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# Introduction

PHP FHIR Tools is a PHP 8.3+ library monorepo for working with [FHIR](https://www.hl7.org/fhir/) (Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources). FHIR is the HL7 standard for exchanging healthcare data as structured resources such as `Patient`, `Observation`, and `Questionnaire`. This toolkit generates PHP model classes from FHIR Structure Definitions, serializes resources to and from JSON and XML, validates resources against the specification and Implementation Guides, and evaluates FHIRPath 2.0 expressions.

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The packages can be used independently or together. If you only need serialization, install `ardenexal/fhir-serialization`; if you are building a Symfony application, `ardenexal/fhir-bundle` wires everything for you.
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## What's in the toolkit

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th>Capability</th><th>Package</th><th data-card-target data-type="content-ref">Docs</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Generate PHP models from FHIR definitions</td><td><code>ardenexal/fhir-code-generation</code></td><td><a href="/pages/FTOVzH7gJ41kj60pnVrp">/pages/FTOVzH7gJ41kj60pnVrp</a></td></tr><tr><td>JSON / XML serialization</td><td><code>ardenexal/fhir-serialization</code></td><td><a href="/pages/5UBomaOkSgAFJe59OKhq">/pages/5UBomaOkSgAFJe59OKhq</a></td></tr><tr><td>Resource &#x26; profile validation</td><td><code>ardenexal/fhir-validation</code></td><td><a href="/pages/HnP6uINJQo1FfbAx2BfQ">/pages/HnP6uINJQo1FfbAx2BfQ</a></td></tr><tr><td>FHIRPath expression evaluation</td><td><code>ardenexal/fhir-path</code></td><td><a href="/pages/hqnmpv6gLaxM0tPhtcDE">/pages/hqnmpv6gLaxM0tPhtcDE</a></td></tr><tr><td>Symfony integration</td><td><code>ardenexal/fhir-bundle</code></td><td><a href="/pages/0gyKbxjntrvz1FWfskwC">/pages/0gyKbxjntrvz1FWfskwC</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

## Where to start

* New to the library? Start with [Installation](/getting-started/installation.md) and the [Quick Start](/getting-started/quick-start.md).
* Not sure which package you need? See [Choosing the Right Package](/getting-started/packages.md).


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