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Cerner (Oracle Health) Definitions API

FHIR conformance definitions and operations.

Cerner (Oracle Health) Definitions API is one of 12 APIs that Cerner (Oracle Health) publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Definitions. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification and API documentation.

This API exposes 2 operations across 2 paths, and defines 1 schema. It is described by OpenAPI 3.1.0, at version R4.

Requests are made against 2 base URLs: https://fhir-ehr.cerner.com/r4, https://fhir-open.cerner.com/r4.

2 operations 2 paths 1 schemas 2 GET

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.1.0
API Version
R4
Servers
https://fhir-ehr.cerner.com/r4
https://fhir-open.cerner.com/r4
Authentication
OAuth 2.0
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

Cerner (Oracle Health) Definitions API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. It supports OAuth 2.0 (oauth2) using the authorizationCode and clientCredentials flows, exposing 4 scopes. By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • oauth2 — SMART on FHIR OAuth 2.0 with patient, user, and system scopes.

Paths & Operations 2

Across 2 paths, the API surfaces 2 operations — 2 GET. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Definitions 2

FHIR conformance definitions and operations.

GET
/OperationDefinition
Search OperationDefinition
searchOperationDefinition → 200
GET
/StructureDefinition
Search StructureDefinition
searchStructureDefinition → 200

Schemas 1

The contract defines 1 schema that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed is FHIRBundle (4 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

FHIRBundle
object
A FHIR R4 Bundle resource wrapping a collection of resources.
4 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

cerner-definitions-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs Cerner (Oracle Health) publishes across the network.

Oracle Health Millennium FHIR DSTU2 API
Oracle Health Code Console (Developer Portal)
Oracle Health Millennium Bulk FHIR API
Cerner CareAware Integration APIs
Oracle Health SMART on FHIR App Launch
Cerner (Oracle Health) Capability API
Cerner (Oracle Health) Condition API
Cerner (Oracle Health) Encounter API
Cerner (Oracle Health) Generic API
Cerner (Oracle Health) Patient API
Cerner (Oracle Health) Procedure API