Leveraging Kong for Secure Healthcare Interoperability

Implement HL7 FHIR prior authorization (CRD, DTR, PAS) with CDS Hooks and enforce security/compliance at the gateway using custom plugins.

Learn how to implement the CMS-0057-F Interoperability & Prior Authorization rule using HL7 FHIR and CDS Hooks—and how Kong Gateway secures and enforces these workflows. We demo a Go-based custom plugin (Firegate) that authenticates CDS Hooks and applies policy at the edge.

What you’ll learn:
- CRD, DTR, PAS flows for prior authorization
- HL7 FHIR APIs, CDS Hooks, and CQL for rules
- Token validation, 401 handling, and audit logging
- Rate limiting, load balancing, and resiliency
- Enforcing compliance and security via Kong plugins
- Demo stack: Docker Compose, Go plugin, mock payer backend