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SMART-on-FHIR implemented over i2b2

Authors :
Kavishwar B. Wagholikar
Christopher G. Chute
Nich Wattanasin
Kenneth D. Mandl
Michael Mendis
Shawn N. Murphy
Jeffery G. Klann
Joshua C. Mandel
Source :
Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA
Publication Year :
2016
Publisher :
Oxford University Press, 2016.

Abstract

We have developed an interface to serve patient data from Informatics for Integrating Biology and the Bedside (i2b2) repositories in the Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) format, referred to as a SMART-on-FHIR cell. The cell serves FHIR resources on a per-patient basis, and supports the “substitutable” modular third-party applications (SMART) OAuth2 specification for authorization of client applications. It is implemented as an i2b2 server plug-in, consisting of 6 modules: authentication, REST, i2b2-to-FHIR converter, resource enrichment, query engine, and cache. The source code is freely available as open source. We tested the cell by accessing resources from a test i2b2 installation, demonstrating that a SMART app can be launched from the cell that accesses patient data stored in i2b2. We successfully retrieved demographics, medications, labs, and diagnoses for test patients. The SMART-on-FHIR cell will enable i2b2 sites to provide simplified but secure data access in FHIR format, and will spur innovation and interoperability. Further, it transforms i2b2 into an apps platform.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1527974X and 10675027
Volume :
24
Issue :
2
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA
Accession number :
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