Channel 03

Healthcare Data and FHIR

Structured clinical data, interoperability, APIs, and the mechanics of moving information into useful software.

Controlled Topics

JSON
FHIR
SMART on FHIR
APIs
interoperability

Selected Articles

Begin with the load-bearing arguments.

These articles establish the channel. Publication order does not determine their importance.

AI in Medicine

JSON for Physicians: The Structured Data Your Clinical AI Actually Needs

A physician's guide to JSON, FHIR JSON, and structured clinical data for APIs, interoperability, and medical AI.

Mar 31, 2026 · 8 min read

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Python code connecting to the Epic FHIR sandbox API, displayed on a dark terminal background

Practical Development Featured

The Physician-Developer's FHIR Playbook: How to Pull Real Clinical Data from Epic Using Python

A step-by-step tutorial for physician-developers on authenticating with the Epic FHIR sandbox, making your first API call in Python, and building toward a SMART on FHIR clinical app -- no enterprise contract required.

Mar 18, 2025 · 14 min read

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Guided Course

Learn the subject in sequence.

Build Medical Software Course 1

From Clinical Need to Tested Tool

Follow a clinical workaround through explicit behavior, structured data, testing, and deployment.

intermediate 51 min 5 lessons

First outcome Recognize when a private workaround has become shared infrastructure.

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Applied Project

Make the subject operational.

Project Brief idea

Build a Tested Clinical Calculator

Translate one bounded clinical rule into a calculator with explicit units, boundary cases, tests, and a deployment checklist.

Time: 6 hours
Difficulty: intermediate

clinical rule translation
boundary testing
FHIR concepts
deployment

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