Build 5 FHIR Applications in 10 Weeks

Get hands-on with FHIR in just 10 weeks. In this bootcamp, you will understand concepts by building apps that connect with real-world EHRs, deploy your own FHIR server and more.

5 modules
85 lessons
10 weeks
Fhir Bootcamp
Part 1

Patient Management Application

In this module, we will build a simple patient management app to list all patients on a FHIR server, create new patients, edit patients, and search patients by name or phone number

  1. Welcome, Future FHIR Expert!

    Introducing the bootcamp, trainers, pre-requisites and setting expectations

    4:00
  2. What You're Going to Build

    Here are the technical requirements for the first FHIR application you will build in this bootcamp. Understand the features you will need to build into the Patient Management Application.

    2:00
  3. How does FHIR REST Work?

    Let's take a look at the FHIR REST API

    4:00
  4. Interacting with a FHIR Server

    How to perform a simple GET operation on a FHIR server using Postman

    5:00
  5. Resource Definition

    Learn how to read the FHIR specification, specifically Resource structure definitions

    20:00
  6. FHIR REST API Operations

    How to execute Create, Read, Update, Delete operations with FHIR REST API using Postman

    10:00
  7. FHIR Search Parameters

    Explore FHIR Search Parameters

    18:00
  8. Custom Search Parameters

    How to create a custom FHIR search parameter

    9:00
  9. Ready to Build a Patient Management App?

    Introducing the coding tutorials

    2:00
  10. [Coding Tutorial] Patient Set Up

    Coding tutorial on setting up a project and listing patients on a FHIR server

    17:00
  11. [Coding Tutorial] Pagination

    Coding tutorial on handling pagination of resources fetched from a FHIR server

    9:00
  12. [Coding Tutorial] Page Routing

    Coding tutorial on page routing set up for patient management app

    12:00
  13. [Coding Tutorial] Patient Form

    Coding tutorial on building the patient creation form

    20:00
  14. [Coding Tutorial] Update Patient Form

    Coding tutorial on implementing create and update on patient form

    30:00
  15. [Coding Tutorial] Search

    Coding tutorial on searching for a FHIR resource

    22:00
  16. [Coding Tutorial] Debouncing Search

    Coding tutorial on debouncing search

    7:00
  17. Bonus - Run Your FHIR Server Locally

    Bonus video on setting up a your own local FHIR server using docker

    7:00
Part 2

SMART Patient App on Epic

In this module, we will build a SMART Patient Application that connects to Epic

  1. What You're Going to Build

    Requirements for the second app

    1:30
  2. What is SMART?

    Introducing SMART on FHIR

    4:00
  3. What is OAuth2?

    Introducing OAuth2 and how does SMART use it?

    9:00
  4. OpenID Connect

    What is OpenID Connect and how does it work?

    5:00
  5. SMART Discovery Endpoint

    What does SMART add to OAuth2?

    3:00
  6. SMART on FHIR Scopes

    What are SMART on FHIR scopes?

    13:00
  7. Postman for EPIC OAuth2

    How to configure Postman for Epic OAuth2?

    3:00
  8. Access Token from EPIC

    How to retrieve access token from Epic?

    5:00
  9. Context in Token Response

    How to understand the SMART token response context?

    6:00
  10. US Core FHIR Profiles

    US Core FHIR Profiles

    14:00
  11. Interacting with Epic FHIR APIs

    How to use Epic FHIR APIs

    18:00
  12. Ready to Build a SMART App?

    Introducing the coding tutorial for the second app (this and following videos are optional)

    2:00
  13. [Coding Tutorial] Patient App Set Up

    Coding tutorial on setting up the patient app development environment

    10:00
  14. [Coding Tutorial] Epic Authorization Code

    Coding tutorial on getting an authorization code from Epic

    20:00
  15. [Coding Tutorial] Exchange Code for Token

    Coding tutorial on exchanging the code for a token

    18:00
  16. [Coding Tutorial] Patient Details

    Coding tutorial on building the patient details component

    17:00
  17. [Coding Tutorial] Token Expiry

    Coding tutorial on expring the token on localstorage

    11:00
  18. [Coding Tutorial] Token Refresh Verification

    Coding tutorial on token refresh verification

    1:00
  19. [Coding Tutorial] List Medications

    Coding tutorial on listing medication details

    12:00
  20. [Coding Tutorial] List Lab Results

    Coding tutorial on listing lab results

    13:00
  21. [Coding Tutorial] List Vital Signs

    Coding tutorial on listing and sorting vital signs

    20:00
Part 3

SMART Practitioner App on Cerner

In this module, we'll build a Javascript-based app to display a Cerner patient's banner, view their vital signs, and create new vitals sign entries.

  1. What You're Going to Build

    Requirements for the third app

    2:00
  2. EHR Launch Explained

    Explanation of the EHR launch flow

    7:00
  3. Setup EHR Launch from Cerner

    Practical understanding of how an EHR launch will look like

    6:30
  4. OAuth2 Launch Token

    Steps after generating the FHIR server base URL

    13:30
  5. Scopes for Patient Access

    Learn how to access the patient resource with the right scopes

    10:00
  6. Listing Patient Vitals

    Learn how to get the vitals of a patient

    6:00
  7. Writing Vitals to EHR

    Learn how to create vitals for the patient

    15:00
  8. Ready to Build a Practitioner App?

    Introducing the coding tutorial for the third app (this and following videos are optional)

    1:00
  9. [Coding Tutorial] Search Parameters

    Coding Tutorial for Decoding Search Parameters and Fetching Well Known Endpoint

    13:00
  10. [Coding Tutorial] OAuth2 Flow

    Coding Tutorial - Completing the OAuth2 Flow with Launch Token

    26:00
  11. [Coding Tutorial] Patient Banner

    Coding Tutorial - Building the Patient Banner

    23:00
  12. [Coding Tutorial] Patient Vital Signs

    Coding Tutorial - Listing Patient Vital Signs

    25:00
  13. [Coding Tutorial] New Entries

    Coding Tutorial - Creating New Temperature Entries

    18:00
  14. [Coding Tutorial] Reloading Vitals

    Coding Tutorial - Reloading Vitals on Creation of New Temperature

    8:00
  15. SMART V1 vs SMART V2

    Differences between SMART V1 and SMART V2

    10:11
  16. SMART V2 app on Cerner

    This video goes over how a SMART v2 app is set up in the Cerner sandbox

    5:50
Part 4

SMART Backend Application on Epic

In this module, we'll build a nodejs app that obtains all lab reports for patients in the Epic sandbox and sends email notifications for patients with abnormal results.

  1. What You're Going to Build

    Requirements for the fourth app

    2:00
  2. Client Credential Grant and JWTs

    Understanding client credential grant and JWTs

    3:00
  3. Cryptography and Backend App

    No description available

    9:00
  4. Constructing the JWT

    How to construct the JWT

    12:00
  5. Access FHIR Data with JWT

    Learn how to access FHIR data with the JWT

    6:00
  6. FHIR Bulk API Explained

    Explaining FHIR bulk API

    14:00
  7. Bonus! Scripts

    These scripts will make your life easier

    15:00
  8. Ethreal Email Server

    Alternative for a dummy server

    3:00
  9. Ready to Build a SMART Backend App?

    Coding tutorial - Introduction

    1:00
  10. [Coding Tutorial] Setup and Pseudocode

    Coding tutorial - Setup and Pseudocode

    6:00
  11. [Coding Tutorial] JWT Access Token

    Coding tutorial - Using the JWT to Obtain an Access Token

    18:00
  12. [Coding Tutorial] Bulk API and Polling

    Coding tutorial - Bulk API Kick Off and Polling the Response

    28:00
  13. [Coding Tutorial] Bulk API Response

    Coding tutorial - Streaming the Bulk API Response

    29:00
  14. [Coding Tutorial] Data Stream

    Coding tutorial - Processing the Data Stream

    26:00
  15. [Coding Tutorial] Email Alerts

    Coding tutorial - Checking for Abnormal Observations and Sending an Email

    23:00
  16. [Coding Tutorial] Schedule with Cron Expression

    Coding tutorial

    10:00
Part 5

FHIR Facade on Postgres

In this module, we'll build a Java app that acts as FHIR facade on the SQL DB that lists all patients, patient details, and observations in the DB via FHIR APIs and supports JSON and XML response formats.

  1. What You're Going to Build

    In this app you will build a FHIR Facade for a Postgres Database that can perform actions via the FHIR REST API

    2:00
  2. FHIR Facade Explained

    Explanation of FHIR Facade

    3:00
  3. Setup Postgres and Seed Data

    Setting up Postgres and seed data

    4:00
  4. SQL Exercises

    SQL exercises

    8:00
  5. FHIR Facade Alternatives

    What are some alternatives to FHIR facade

    3:00
  6. Auth and Search Redaction

    Learn about authorization and search redaction

    3:00
  7. Feedback and Coding Tutorial

    Share feedback of your journey so far

    3:00
  8. [Coding Tutorial] HAPI FHIR Introduction

    Coding tutorial - Introduction to HAPI FHIR

    4:00
  9. [Coding Tutorial] Java Project Setup

    Coding tutorial - Setting Up A Simple Java Project

    5:00
  10. [Coding Tutorial] Jetty HAPI FHIR Server

    Coding tutorial - Setting Up HAPI FHIR Server With Jetty

    21:00
  11. [Coding Tutorial ] First FHIR Facade

    Coding tutorial - Creating Your First FHIR Facade

    12:00
  12. [Coding Tutorial] List Patients

    Coding tutorial - List Patients

    16:00
  13. [Coding Tutorial] Read Patient

    Coding tutorial - Read Patient

    6:00
  14. [Coding Tutorial] Listing Observations

    Coding tutorial - Listing Observations

    31:00
  15. [Coding Tutorial] Read On Observations

    Coding tutorial - Read On Observations

    17:00