Studies in Health Technology and Informatics • May 2021
Garza MY, Eisenstein E, Kumar KR, Zimmerman KO, Zozus M
Direct extraction and use of electronic health record (EHR) data is a long-term and multifaceted endeavor. A systematic mapping of study data elements was used to measure the coverage of the Health Level Seven (HL7®) Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR®) standard for a federally sponsored, pragmatic cardiovascular randomized controlled trial (RCT) targeting adults. Researchers evaluated site-level implementations of the HL7® FHIR® standard to investigate study- and site-level differences that could affect coverage and offer insight into the feasibility of a FHIR-based eSource solution for multicenter clinical research.