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US Quality Core Test Kit Documentation

The US Quality Core Test Kit is an automated conformance testing tool for servers and clients implementing the 2026 US Quality Core Implementation Guide v0.5.0. It tests the IG's conformance scope for USCDI+ Quality V1 data, including in-scope profiles, USCDI+ Quality-flagged elements, inherited US Core MustSupport elements, and FHIR RESTful API requirements from the US Quality Core CapabilityStatements.

The following documentation describes how to use and contribute to this test kit.

Using this Test Kit

• Getting Started: Installation instructions for this test kit.
• Test Suite Overviews: Overviews of the two kinds of test suites in this test kit and their tests.
  • Server Suite Overview
  • Client Suite Overview
• Preset Walkthrough: Step-by-step local walkthroughs using the included presets and reference server.

Resources

• Example Postman Collection: Demonstration client requests for the US Quality Core client suite.
• Example Patient Bundle: Example US Quality Core resources loaded into the local Inferno Reference Server.

Contributing to this Test Kit

Developers contributing to this test kit should be familiar with authoring Inferno Framework test suites. The following guides provide additional information about the design and implementation of this test kit:

• Technical Overview: An overview of the technical design of this test kit.

Support

For questions or issues with this Test Kit, reach out to the Inferno team on the #Inferno FHIR Zulip channel.

Report bugs or provide suggestions in GitHub Issues.