The challenge.
Healthcare data does not move freely unless everything speaks the same standard. Nsimbi Impact wanted their Django platform to exchange health data properly, which meant working with FHIR, the interoperability standard that healthcare systems rely on, and with the Google Cloud Healthcare API that hosts and serves that data. This is exacting work: the formats are strict, the domain is regulated, and there is little room for approximations.
What we built.
- FHIR integration. We connected the Django platform to the FHIR standard so health data could be represented and exchanged in the format healthcare systems expect.
- Google Cloud Healthcare API. We wired the platform to Google Cloud's managed healthcare service for storing and retrieving FHIR resources.
- Platform enhancements. On top of the integration, we built the improvements that the new, standards-based data flow enabled.
Technology stack.
Backend: Django, Python.
Healthcare data: FHIR standard, Google Cloud Healthcare API.
Outcomes.
- Standards-based health data. The platform now exchanges data in FHIR, the format the wider healthcare ecosystem understands.
- Cloud-backed storage. Health data is stored and served through the Google Cloud Healthcare API rather than a bespoke store.
- Capability in a regulated domain. A compact engagement that demonstrates Django, cloud, and healthcare interoperability working together.