How to Publish Your FHIR Profile – Within One Hour

January 10, 2024

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The key to fast and simple FHIR profile publishing is that Forge and Simplifier are best buddies – seamlessly integrated to streamline the process. And that means you can publish your first customized FHIR profile in less than an hour. Pretty amazing. Let’s take a look.

Step 1 – Get the ball rolling

You can create a project directly from Simplifier, but if you’d rather let Forge guide you through the process just select “+ Create FHIR project on Simplifier…” in the left-hand menu.

(You can obviously skip this step if you’re already set up as a project owner or team member.)

Step 2 – That old Forge-Simplifier magic

Connect your Simplifier project to Forge by selecting “Open FHIR project from Simplifier…” and selecting your project in the User Interface. This retrieves all the available content from your Simplifier project and organizes it into a local folder that Forge creates within your working directory.

Step 3 – Let the FHIR profiling begin

Once you’re connected, it’s time to get stuck into creating your FHIR profiles. This article shows you exactly how to do it.

Step 4 – The Synchronization Process

When your profiles are ready, navigate to the project folder and click “Synchronize.” This triggers the synchronization wizard, flagging up any new content available for download from Simplifier, and outlining the content slated for upload to your Simplifier project.

Step 5 – Merge conflicts – Forge has your back

Synchronizations can throw a curveball in the form of merge conflicts, but Forge has your back. It will spot any that happen, so you can jump in and sort them out manually before completing the synchronization.

Step 6 – Iterative Development

FHIR implementation is an iterative process. Using the “Synchronize” option whenever you start profiling ensures you start with the latest version of the resources from your Simplifier project. This works well for smaller teams, but the more people you have working simultaneously on the same project the greater the change of merge conflicts. So as your project grows, you may want to move over to Firely’s GitHub integration for version control.

Any questions? Feel free to comment or contact us at simplifier@fire.ly. Download Forge here – you’ll need a (free) Simplifier account.

By Matthijs Van der Wielen

Matthijs manages the Technical Support department at Firely, where he is responsible for building and leading a high-performing support function. His role includes training and onboarding new team members, delivering expert technical support, and ensuring Firely consistently meets our service-level agreements and license management goals. In addition to his leadership responsibilities, Matthijs plays a key role in customer and stakeholder management. He works closely with the Product Owner to represent the customer perspective, ensuring strong relationships and the effective adoption of our tooling. By bridging the gap between technical operations and customer needs, he helps drive the long-term success of both Firely's users and products.