Opening Up Real-Time Access to Data via APIs Could Help Streamline Covid-19 Vaccination Programs

An API-first approach supports low-code solutions, and that is of immense value to healthcare facilities right now. These solutions are lightweight and can be delivered to a device carried by a clinician throughout the hospital, enabling them to process more life-saving immunizations faster. 

But using APIs doesn’t just enable faster delivery of services; it also means better performance and a better patient experience. Providing a set of standardized interfaces that meet the needs of consumers reduces test time, production breakage, and upgrade complexity, and it also puts the patient at the center of the experience. 

An open healthcare platform requires an API management system, a gateway that sits in front of your FHIR server and enforces the policy from your Chief Security Officer. A truly sophisticated API management engine monitors all the traffic to make sure that everyone gets appropriate service and watches out for denial-of-service attacks.