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Jason Walonoski1, Robert Scanlon1, Conor Dowling1
1The MITRE Corporation, Bedford, MA, United States.
Regularly using validation and testing tools significantly improves server compliance with Health Level Seven International (HL7) Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) specifications. This practice is crucial for advancing health data interoperability.
Area of Science:
- Health Informatics
- Software Engineering
- Health Data Standards
Background:
- Health data interoperability is critical but hindered by complex standards.
- Traditional methods relied on test-driven approaches.
- The Health Level Seven International (HL7) Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) standard offers a potential solution, but requires validation and testing.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate if regular use of validation and testing tools enhances server compliance with HL7 FHIR specifications.
- To assess the impact of testing tools on achieving FHIR interoperability.
Main Methods:
- Utilized two independent validation and testing tools: Crucible and Touchstone.
- Analyzed usage and result data from these tools.
- Examined the correlation between tool usage and FHIR server compliance.
Main Results:
- Strong correlation observed between the use of validation/testing tools and increased FHIR compliance.
- "Practice makes perfect" applies, with frequent testing yielding better results.
- Analysis revealed trends in compliance over time, by vendor, use case, and FHIR version.
Conclusions:
- Validation and testing tools are instrumental in achieving an interoperable healthcare infrastructure.
- Developers using these tools produce more compliant FHIR implementations.
- Consistent and thorough testing is key to advancing health data interoperability.
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