Set up a Google Cloudproject

Set up a Google Cloud project, turn on Vertex AI Search, and set up accesscontrol for your project. You can use an existing Google Cloud project if youhave one already.

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1. ReviewBefore you begin and confirm that youhave completed the steps.

Prepare your data

Prepare to import your source FHIR R4 data from a Cloud Healthcare API data storeto your Vertex AI Search data store.

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1. Review the information about supported data and the relationship betweenhealthcare search apps and data stores inAbout apps and datastores.

2. Prepare your source data according to the requirements inPrepare data for ingestion.

Import your data

Create a data store and then import your data into it. You can perform aone-time batch import or set up a streaming import.

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1. To create a data store and import data into it and later connect it to ahealthcare search app, follow the instructions inCreate a healthcare search datastore.

Create your app

Create your healthcare search app and connect it to your new data store.

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1. Create a healthcare search app.

Configure your searchsettings

Vertex AI Search provides options to customize your search widget.

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Depending on your use case and whether you plan to deploy the out-of-the-boxsearch widget or integrate search API calls into your own code,Vertex AI Search provides several options for configuration.

• Search widget results. Select the whether to perform a basic search orto search with an answer using LLMs. Applicable for a search widget. SeeConfigure results for the search widget.

• Autocomplete. Set up autocomplete suggestions to receive helpful querysuggestions. SeeConfigure autocomplete.

Preview searchresults

Preview your search results to check if your app configurations areworking as expected. You can search using keywords and natural language queries.You can also choose to get a generative AI answer.

Actions

1. Review the subset of FHIR resources, resource references, and elements thatVertex AI Search supports. SeeHealthcare FHIR R4 data schema reference.

2. Preview your search results, using the console or the API.

   • Console. Use the AI Applications consolePreview page to preview howsearch widget configurations affect your results. See theConsoleinstructions inSearch healthcare data.

   • API. If you're integrating API calls into your application, makeAPI calls to preview your search configurations. See theRESTinstructions inSearch healthcare data.

Filter your searchresults

If you plan to deploy your app by integrating search API calls into your owncode, Vertex AI Search lets you customize the results.

Actions

Configure your search requests with the following options:

• Filter results. SeeFilter healthcare search.

Deploy your searchapp

When you are happy with the preview version of your search app, share it withyour users by deploying it to your website.

Actions

1. You can deploy your search app in either of the following ways:

   • Embed the search widget into your website. Vertex AI Searchprovides code that you can copy into your website or web application. Thisdeploys the search widget. You can preview search results in the console. SeeAdd the search widget to a webpage.

   • Integrate search API calls into your server or application. For fullcontrol over how your search results are displayed, you can integrate APIcalls into your server or applications. For more information about making APIcalls, seeSearch healthcare data. Forclient library resources, seeVertex AI Search clientlibraries.

Maintain your app

You can maintain your app to ensure that latest and necessary data is availablein your data store.

Actions

1. To refresh your data, seeRefresh healthcare data.Refresh your data only if you perform batch imports. You can skip this step if you have set up a streaming import.