Release 5 R6 Ballot (2nd Draft)

This page is part of the FHIR Specification (v5.0.0: R5 - STU v6.0.0-ballot2: Release 6 Ballot (2nd Draft) (see Ballot Notes ). This is the The current published version in it's permanent home (it will always be available at this URL). is 5.0.0 . For a full list of available versions, see the Directory of published versions . Page versions: R5 R4B R4 R3 R2

0 Welcome to FHIR®

FHIR is a standard for health care data exchange, published by HL7®.

Note to Balloters: This publication is the second draft ballot of R6 (Release 6). Details on the scope of the ballot and how to participate in voting can be found here .

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Level 1 Basic framework on which the specification is built

Level 2 Supporting implementation and binding to external specifications

Level 3 Linking to real-world concepts in the healthcare system

Level 4 Record-keeping and Data Exchange for the healthcare process

Level 5 Providing the ability to reason about the healthcare process

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Implementation Guides

Specifications based on the FHIR standard

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Enabling health interoperability through FHIR

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