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FHIR Python Connector

SQL-based access to FHIR from Python

Easily connect Python-based data access, visualization, ORM, ETL, AI/ML, and custom apps with FHIR!

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Python Connector Libraries for FHIR Data Connectivity. Integrate FHIR with popular Python tools like Pandas, SQLAlchemy, Dash & petl. Easy-to-use Python Database API (DB-API) Modules connect FHIR data with Python and any Python-based applications.

Features

SQL access to FHIR data
Fully compatible with generic, Azure, AWS, and Google Cloud Platform implementations
Powerful metadata querying enables SQL-like access to non-database sources
Push down query optimization pushes SQL operations down to the server whenever possible, increasing performance
Client-side query execution engine, supports SQL-92 operations that are not available server-side
Connect to live FHIR data, for real-time data access with the FHIR ODBC Driver
Full support for data aggregation and complex JOINs in SQL queries
Secure connectivity through modern cryptography, including TLS 1.2, SHA-256, ECC, etc.
Seamless integration with leading BI, reporting, and ETL tools and with custom applications via the FHIR Connector.

Specifications

Python Database API (DB-API) Modules for FHIR .
Write SQL, get FHIR data. Access FHIR through standard Python Database Connectivity.
Integration with popular Python tools like Pandas, SQLAlchemy, Dash & petl.
Full Unicode support for data, parameter, & metadata.

CData Python connectors in action!

Watch the video overview for a first hand-look at the powerful data integration capabilities included in the CData Python Connectors.

Watch the Python Connector Video Overview

Python connectivity with FHIR

Full-featured and consistent SQL access to any supported data source through Python


Connecting to FHIR with Python

CData Python Connectors leverage the Database API (DB-API) interface to make it easy to work with FHIR from a wide range of standard Python data tools. Connecting to and working with your data in Python follows a basic pattern, regardless of data source:

  • Configure the connection properties to FHIR
  • Query FHIR to retrieve or update data
  • Connect your FHIR data with Python data tools.


Connecting to FHIR in Python

To connect to your data from Python, import the extension and create a connection:

Once you import the extension, you can work with all of your enterprise data using the python modules and toolkits that you already know and love, quickly building apps that help you drive business.

import cdata.fhir as mod
conn = mod.connect("[email protected]; Password=password;")

#Create cursor and iterate over results
cur = conn.cursor()
cur.execute("SELECT * FROM FHIR")
	
rs = cur.fetchall()
	
for row in rs:
print(row)
		
engine = create_engine("fhir///Password=password&User=user")

df = pandas.read_sql("SELECT * FROM FHIR", engine)

df.plot()
plt.show()

Visualize FHIR Data with pandas

The data-centric interfaces of the FHIR Python Connector make it easy to integrate with popular tools like pandas and SQLAlchemy to visualize data in real-time.

AI-assisted development with CData CLI

Build FHIR integrations faster with AI that understands your schema

Schema-aware AI

CData CLI gives AI coding tools access to your FHIR schema. No more guessing table names or column types—AI sees the same metadata in your Python Connectors.

Your AI Knows SQL

How to find table names, column names, and how to generate SQL syntax are things that AI knows well from millions of training data. No need for customization, no hallucinations. Your AI acts like a domain specialist to FHIR.

More Accurate, More Token-Efficient

With CData CLI's queryable schema detection and highly efficient queries with filters, aggregation, joins with correct pushdown, your AI will achieve more accuracy with less token usage.

Supported AI Coding Tools
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