Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) Proficiency Practice Exam

The FHIR Composition Framework groups resources into which five layers?

Foundation, Core, Clinical, Financial, Specialized Foundation, Base, Clinical, Financial, Specialized Foundation, Base, Clinical, Data, Specialized Foundation, Base, Clinical, Financial, Administrative

Correct Answer:

Foundation, Base, Clinical, Financial, Specialized

Explanation:

Grasping how FHIR organizes resources into layered groups helps you see how a document is built from reusable parts. The five layers reflect scope and reuse: Foundation provides the basic scaffolding and metadata that all resources share; Base contains the common data types and elements used across resources; Clinical covers health data that describe patient health events; Financial handles billing, claims, and cost-related resources; Specialized contains resources designed for domain-specific use cases that need unique semantics. This five-layer structure—Foundation, Base, Clinical, Financial, Specialized—follows the established framing, while terms like Core, Data, or Administrative aren’t used to name these layers.

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