{"product_id":"fhir-jordan-stevens-9798185419007","title":"Fhir: The Definitive Guide","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEvery year, an estimated 400,000 Americans die from preventable medical errors. Data fragmentation doesn't cause all of those deaths - but it contributes to far too many.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHealthcare has the technology. What it has lacked is a standard that developers can actually implement, that vendors can actually adopt, and that regulators can actually mandate. FHIR is that standard - and this is the book that teaches you to master it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFHIR: The Definitive Guide\u003c\/b\u003e is the most comprehensive, implementation-focused resource on FHIR available today. Written by Jordan Stevens - founder of FHIRDEV.com and MEHRIX.com, with more than a decade of real-world FHIR integration experience - this is not a specification walkthrough. It's a field manual for building healthcare systems that actually work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat makes this book different: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnlike tutorials that stop at \"Hello, Patient,\" this guide takes you from the fundamentals of the FHIR data model all the way through production deployment, real EHR connectivity, and regulatory compliance. Every chapter includes a \u003ci\u003eCommon Mistakes\u003c\/i\u003e section drawn from real integration failures - because knowing what breaks in practice is just as important as knowing the spec.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat you'll learn: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy FHIR succeeded where HL7 v2 and C-CDA failed - and what that means for the integrations you're building today\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe FHIR REST API in depth: search parameters, Bundle types, CapabilityStatements, and the HTTP conventions that trip up even experienced developers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEvery major clinical resource - Patient, Encounter, Observation, Condition, Medication, DiagnosticReport - with real JSON examples and US Core profile requirements\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSMART on FHIR and OAuth 2.0: EHR launch flows, PKCE, backend services authorization, and scope syntax\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBulk Data Export, FHIR Subscriptions, and CDS Hooks for building event-driven, population-scale systems\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTerminology mastery: SNOMED CT, LOINC, ICD-10, and RxNorm - how they work, how they interrelate, and how to implement them correctly\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDICOM and FHIR together: ImagingStudy, DICOMweb, AI\/ML result storage, and unified clinical-imaging viewer architecture\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConnecting to the real world: Epic on FHIR, Oracle Health (Cerner), Carequality, CommonWell, TEFCA, and the Da Vinci Project\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to choose, deploy, and scale a FHIR server - HAPI FHIR, Azure Health Data Services, Google Cloud Healthcare API, AWS HealthLake, Smile CDR, and more\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eONC   170.315(g)(10) certification, HIPAA compliance, audit logging, and production performance at scale\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor developers and informaticists alike.\u003c\/b\u003e The book is written for both audiences simultaneously and without compromise. Software engineers get the API mechanics, the JSON structures, the code examples in multiple languages, and the integration patterns. Clinical informaticists and solution architects get the regulatory context, the clinical workflow rationale, and the vendor landscape.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCompanion code included.\u003c\/b\u003e Every chapter's examples are backed by a working GitHub repository with a Docker Compose environment, a pre-loaded HAPI FHIR server, and runnable code you can execute against a real FHIR endpoint on day one.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 21st Century Cures Act is law. CMS interoperability mandates are live. Prior authorization APIs are required. The question is no longer whether your organization needs FHIR - it's whether you have the knowledge to implement it correctly.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis is that knowledge.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jordan Stevens\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798185419007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/03\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 130\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 8.00w x 0.28d","brand":"Jordan Stevens","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50665837003007,"sku":"9798185419007","price":49.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/fhir-jordan-stevens-9798185419007","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}