Ward Weistra
FHIR R6 is coming. What changes, what moves, and what to do now
FHIR R4 has been the interoperability baseline for the better part of a decade. Most national…
How to validate FHIR Resources like a boss (2026 edition)
Are you building invalid resources that produce low quality content, and are your customers seeing issues…
From “Must Support” to Measurable Interoperability: Why FHIR Obligations Are a Necessary Next Step
Interoperability in healthcare has never been a lack-of-standards problem. We have specifications. We have profiles. We have Implementation…
Why FCP compliance matters (and how Simplifier helps you get there)
When we talk about interoperability, most of us think about FHIR: the open, flexible standard that…
The State of FHIR in 2025: Growing adoption and evolving maturity
Over the past decade, HL7 FHIR has grown from an experimental interoperability framework to the global…
Unlock the full power of Simplifier: Introducing the 60-day free trial
The Simplifier community is growing faster than ever. With thousands of FHIR projects and hundreds of…
Choosing Between Forge and FHIR Shorthand (FSH): A Strategic Guide for Modeling FHIR Profiles
When modeling FHIR resources, you have two powerful tools at your disposal: Forge and FHIR Shorthand…
Simplifier.net just got even better: Here’s how it will make your modeling life easier
FHIR data modelers, I’ve got some exciting news for you! We know that managing, validating, and…
From manual data entry to real-time insights: IKNL’s journey with Firely
IKNL is an independent knowledge institute for oncological and palliative care on a mission to reduce…
Why FHIR Packages are essential for implementation guide development
As a product owner working with healthcare organizations adopting FHIR, I often notice a hesitation to…
How to choose the right canonical URL for your FHIR specification
This is one of the questions many people in my network ask me. So, let’s dive…