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RE: Using HTTPS Everywhere to Increase Privacy and Security on the Internet
How does HTTPS differ from the standards being developed in health care like FHIR - that uses non-persistent connections and APIs?
@pchdmoon sorry I had to look up FHIR as I'm not familiar with it. From what I can tell though FHIR is just a data structure that is used to transfer patient records and other sensitive healthcare data. FHIR would use HTTPS as a means of encrypting that data in transit.
Think of it like the postal system. FHIR would be the letter or document you wanted to send and HTTPS would be the envelope. Except, in this case, the envelope is really a safe that you are sending because it encrypts the data.
Thanks for the reply. FHIR is the standard for moving data in health care. Groups like HL7 & CIMI are developing value sets of data needed to answer specific questions based on condition, population, etc. The pitch is that is will replace the need for databases in the future.