The Build vs. Buy Dilemma: Choosing the Right Path for Healthcare Data Integration
Imagine this: You’re leading an IT team at a growing healthcare organization, and you’ve just been tasked with a major initiative—integrating your internal applications with your EMR system, an HIE, or a data warehouse. You need to automate data exchange, ensure compliance, and create a scalable solution that will support future growth. Now comes the […]
How to Integrate Your Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) System with Your EHR and Other Systems
As healthcare organizations manage increasing volumes of data, ensuring seamless integration between Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) systems and Electronic Health Records (EHR) has become crucial. These systems need to communicate effectively, not only to improve operational efficiency but also to enhance patient care. However, integrating these systems poses challenges, including data interoperability and the complexity […]
The Top 4 Best SMART on FHIR Apps [Updated 2023]
There are over 50 SMART on FHIR apps available right now. Today, we'll highlight the coolest and most innovative apps that have been developed so far.
iNTERFACEWARE at HIMSS 2023
iNTERFACEWARE is proud to exhibit at the HIMSS 2023 conference. As a leader in healthcare integration software, iNTERFACEWARE is pleased to connect with other industry professionals. HIMSS is one of the most significant health tech conferences which brings together healthcare professionals, technology providers, and thought leaders to discuss the latest trends and innovations in healthcare.
Clinical Document Architecture (CDA): An Overview
Clinical Document Architecture (CDA) is an XML-based standard for encoding clinical documents for easy data exchange.
Integration engines: Build, Buy or Outsource?
Whether you are looking to create a simple HL7 integration with your EHR or exchange more complex data formats, most organizations will eventually find themselves at an inevitable crossroad. Do you build, buy or outsource your integration engine?
Iguana’s High Availability makes Organizations More Secure
In the healthcare world, security and privacy issues are extremely critical, especially in terms of HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) compliance. Although cloud computing can alleviate some of the stress regarding this topic, regulations to secure Protected Health Information (ePHI) are very strict, and complying with them can be very difficult.
Does HL7 software compliance actually exist?
When searching for a medical software vendor, you will find that many providers offer HL7 compliant software. HL7 compliance means that the vendor is adhering to the requirements of the HL7 standard. However, in practice, true HL7 compliance does not exist, as the standardization becomes a challenge depending on the data structure.
Understanding HL7 Segment Grammar Notation
By convention, a standard segment grammar notation is defined to provide a convenient way to indicate the segments that can be included in a particular type of HL7 message.
Many vendors use this segment grammar notation to specify what segments may be included with each type of HL7 message that they send.
Understanding HL7 Delimiter Redefinitions
The HL7 Delimiter Characters shown in the table below lists the default delimiter characters that are normally used in HL7 messages.
An HL7 message can choose to employ HL7 delimiter redefinitions.
If the standard characters are not convenient to use, the HL7 message can use different delimiter characters.
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