FHIR Server Monitoring: 6 Metrics That Predict Production Issues
Prometheus metrics for FHIR servers should track more than CPU and memory. Six operational metrics predict production incidents before they become outages. 1. $validate pass rate. Percentage of writes passing validation. Dropping <95% signals upstream data quality regression. Track per resource type. 2. Postgres connection pool utilization. FHIR write throughput is often gated by connection […]
FHIR Server Selection Checklist: 8 Questions Before You Sign
Signing a FHIR server contract without asking eight specific questions is where teams lose 6 months to unpicked-up-on gaps. The list below is what production teams actually verify before commitment. **1. Does it pass Inferno for your target profiles?** Not marketing claims — verified conformance against US Core, Da Vinci PDex, or whichever IGs matter. […]