FHIR Analytics - Pragmatic Review of Recent Studies.

BACKGROUND: Big Data Analytics is changing the way medical information is processed. FHIR aims to provide a robust infrastructure to enable the interoperability of clinical information. OBJECTIVES: Analyze the ongoing development of analytical implementations of FHIR. METHODS: Pragmatic Review of current research and implementation projects. RESULTS: US healthcare providers have implemented FHIR in their products, enabling scalable analytical tools. Europe demonstrated interest in FHIR. CONCLUSION: The potential of FHIR analytics is a value-added use case of the implementation of FHIR.