FHIR Explorer

FHIR Explorer is a VS Code extension for browsing and exploring FHIR server data, enabling developers to inspect healthcare resources directly from their editor.

Features

• Connection Management - Seamlessly manage your FHIR server connections

  • Add, edit, and remove connections to multiple FHIR servers
  • Connect to Azure Health Data Services FHIR servers with Azure authentication

• Resource Browsing - Navigate and explore FHIR resources directly in VS Code

  • Browse resources by type (Patients, Observations, Conditions, etc.)
  • Inspect resource details in a dedicated view
  • View resource version history and compare changes between versions
  • Customize resource display with view definitions

• .fhirhttp Language Support - Write and execute FHIR HTTP requests with ease

  • Syntax highlighting for .fhirhttp files
  • Execute requests directly from the editor

• FHIR Assistant - AI-powered chat participant for FHIR development

  • Translate natural language to FHIR queries
  • Get help with FHIR resource structures and search parameters

Getting Started

1. Install the extension from the VS Code Marketplace
2. Click the FHIR Explorer icon in the Activity Bar
3. Add a connection to your FHIR server

Customizing Resource Display

Using the command pallette, run the FHIR Explorer: Customize view definitions command to create a .viewdefinitions file in your workspace. This file will allow you to customize the columns shown in resource list pages and the fields shown on resource detail page.

The format of this file is inspired by SQL on FHIR, but has some additions specific to the extension. You should be able to use your existing SQL on FHIR view definitions to get started with creating view definitions for the FHIR Explorer.

Contributing

This project welcomes contributions and suggestions. Please see CONTRIBUTING.md for details.

This project has adopted the Microsoft Open Source Code of Conduct.

Privacy & Telemetry

This extension does not collect telemetry. See the Microsoft Privacy Statement for more information.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Trademarks

This project may contain trademarks or logos for projects, products, or services. Authorized use of Microsoft trademarks or logos is subject to and must follow Microsoft's Trademark & Brand Guidelines. Use of Microsoft trademarks or logos in modified versions of this project must not cause confusion or imply Microsoft sponsorship. Any use of third-party trademarks or logos are subject to those third-party's policies.