HL7 Australia is working on a localised version of the FHIR specification as local implementations start to take off, with early adopter Telstra Health already exploring its potential to link up its disparate business units, implementations in several medications management projects and a mobile gateway for the My Health Record under development.

FHIR creator and product director Grahame Grieve said national implementation guides were likely in each country, much like the recent core implementation guide for the US, which was issued at the same time as the third edition of the draft standard for trial use (DSTU) last month.