This specification conforms to FHIR®© R4
Getting Started – CareCommunication
This page provides an overview of where you, as a vendor, can find information, documentation, and tools to get started with the development and testing of CareCommunication version 5.0.
Table of Contents
- General Introduction and Governance
- FHIR Forum and Support
- CareCommunication Version 5.0
- Governance for MedCom FHIR Messaging
- Automated Testing in TouchStone
- Acknowledgement (FHIR Receipt)
- Additional Useful Resources
- Governance for FHIR Validation
General Introduction and Governance
New to FHIR?
If you are new to FHIR, this page gives you a short introduction to the basic principles and structure of the FHIR standard.
In addition, MedCom offers two introductory webinars that provide a good starting point for understanding FHIR:
- FHIR Introduction Webinar (May 17, 2022)
- FHIR Demo Webinar with MedCom, Mjølner, and Trifork (February 10, 2022)
MedCom has also hosted two webinars specifically focused on CareCommunication:
MedCom Landing Page
This is the best place to start if you are already familiar with FHIR. Here you can find:
- General information about MedCom’s FHIR standards
- Governance for MedCom FHIR (General + Messaging) and Terminology
- Versioning principles
- Information about the testing and certification process
Guidance for Narrative Text
This page provides guidance on what the narrative text must contain and the associated requirements.
Guidance for narrative texts
FHIR Forum and Support
FHIR Zulip Chat
A global chat forum where FHIR developers from around the world share knowledge and answer questions.
- Well suited for technical and professional discussions on FHIR-specific topics
- You typically receive a response within minutes
CareCommunication Version 5.0
CareCommunication Implementation Guide (IG)
The technical documentation for CareCommunication, including profiles, constraints, examples, and usage rules.
CareCommunication Implementation Guide
Dependencies
An overview of the Implementation Guides that CareCommunication depends on (e.g., MedComCore, Messaging, and Terminology).
CareCommunication Dependencies
Additional Documentation
Contains all related documentation for CareCommunication, including clinical guidelines, process descriptions, and testing information.
Additional Documentation for CareCommunication
Governance for CareCommunication
Specific governance for CareCommunication, including rules for versioning, usage, and certification.
Governance for CareCommunication
Governance for MedCom FHIR Messaging
Contains general guidelines for MedCom’s FHIR-based message communication (Messaging).
FHIR Messaging Governance
Automated Testing in TouchStone
TouchStone is MedCom’s testing tool for automated validation of FHIR standards.
The guide describes how to:
- Create a user account
- Find test scenarios
- Run tests and interpret results
Getting Started with TouchStone
Acknowledgement (FHIR Receipt)
Acknowledgement Implementation Guide (IG)
MedCom Acknowledgement Implementation Guide
Additional Documentation
Additional Documentation for Acknowledgement
This is MedCom’s FHIR-based acknowledgement standard, which must be implemented together with CareCommunication.
Additional Useful Resources
- MedCom Terminology Implementation Guide (IG)
- MedComCore Implementation Guide (IG)
- MedComMessaging Implementation Guide (IG)
Governance for MedCom FHIR Validation
The governance for MedCom FHIR Validation can be found here, and contains both governance and guidance.
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Support or contact
MedCom is responsible for this page. If you have any questions regarding this page, please contact fhir@medcom.dk or write to MedCom's stream on Zulip.Version of this documentation
The version of this documentation is: Version 5.0.6 You can find the release note of the version here"FHIR® is the registered trademark of HL7 and is used with the permission of HL7. Use of the FHIR trademark does not constitute endorsement of this implementation guide by HL7, nor affirmation that this content is conformant to the various applicable standards"