What is Google Cloud Healthcare

google-cloud-healthcare-api-mcp is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server designed for the Google Cloud Healthcare API, specifically for interacting with FHIR resources. It allows healthcare tools to communicate with public medical research APIs like PubMed using MCP clients such as Claude and Goose.

Use cases

Use cases include retrieving patient information, managing clinical encounters, accessing vital signs and lab results, and integrating with healthcare applications for better patient management and research purposes.

How to use

To use google-cloud-healthcare-api-mcp, deploy the MCP server and connect it to the Google Cloud Healthcare API through a SmartonFHIR gateway secured by Firebase Auth. Utilize the provided FHIR tools to perform various healthcare-related queries and operations.

Key features

Key features include secure access through Firebase Auth, integration with Google Cloud Healthcare FHIR APIs, and a variety of FHIR tools for managing patient data, such as searching for patients, retrieving observations, conditions, medications, and more.

Where to use

google-cloud-healthcare-api-mcp is primarily used in the healthcare industry, particularly in electronic health records (EHR) systems, medical research, and applications that require secure access to patient data and FHIR resources.

An MCP Server for Google Cloud Healthcare API (FHIR)

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides healthcare tools for interacting with FHIR resources on Google Cloud Healthcare API and public medical research APIs like pubmed, using MCP clients like Claude and Goose.

This is a slightly modified version for AgentCare MCP Server for EHRs. https://github.com/Kartha-AI/agentcare-mcp

The maion differnce is that this repo talks to Google Cloud Healthcare FHIR APIs thru a SmartonFHIR gateway that’s secured by Firebase Auth.

Architetcure

Demo

• Claude: demo/claude-demo.mp4
• Goose: demo/goose-demo.mp4

Screenshots

Tools

FHIR Tools

• find_patient - Search for a patient by name, DOB, or other identifiers
• get_patient_observations - Retrieve patient observations/vital signs
• get_patient_conditions - Get patient’s active conditions
• get_patient_medications - Get patient’s current medications
• get_patient_encounters - Get patient’s clinical encounters
• get_patient_allergies - Get patient’s allergies and intolerances
• get_patient_procedures - Get patient’s procedures
• get_patient_careteam - Get patient’s care team members
• get_patient_careplans - Get patient’s active care plans
• get_vital_signs - Get patient’s vital signs
• get_lab_results - Get patient’s laboratory results
• get_medications_history - Get patient’s medication history
• clinical_query - Execute custom FHIR queries

Medical Research Tools

• search-pubmed - Search PubMed articles related to medical conditions
• search-trials - Find relevant clinical trials
• drug-interactions - Check drug-drug interactions

Usage

Each tool requires specific parameters:

Required Parameters

• Most tools require patientId
• Some tools have additional parameters:
  • lab_trend_analysis: requires labType
  • search-pubmed: requires query and optional maxResults
  • search-trials: requires condition and optional location
  • drug-interactions: requires drugs array

refer to: /src/server/constants/tools.ts for tools specirfication

Use with claude desktop

for claude desktop: 
macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
(use the env variables as shown above)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "google-cloud-healthcare-api-mcp": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": [
        "/Users/your-username/{google-cloud-healthcare-api-mcp dir}/build/index.js"
      ],
      "env": {
          "FIREBASE_API_KEY":"XXXXXXXXX",
          "FIREBASE_AUTH_DOMAIN":"XXXXXXXX",
          "FIREBASE_PROJECT_ID":"XXXXXXX",
          "FIREBASE_STORAGE_BUCKET":"XXXXXXXXX",
          "FIREBASE_MESSAGING_SENDER_ID":"XXXXXXX",
          "FIREBASE_APP_ID":"XXXXXXXXX",
          "FIREBASE_MEASUREMENT_ID":"XXXXXXXX",
          "FIREBASE_AUTH_CALLBACK_PORT":"3456",
          "FHIR_BASE_URL":"{gchapi-fhir-gateway-host}/fhir",
          "PUBMED_API_KEY":"your_pubmed_api_key",
          "CLINICAL_TRIALS_API_KEY":"your_trials_api_key",
          "FDA_API_KEY":"your_fda_api_key"
      }
    }
  }
}

Installing via Smithery

To install google-cloud-healthcare-api-mcp for Claude Desktop automatically via Smithery:

npx -y @smithery/cli install @Kartha-AI/google-cloud-healthcare-api-mcp --client claude

Start MCP Server Locally with MCP Inspector

git clone [email protected]:Kartha-AI/google-cloud-healthcare-api-mcp.git
cd google-cloud-healthcare-api-mcp
npm install
npm run build
npm install -g @modelcontextprotocol/inspector
mcp-inspector  build/index.js
http://localhost:5173
Set up the env vars on Inspector

Troubleshooting:

If Claude desktop is running it uses port 3456 for Auth. You need to terminate that process using the following command:

kill -9 $(lsof -t -i:3456)