Open Infrastructure for Standardization of HL7® FHIR® Implementation Guides in Austria

Area of Science:

• Health Informatics
• Healthcare Interoperability Standards

Background:

• HL7 Austria focuses on enhancing electronic data exchange in healthcare.
• Utilizes HL7 international standards for improved interoperability.

Purpose of the Study:

• Establish an open infrastructure for developing and managing HL7 FHIR implementation guides.
• Support the complete lifecycle of healthcare standards.

Main Methods:

• Leveraging state-of-the-art open-source tooling from the FHIR community.
• Implementing continuous integration for efficient development workflows.

Main Results:

• Implementation guides are published as static HTML websites.
• Content management and maintenance are facilitated through GitHub.

Conclusions:

• The developed solution supports all phases of a standard's lifecycle.
• Encompasses drafting, reviewing, balloting, publishing, and ongoing maintenance.