We are excited to share that the bulk delete capability for the FHIR® service in Azure Health Data Services is generally available. The FHIR service in Azure Health Data Services facilitates the exchange and persistence of health data by using the Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) open data standard.

High throughput deletion for efficient data management

The bulk delete capability enables organizations to delete FHIR resources at high throughput. Bulk delete is particularly beneficial for organizations looking to adhere to data retention policies and integrate this capability into their data management workflows.

What can bulk delete do?

Previously, the FHIR service allowed deletion at an individual resource level or in batches of 100 resources that meet specified search criteria, requiring customers to build a workflow to delete large sets of resources at a specific time.

Responding to customer feedback, the bulk delete capability supports high-throughput operations, which you can invoke at various levels:

System-level deletion: Allows for the deletion of resources from the FHIR server across all resource types. System-level deletion is useful for removing historical data or cleaning outdated records.
Individual resource types: Allows deletion of resources corresponding to specific resource types, which enables selective removal of data.
Query parameters for filtering: Supports query parameters that filter and identify resources for deletion, which allows deletion of resources based on specific criteria such as patient resources with a birthdate after a certain value.

The bulk delete capability in the FHIR service is a result of input from our customers. We’re excited to make this capability available to our customers on Azure API for FHIR as well.

For a comprehensive understanding of bulk delete capability, visit Bulk Delete in the FHIR service.

Do more with your data with the Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare

In the era of AI, Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare enables healthcare organizations to accelerate their data and AI journey by augmenting the Microsoft Cloud with industry-relevant data solutions, templates, and capabilities. With Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare, healthcare organizations can create connected patient experiences, empower their workforce, and unlock the value from clinical and operational data using data standards that are important to healthcare. And we’re doing all of this on a foundation of trust. Every organization needs to safeguard their business, their customers, and their data. Microsoft Cloud runs on trust, and we’re helping every organization build safety and responsibility into their AI journey from the very beginning.

We’re excited to help your organization gain value from your data and use AI innovation to deliver meaningful outcomes across the entire healthcare journey.

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