Overview of the Development section

1. CDS API Overview

The API supports the following interactions for both the EMS and the CDSS acting as either consumer or provider:

Actor Read Search Create Update Delete
Consumer Cross Tick Tick Tick Cross
Provider Cross Cross Tick Tick Tick

2. Pre-Requisites for the CDS API

Consumer / Provider Server API Conformance

  • MUST support HL7 FHIR STU3 version 3.0.1.

  • MUST Implement REST behaviour according to the FHIR specification

  • MUST support XML or JSON formats for all API interactions.

  • MUST expose a valid CDS FHIR CapabilityStatement identifying the list of resources, operations and search parameters supported.

  • MUST be able to support Bundle resource for interactions with multiple resources.

Tags: rest fhir api