14 Jul
Ever faced service disruptions because legacy interfaces can’t keep up with modern data demands? – FHIR Facade is the answer!
A FHIR Facade is a lightweight translation layer that sits in front of your existing systems—EHRs, claims platforms, HIE repositories—and exposes a clean, standards-based FHIR REST API. Rather than rewriting or replacing those legacy back ends, the facade:
- Intercepts incoming FHIR calls
- Translates them into native queries (HL7 v2, CCD, custom payloads)
- Converts the results back into FHIR Resources
There are two primary approaches:
The Legacy–API Divide
or decades, healthcare data exchange has relied on:
HL7 v2 Point-to-Point Feeds
Hand-coded interfaces that often break with every vendor update.
CCD/CCDA Batch Exports
Heavy XML documents delivered nightly or hourly—introducing latency and inflexibility.
Custom Flat Files & APIs
CSV or bespoke JSON schemas, each requiring its own parser and transformer.
These patterns create costly maintenance, hidden delays, and brittle integrations—yet many organizations remain chained to them because a full back-end rewrite feels impossible.
Why a Facade Matters Today
Modern healthcare demands have outpaced what batch-only interfaces can deliver. A FHIR Facade addresses three urgent imperatives:
- Regulatory Pressure:
Standards like the 21st Century Cures Act, CMS patient access rules, and USCDI/TEFCA frameworks make open APIs mandatory.
- Consumer & Clinician Expectations:
Telehealth platforms, patient portals, and analytics dashboards demand real-time data – waiting for the next batch window undermines care and insight.
- Innovation Enablement:
AI models, remote monitoring devices, and third-party developers all rely on FHIR-compliant endpoints to unlock clinical and claims data now, not years from now.
Ready to break free from batch windows and unleash real-time FHIR APIs across your organization?
Let’s sketch your path forward.
DM us to schedule a 10-minute whiteboarding session! No slides, no sales pitch, just a focused discussion on your interoperability roadmap.
Aigilx health specializes in developing Interoperability solutions to create a healthcare ecosystem and aids in the delivery of efficient, patient-centric and population-focused healthcare.
