhole Principle Consultant David Pitt in May 2020 at the Hyperledger KC User Group sponsored by Keyhole Software. …