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Cerner (Oracle Health) Generic API

Generic FHIR resource read/write operations.

Cerner (Oracle Health) Generic 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 Generic. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification and API documentation.

This API exposes 3 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.

3 operations 2 paths 1 schemas 1 PATCH1 POST1 PUT

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) Generic 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 3

Across 2 paths, the API surfaces 3 operations — 1 PATCH, 1 POST, 1 PUT. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Generic 3

Generic FHIR resource read/write operations.

POST
/{resource}
Create FHIR Resource
createResource 1 param body → 201401
PUT
/{resource}/{id}
Update FHIR Resource
updateResource 2 params body → 200404
PATCH
/{resource}/{id}
Patch FHIR Resource
patchResource 2 params body → 200404

Schemas 1

The contract defines 1 schema that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed is FHIRResource (2 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

FHIRResource
object
A generic FHIR R4 resource.
2 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

cerner-generic-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) Definitions API
Cerner (Oracle Health) Encounter API
Cerner (Oracle Health) Patient API
Cerner (Oracle Health) Procedure API