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Penn Medicine Finops

FinOps framework definition for the Penn Medicine FHIR R4 API. Penn Medicine does not charge third parties for FHIR access (CMS-9115-F prohibits fees for patient-app reads and the public Provider Directory), so the externalized "cost" surface is essentially zero. This document describes the *internal* cost-allocation model UPHS would use to attribute infrastructure spend on the FHIR endpoint across consuming services.

Penn Medicine Finops is the FinOps profile for Penn Medicine on the APIs.io network, aligned with the FinOps Foundation Framework.

It defines 3 billable meters, billed in USD, on a monthly cycle, and pricing category internal cost allocation.

The profile maps 9 FOCUS columns for cost-allocation reporting.

Tagged areas include Healthcare, Hospital, FHIR, FinOps, and Cost Management.

Category: API Pricing: Internal Cost Allocation Billing: Monthly FOCUS v1.3
HealthcareHospitalFHIRFinOpsCost ManagementFOCUS

Framework Alignment

Framework
FinOps Foundation Framework
Data Spec
FOCUS v1.3

Charge Categories

UsagePurchase

FOCUS Columns

BillingCurrency
USD
ChargeCategory
Usage
InvoiceIssuerName
University of Pennsylvania Health System
PricingCategory
Internal Cost Allocation
PricingUnit
request
ProviderName
Penn Medicine
PublisherName
University of Pennsylvania Health System
ServiceCategory
Developer Tools / API
ServiceName
Penn Medicine FHIR R4 API

Meters

fhir_requests
Unit: request
Count of FHIR requests served by the Penn Medicine proxy
bulk_export_jobs
Unit: job
Number of Group-level $export jobs initiated
data_egress
Unit: GB
Bytes returned over the network in FHIR responses