Provincial Provider Registry – FHIR

This specification enables users to query Ontario’s provincial provider registry, which means health care organizations can find all matching records for a provider organization or clinician.

The provincial provider registry contains authoritative information about regulated health professionals and organizations in Ontario that fall within the definition of health information custodian or are operators of a HIC pursuant to the Personal Health Information Protection Act. The registry is fed by regulatory colleges and the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care’s corporate provider database and is managed by eHealth Ontario.

The PPR HL7 FHIR Implementation Guide is a web-based specification hosted on the Canadian FHIR Registry powered by SIMPLIFIER.NET*. The reader will be re-directed to the implementation guide’s home page on Canadian FHIR Registry website after registering and clicking the “Agree and Download” button.

Learn about the other standard that works with the PPR – the pan-Canadian PPR using HL7 version 3.

Status

FHIR is an evolving trial-for-use standard that has progressed from Draft Standard for Trial Use Release 2 (DSTU2) to Release 4 (R4). Additional changes by HL7 International Inc are anticipated until FHIR reaches normative status. This implementation guide will be updated as new business requirements emerge and/or when there are significant changes to the standard.

FHIR is an evolving trial-for-use standard, so additional changes to it by HL7 are expected. We will continue to monitor developments and assess whether or not there are impacts, and publish updates as they evolve.