What do Conformance Resources define?

What do Conformance Resources define?

• A. User interface layout
• B. Code sets used in resources
• C. Constraints and capabilities of a FHIR server relative to the base specification
• D. Language translations of resources

Answer: (C)

Conformance resources describe what a FHIR server can do and how it implements the base specification. They lay out the server’s capabilities and any constraints, including which resources are supported, which REST operations are available (such as read, create, update, delete, and search), the supported search parameters, data formats (e.g., JSON or XML), security expectations, and any profiles or extensions in use. This lets a client know how to interact with the server and what to expect from it. In practice, a conformance (now commonly called a CapabilityStatement) tells you that the server supports certain resources (for example, Patient and Observation), the operations you can perform on them, the search parameters you can use, and how data is exchanged. It does not define user interface layout, nor does it specify code sets or translations themselves (though it may reference which code systems or value sets are used).

Conformance resources describe what a FHIR server can do and how it implements the base specification. They lay out the server’s capabilities and any constraints, including which resources are supported, which REST operations are available (such as read, create, update, delete, and search), the supported search parameters, data formats (e.g., JSON or XML), security expectations, and any profiles or extensions in use. This lets a client know how to interact with the server and what to expect from it.

In practice, a conformance (now commonly called a CapabilityStatement) tells you that the server supports certain resources (for example, Patient and Observation), the operations you can perform on them, the search parameters you can use, and how data is exchanged. It does not define user interface layout, nor does it specify code sets or translations themselves (though it may reference which code systems or value sets are used).