FHIR creator Grahame Grieve has urged the government to adopt a federated model for the proposed re-platforming of the My Health Record, arguing that the existing architecture was cutting edge a decade ago but web APIs and new standards such as FHIR and OAuth now needed to be harnessed to restructure the system.

In a submission to the Senate committee inquiry into the MyHR, Mr Grieve said an alternative architecture would help overcome some of the challenges facing the current platform such as the complex consent process and allow the components of the National Digital Health Strategy to be properly implemented.