CARIN Blue Button Client CapabilityStatement

• Implementation Guide Version: 1.0.0
• FHIR Version: 4.0.1
• Supported formats: xml, json
• Published: 2019-12-04
• Published by HL7 International and CARIN Alliance

​This Section describes the expected capabilities of the CARIN Blue Button Client which is responsible for creating and initiating the queries for information about an individual patient. The complete list of FHIR profiles, RESTful operations, and search parameters supported by CARIN Blue Button Servers are defined in the Conformance Requirements for Server.CARIN Blue Button Clients have the option of choosing from this list to access necessary data based on their local use cases and other contextual requirements.

FHIR RESTful Capabilities

The CARIN Blue Button Client SHALL:

1. Support fetching and querying of one or more CARIN Blue Button profile(s), using the supported RESTful interactions and search parameters declared in the US Core Server CapabilityStatement.

Security:

1. ​See the General Security Considerations section for requirements and recommendations.