Access Live FHIR Data in Google Sheets

Google Sheets is a web-based spreadsheet program provided by Google. When integrated with CData Connect Cloud, you can effortlessly gain access to FHIR data directly within Google Sheets for tasks such as data analysis, collaboration, calculations, and more. This article offers a comprehensive guide on connecting to FHIR within your Connect Cloud instance and accessing live FHIR data seamlessly within Google Sheets.

CData Connect Cloud offers a seamless cloud-to-cloud interface designed for FHIR, enabling effortless access to live FHIR data directly within Google Sheets. Use the dedicated Connect Cloud Google Sheets Plug-In to connect with live FHIR data. With built-in optimized data processing, CData Connect Cloud efficiently channels all supported query operations, including filters, JOINs, and more, directly to FHIR. This leverages server-side processing to promptly retrieve the desired FHIR data.

Configure FHIR Connectivity for Google Sheets

Connectivity to FHIR from Google Sheets is made possible through CData Connect Cloud. To work with FHIR data from Google Sheets, we start by creating and configuring a FHIR connection.

1. Log into Connect Cloud, click Connections and click Add Connection
2. Select "FHIR" from the Add Connection panel
3. Enter the necessary authentication properties to connect to FHIR.

   Set URL to the Service Base URL of the FHIR server. This is the address where the resources are defined in the FHIR server you would like to connect to. Set ConnectionType to a supported connection type. Set ContentType to the format of your documents. Set AuthScheme based on the authentication requirements for your FHIR server.

   Generic, Azure-based, AWS-based, and Google-based FHIR server implementations are supported.

   Sample Service Base URLs

   • Generic: http://my_fhir_server/r4b/
   • Azure: https://MY_AZURE_FHIR.azurehealthcareapis.com/
   • AWS: https://healthlake.REGION.amazonaws.com/datastore/DATASTORE_ID/r4/
   • Google: https://healthcare.googleapis.com/v1/projects/PROJECT_ID/locations/LOCATION/datasets/DATASET_ID/fhirStores/FHIR_STORE_ID/fhir/

   Generic FHIR Instances

   The product supports connections to custom instances of FHIR. Authentication to custom FHIR servers is handled via OAuth (read more about OAuth in the Help documentation. Before you can connect to custom FHIR instances, you must set ConnectionType to Generic.

4. Click Create & Test
5. Navigate to the Permissions tab in the Add FHIR Connection page and update the User-based permissions.

With the connection configured, you are ready to connect to FHIR data from Google Sheets.

Access Live FHIR Data from Google Sheets

The steps below outline connecting to CData Connect Cloud from Google Sheets to access live FHIR data.

1. Log into Google Sheets, create a new sheet (or open an existing one).
2. Click Add-ons and click Get Add-ons (if you have already installed the Add-on, jump to step 5).
3. Search for CData Connect Cloud Add-On and install the Add-on.
4. Authorize the Add-On.
5. Back in Google Sheets, click Add-ons and open the CData Connect Cloud Add-On.
6. In the Add-On panel, click Authorize to authenticate with your CData Connect Cloud instance
7. In the CData Connect Cloud panel in Google Sheets, click Import
8. Choose a Connection (e.g. FHIR1), Table (e.g. Patient, and Columns to import
9. Optionally add Filters, Sorting, and a Limit
10. Click Execute to import the data

Live Access to FHIR Data from Cloud Applications

New, you have a direct, cloud-to-cloud connection to live FHIR data from your Google Sheets workbook. You can add more data to your workbook for calculations, aggregations, collaboration, and more.

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