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FHIR

Setup Guide

Follow these steps to connect FHIR to your CData Connect account:

  1. Open the Connections page of the CData Connect dashboard.

  2. Click + Add Connection in the upper-right corner.

  3. Type FHIR into the search field, then click the data source name.

  4. On the Basic Settings tab of the new connection, enter a connection name or keep the default name.

  5. Set your Connection Type. The connection type determines the authorization method you will use.

Generic Authentication Methods

GenericOAuth

  1. Enter the following information:

    • Callback URL—you must supply this when setting up your OAuth app. This is sometimes referred to as a ‘Redirect URL’. On CData Connect, this is marked as https://oauth.cdata.com/oauth/. Use this when you configure your OAuth app on FHIR.

    • OAuth Client Id—the Id assigned when you registered your FHIR account.

    • OAuth Client Secret—the client secret for your FHIR account.

    • OAuth Authorization URL—the URL where the user logs into OAuth and grants permissions to the application.

    • OAuth Access Token URL—the URL where authorization tokens can be exchanged for access tokens.

    • URL—the URL of the FHIR server. A sample generic URL is as follows: http://my_fhir_server/r4b/.

  2. Click Sign in to connect securely through OAuth. This action opens the FHIR sign-in page in a new tab.

  3. Log into your FHIR account and provide the requested permissions (if applicable).

  4. At the top of the CData Connect Add FHIR Connection page, click Save & Test.

    • If the connection test succeeds, a message indicates that your connection has been created.

    • If the connection test fails, ensure that you entered your login information correctly with no stray spaces or other characters. Then, try again.

None

  1. Enter the URL for your connection. A sample generic URL is as follows: http://my_fhir_server/r4b/.

  2. At the top of the CData Connect Add FHIR Connection page, click Save & Test.

    • If the connection test succeeds, a message indicates that your connection has been created.

    • If the connection test fails, ensure that you entered your login information correctly with no stray spaces or other characters. Then, try again.

Azure Authentication Methods

AzureAD

  1. Enter the URL of the FHIR server. A sample Azure URL is as follows: https://MY_AZURE_FHIR.azurehealthcareapis.com/.

  2. Click Sign in to connect securely through OAuth. This action opens the FHIR sign-in page in a new tab.

  3. Log into your FHIR account and provide the requested permissions (if applicable).

  4. At the top of the CData Connect Add FHIR Connection page, click Save & Test.

    • If the connection test succeeds, a message indicates that your connection has been created.

    • If the connection test fails, ensure that you entered your login information correctly with no stray spaces or other characters. Then, try again.

AzureServicePrincipal

  1. Enter the following information:

    • OAuth Client Id—the Id assigned when you registered your FHIR account.

    • OAuth Client Secret—the client secret for your FHIR account.

    • URL—the URL of the FHIR server. A sample Azure URL is as follows: https://MY_AZURE_FHIR.azurehealthcareapis.com/.

  2. At the top of the CData Connect Add FHIR Connection page, click Save & Test.

    • If the connection test succeeds, a message indicates that your connection has been created.

    • If the connection test fails, ensure that you entered your login information correctly with no stray spaces or other characters. Then, try again.

AWS Authentication Methods

Enter an AWS Region, and then select an Auth Scheme.

AwsRootKeys

  1. Enter the following information:

    • AWS Access Key—your AWS account access key. This value is found in your AWS security credentials page.

    • AWS Secret Key—your AWS account secret key. This value is found in your AWS security credentials page.

    • URL—the URL of the FHIR server. A sample AWS URL is as follows: https://healthlake.REGION.amazonaws.com/datastore/DATASTORE_ID/r4/.

  2. At the top of the CData Connect Add FHIR Connection page, click Save & Test.

    • If the connection test succeeds, a message indicates that your connection has been created.

    • If the connection test fails, ensure that you entered your login information correctly with no stray spaces or other characters. Then, try again.

AwsIAMRoles

  1. Enter the following information:

    • AWS Access Key—your AWS account access key. This value is found in your AWS security credentials page.

    • AWS Secret Key—your AWS account secret key. This value is found in your AWS security credentials page.

    • AWS Role ARN—the Amazon Resource Name of the role you want to use when authenticating.

    • URL—the URL of the FHIR server. A sample AWS URL is as follows: https://healthlake.REGION.amazonaws.com/datastore/DATASTORE_ID/r4/.

  2. At the top of the CData Connect Add FHIR Connection page, click Save & Test.

    • If the connection test succeeds, a message indicates that your connection has been created.

    • If the connection test fails, ensure that you entered your login information correctly with no stray spaces or other characters. Then, try again.

Google Authentication Methods

OAuth

  1. Enter the URL of the FHIR server. A sample Google URL is as follows: https://healthcare.googleapis.com/v1/projects/PROJECT_ID/locations/LOCATION/datasets/DATASET_ID/fhirStores/FHIR_STORE_ID/fhir/.

  2. Click Sign in with Google to connect securely through OAuth. This action opens the FHIR sign-in page on a new tab.

  3. Log into your FHIR account.

  4. At the top of the CData Connect Add FHIR Connection page, click Save & Test.

    • If the connection test succeeds, a message indicates that your connection has been created.

    • If the connection test fails, ensure that you entered your login information correctly with no stray spaces or other characters. Then, try again.

OAuthJWT

  1. Enter the following information:

    • OAuth JWT Cert—the contents of the certificate file provided by Google. A sample format is provided.

    • OAuth JWT Subject—(optional) the email address of the user whose data you want to access. Only set this value if the service account is part of a GSuite domain and you want to enable delegation.

    • URL—the URL of the FHIR server. A sample Google URL is as follows: https://healthcare.googleapis.com/v1/projects/PROJECT_ID/locations/LOCATION/datasets/DATASET_ID/fhirStores/FHIR_STORE_ID/fhir/.

  2. At the top of the CData Connect Add FHIR Connection page, click Save & Test.

    • If the connection test succeeds, a message indicates that your connection has been created.

    • If the connection test fails, ensure that you entered your login information correctly with no stray spaces or other characters. Then, try again.

InterSystems Authentication Methods

ApiKey

  1. Enter the API Key for your FHIR account.

  2. Enter the URL of the FHIR server.

  3. At the top of the CData Connect Add FHIR Connection page, click Save & Test.

    • If the connection test succeeds, a message indicates that your connection has been created.

    • If the connection test fails, ensure that you entered your login information correctly with no stray spaces or other characters. Then, try again.

None

  1. Enter the URL of the FHIR server.

  2. At the top of the CData Connect Add FHIR Connection page, click Save & Test.

    • If the connection test succeeds, a message indicates that your connection has been created.

    • If the connection test fails, ensure that you entered your login information correctly with no stray spaces or other characters. Then, try again.