1 Getting Started

This section provides information about the platform requirements for setting up an Oracle Healthcare Data Repository HL7 FHIR server.

1.1 Introduction

Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) is a standard for healthcare data exchange that is published by HL7 (www.hl7.org/fhir/).

Oracle Healthcare Data Repository (HDR) Release 8.1 supports the HL7 FHIR specification version R4. The FHIR server module is distributed as a web application, which can be deployed to standard web containers such as WebLogic. FHIR resources are exposed as a set of REST APIs that can be accessed by REST-based applications.

1.2 Platform Requirements

The following software is required for Oracle Healthcare Data Repository and the FHIR server module:

  • Operating System: Oracle Enterprise Linux 6.x or 7.x (64 bit)

  • Oracle Database 12c Release 1 (12.1.0.2.0) or Release 2 (12.2.1.2.0) or Release 19c. Download from the Oracle Software Delivery Cloud at https://edelivery.oracle.com.

  • WebLogic Server 12.2.1.3/12.2.1.4 with the Coherence option. Download from the Oracle Software Delivery Cloud at https://edelivery.oracle.com.

  • JDK (Java Development Kit) 8u121 and later. Download from My Oracle Support. See Section 3.1, "Download and install Oracle Java Development Kit".

Download Oracle Healthcare Data Repository 8.1 from the Oracle Software Delivery Cloud at https://edelivery.oracle.com.