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.

Custom Backend and API in WordPress

Building a Custom Backend and API with WordPress

David Welch API Development, Articles, JavaScript, Programming, Tutorial Leave a Comment

You love frontend JavaScript frameworks, but your client wants a WordPress website… Donโ€™t worry, you can do both! Let’s build a custom backend and API with WordPress!

WordPress provides an out-of-the-box CMS solution that can be customized very easily to fit many different types of projects. Youโ€™re not just stuck with blog posts and web pages, either.

In this post, Iโ€™m going to show you how you can use a very popular plugin called Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) plus some custom code to create your own content and API endpoints for your fancy new frontend to consume while allowing your client to keep using what they love.

ArcGIS Developer Mapping APIs Quickstart

Todd Horn API Development, Articles, Development Technologies & Tools, Programming, Python, Tutorial Leave a Comment

I have always been interested in maps and GIS data. Whether I am planning a hike or a backpacking outing for scouts or helping the Ozark Trail Association with their website, trail building, and maintenance or needing directions from one place to another, a good map and mapping tools are a necessity.

ArcGIS has always been the gold standard for anything related to maps and GIS data. So, in this blog, weโ€™ll take a look at some of the mapping options that are available with an ArcGIS Developer account and their Mapping APIs.

Keyhole Fabric API Gateway by Keyhole Labs is Accepted into Hyperledger Labs

Keyhole Fabric API Gateway Accepted Into Hyperledger Labs

Keyhole Software API Development, Articles, Blockchain, Company News, Hyperledger Leave a Comment

The Keyhole Labs team has announced that the Keyhole Fabric API Gateway has been accepted into Hyperledger Labs.

Hyperledgerยฎ Labs is a community-based innovation space gathering people who share a common interest in developing blockchain-related software. Entrance into Hyperledger Labs allows the Keyhole Fabric API Gateway to be further tested, innovated, and used by the wider Hyperledger community.

See the official announcement on the Keyhole Labs blog.

Mock RESTful Server Fast with JSON Server

Mock RESTful Servers Fast With JSON Server

Haaris Chaudhry Articles, Development Technologies & Tools, Tutorial 2 Comments

As a frontend developer, have you ever found yourself in a situation where the backend didnโ€™t have a RESTful API that you could call to test out your user interface? Have you ever wanted to prototype an idea and found yourself getting down in the weeds setting up RESTful routes in a mock backend server?

Thatโ€™s where json-server comes to the rescue!

With json-server, you simply create a JSON file that follows json-serverโ€™s conventions, and you can have a mock RESTful server up in no time. This blog post will go over the features of json-server that I have found most useful as a frontend developer.