{"id":"ibmcom-ibm-fhir-server","name":"ibm-fhir-server","af_score":38.5,"security_score":53.2,"reliability_score":35.0,"what_it_does":"IBM FHIR Server is a service that implements the HL7® FHIR standard API for creating, reading, updating, deleting, and searching clinical/health data resources (FHIR resources) over HTTP.","best_when":"You need an on-prem or self-hosted FHIR server that speaks FHIR REST endpoints and supports typical healthcare interoperability patterns.","avoid_when":"You cannot manage healthcare security/compliance requirements (access control, audit, PHI handling) or you need only a thin client SDK without operating a server.","last_evaluated":"2026-04-04T19:36:46.725647+00:00","has_mcp":false,"has_api":true,"auth_methods":["SMART on FHIR/OAuth2 (commonly used for FHIR authorization patterns)","HTTP authentication (implementation-dependent)"],"has_free_tier":false,"known_gotchas":["FHIR has specific semantics for resource identifiers, conditional requests, and search parameters; agent implementations must respect FHIR rules (e.g., resource IDs, versioning/ETags if used).","Pagination and search result bundling follow FHIR conventions (e.g., _count and paging links), but exact behavior depends on server implementation.","Auth/authorization requirements (often SMART/OAuth2) may impact agent testability and error visibility if not configured correctly."],"error_quality":0.0}