<ul><li>HL7 FHIR is a data model and message transfer protocol designed to facilitate the exchange of information among systems used in healthcare settings.</li><li>Zato is an open-source platform that makes it possible to integrate systems with FHIR using Python.</li><li>Python-based services can communicate with FHIR servers using the self.out.hl7.fhir objects.</li><li>FHIR enables quick on-boarding of integrators who may be new to healthcare interoperability, who are coming to FHIR with previous experience or interest in web development technologies.</li><li>Resources can be saved individually or as a bundle.</li><li>The R in FHIR stands for Resources and sample code uses resources such a Patient or Appointment.</li><li>The security measures for outgoing FHIR connections vary from Basic Auth definitions, OAuth definitions to SSL/TLS.</li><li>This article advises that while FHIR is what new deployments use, there are still other HL7 versions frequently seen in integrations, like Version 2 and Version 3.</li><li>Zato provides complete support for traditional HL7 standards v2 and v3 in addition with FHIR.</li><li>It is also possible to send v2 messages using REST in addition to MLLP.</li></ul>

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