Thread:User talk:Nike/Is HL7 FHIR Specification suitable to be added as a new project?

Hi Nike,

Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR, pronounced "Fire") is a standard for exchanging healthcare information electronically. It defines a set of "Resources" that represent granular clinical concepts. The resources can be managed in isolation, or aggregated into complex documents. Technically, FHIR is designed for the web; the resources are based on simple XML or JSON structures, with an http-based RESTful protocol where each resource has predictable URL. Where possible, open internet standards are used for data representation.

FHIR is under active development by HL7 (Health Level Seven). Availability of translations in multiple languages would facilitate easier and faster adoption of FHIR and FHIR would bring tremendous benefits for health of more people all over the world.

Is HL7 FHIR Specification suitable to be added as a new project? If so, is it possible to load it without getting its established structure broken?

Please see below for details:
 * The current specification: http://www.HL7.org/fhir/
 * FHIR Overview: http://www.hl7.org/implement/standards/fhir/overview.html
 * License and Legal Terms: http://www.hl7.org/implement/standards/fhir/license.html
 * FHIR Wiki: http://wiki.hl7.org/index.php?title=FHIR
 * FHIR SVN Trunk: http://gforge.hl7.org/svn/fhir/trunk
 * hl7-fhir on GitHub: https://github.com/hl7-fhir
 * Russian version (under translation): http://fhir-ru.github.io/index.html

So many thanks in advance!