ICD

Health Data Standards: From FHIR to ICDs Health data flows across clinics, labs, and insurers every day. To keep it useful, we rely on standards that define how data is created, stored, and shared. Two big families stand out: FHIR for exchanging clinical data, and ICDs for classifying diagnoses and procedures. FHIR, short for Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources, is an HL7 framework designed for modern apps. It uses resources—like Patient, Observation, and Condition—that can be sent over the web using REST, with data in JSON or XML. This makes it easier for health apps to read, write, and combine records without bulky file transfers. When teams plan a new system, they often start by choosing the FHIR resources they will need and by setting up a reliable terminology service to interpret codes. ...