Healthcare API Compliance
FHIR, SMART on FHIR & CMS-0057-F
Guides, checklists, and references for healthcare API platform teams preparing for the January 2027 compliance deadline.
API Scope Management: The Complete Guide for API Platform Teams
API scopes control what applications can access through your APIs. This guide covers OAuth scope design, enforcement, lifecycle management, and compliance.
January 2027 Is Closer Than You Think: Healthcare API Compliance Readiness Checklist
CMS-0057-F requires FHIR APIs for patient access, provider access, payer-to-payer exchange, and prior authorization by January 2027. Here's a readiness checklist for API platform teams.
What the 2027 CMS API Deadline Actually Means for Your Tech Team
CMS-0057-F is a regulation. Your tech team needs an engineering plan. Here's what the January 2027 deadline requires in terms of APIs, authorization, infrastructure, and operations.
Managing API Scopes Manually Is a Compliance Disaster Waiting to Happen
Manual API scope management works until an auditor asks who has access to what. Here's how scope sprawl turns into a compliance failure and what to do about it.
SMART on FHIR: What It Is and What It Means for Your API Program
SMART on FHIR is the authorization standard for healthcare APIs. Here's what it is, how it works, and what it means for API platform teams managing partner access.
SMART on FHIR Scopes Explained: A Plain-English Reference
A complete reference to SMART on FHIR scope syntax, FHIR resource types, access contexts, and real-world examples. Written for developers and API platform teams.
What Is Dynamic Client Registration — And Why Does It Matter?
Dynamic Client Registration (DCR) lets third-party applications register with your API programmatically. Here's what it is, how it works, and what it leaves unsolved.
SMART App Registration: Manual vs. DCR — What It Actually Costs
Manual SMART app registration works for five applications. At fifty, the hidden costs add up fast. Here's a side-by-side comparison of manual registration versus Dynamic Client Registration.
Healthcare APIs Are Following the Open Banking Playbook
The same regulatory pattern that forced banks to open APIs to third parties is now playing out in healthcare. Here's what open banking taught us and what healthcare API teams can learn from it.
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