Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Patient Access API

Patient-mediated clinical and claims data resources required under CMS-9115-F.

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openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia FHIR R4 Bulk Data Patient Access API
  description: 'The Children''s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) FHIR Server is an Epic-backed HL7 FHIR R4 implementation

    exposing CMS-mandated Patient Access and Provider Directory data, plus broader SMART on FHIR clinical

    resources. It conforms to US Core 6.1.0 and the HL7 FHIR Bulk Data Access (Flat FHIR) capability

    statement.


    Software: Epic (November 2025 release).


    Authorization is OAuth 2.0 / SMART-on-FHIR (authorization code, refresh token, client credentials,

    JWT bearer). PKCE (S256) is supported. App registration is performed through Epic on FHIR

    (https://fhir.epic.com) by selecting Children''s Hospital of Philadelphia (Organization ID 332) as the

    target endpoint.

    '
  version: 4.0.1
  contact:
    name: CHOP FHIR API
    url: https://www.chop.edu/health-resources/cms-interoperability-and-patient-access
  license:
    name: Epic FHIR Terms of Use
    url: https://fhir.epic.com
servers:
- url: https://epicnsproxy.chop.edu/fhir/api/FHIR/R4
  description: CHOP FHIR R4 production endpoint (Epic NS Proxy)
security:
- smartOnFhir: []
tags:
- name: Patient Access
  description: Patient-mediated clinical and claims data resources required under CMS-9115-F.
paths:
  /Patient/{id}:
    get:
      tags:
      - Patient Access
      summary: Read Patient
      operationId: readPatient
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/id'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Patient resource
          content:
            application/fhir+json: {}
  /Patient:
    get:
      tags:
      - Patient Access
      summary: Search Patient
      operationId: searchPatient
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/_id'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/_count'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Bundle of Patient resources
          content:
            application/fhir+json: {}
  /AllergyIntolerance:
    get:
      tags:
      - Patient Access
      summary: Search Allergy Intolerance
      operationId: searchAllergyIntolerance
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/patient'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Bundle of AllergyIntolerance resources
          content:
            application/fhir+json: {}
  /Condition:
    get:
      tags:
      - Patient Access
      summary: Search Condition
      operationId: searchCondition
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/patient'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/category'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Bundle of Condition resources
          content:
            application/fhir+json: {}
  /Observation:
    get:
      tags:
      - Patient Access
      summary: Search Observation
      operationId: searchObservation
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/patient'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/category'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/code'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Bundle of Observation resources
          content:
            application/fhir+json: {}
  /MedicationRequest:
    get:
      tags:
      - Patient Access
      summary: Search Medication Request
      operationId: searchMedicationRequest
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/patient'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Bundle of MedicationRequest resources
          content:
            application/fhir+json: {}
  /Immunization:
    get:
      tags:
      - Patient Access
      summary: Search Immunization
      operationId: searchImmunization
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/patient'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Bundle of Immunization resources
          content:
            application/fhir+json: {}
  /Procedure:
    get:
      tags:
      - Patient Access
      summary: Search Procedure
      operationId: searchProcedure
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/patient'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Bundle of Procedure resources
          content:
            application/fhir+json: {}
  /Encounter:
    get:
      tags:
      - Patient Access
      summary: Search Encounter
      operationId: searchEncounter
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/patient'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Bundle of Encounter resources
          content:
            application/fhir+json: {}
  /DiagnosticReport:
    get:
      tags:
      - Patient Access
      summary: Search Diagnostic Report
      operationId: searchDiagnosticReport
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/patient'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/category'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Bundle of DiagnosticReport resources
          content:
            application/fhir+json: {}
  /DocumentReference:
    get:
      tags:
      - Patient Access
      summary: Search Document Reference
      operationId: searchDocumentReference
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/patient'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Bundle of DocumentReference resources
          content:
            application/fhir+json: {}
  /Coverage:
    get:
      tags:
      - Patient Access
      summary: Search Coverage
      operationId: searchCoverage
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/patient'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Bundle of Coverage resources
          content:
            application/fhir+json: {}
  /ExplanationOfBenefit:
    get:
      tags:
      - Patient Access
      summary: Search Explanation of Benefit
      operationId: searchExplanationOfBenefit
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/patient'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Bundle of ExplanationOfBenefit resources
          content:
            application/fhir+json: {}
  /Claim:
    get:
      tags:
      - Patient Access
      summary: Search Claim
      operationId: searchClaim
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/patient'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Bundle of Claim resources
          content:
            application/fhir+json: {}
components:
  parameters:
    _id:
      name: _id
      in: query
      schema:
        type: string
    patient:
      name: patient
      in: query
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
    category:
      name: category
      in: query
      schema:
        type: string
    code:
      name: code
      in: query
      schema:
        type: string
    _count:
      name: _count
      in: query
      schema:
        type: integer
    id:
      name: id
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
  securitySchemes:
    smartOnFhir:
      type: oauth2
      flows:
        authorizationCode:
          authorizationUrl: https://epicnsproxy.chop.edu/fhir/oauth2/authorize
          tokenUrl: https://epicnsproxy.chop.edu/fhir/oauth2/token
          scopes:
            launch: SMART app launch context
            openid: OpenID Connect
            fhirUser: Current FHIR user identity
            profile: User profile claims
            offline_access: Refresh token issuance
        clientCredentials:
          tokenUrl: https://epicnsproxy.chop.edu/fhir/oauth2/token
          scopes:
            system/*.read: System-level read of all resources (Bulk Data)