iNTERFACEWARE Unveils New Version of its Powerful HL7 Interface Engine Iguana
New Capabilities Including FTP Support and Faster Log Searching Enable Healthcare Organizations to Exchange Electronic Information Flexibly and Securely TORONTO–(BUSINESS WIRE)—iNTERFACEWARE®, a software provider committed to simplifying HL7 integration, today released Iguana® 4.5, the latest version of its powerful HL7 interface engine. With new capabilities including improved user management, faster log searching and FTP support, […]
Leading Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging Providers Turn to iNTERFACEWARE to Help Manage Their HL7 Integration
iNTERFACEWARE Adds Four New Radiology and Imaging Customers in 2010 CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)—iNTERFACEWARE®, a software provider committed to simplifying HL7 integration, today announced that leading radiology and diagnostic imaging service providers including Clinical Radiologists, Touch Stone Medical Imaging, Medical Imaging Northwest and Advance Technological Radiology have selected iNTERFACEWARE to develop their HL7 interfaces for seamless transfer […]
iNTERFACEWARE To Exhibit At Leading Healthcare Conferences MEDICA And RSNA
Healthcare Integration Provider to Discuss Critical HL7 Integration Issues Toronto, Ontario – November 15, 2010 – iNTERFACEWARE®, a software provider committed to simplifying HL7 integration, today announced that the company will exhibit at two leading healthcare industry conferences – Medica in Düsseldorf, Germany and RSNA in Chicago. At both the conferences, iNTERFACEWARE will provide real-world […]
IGUANA Tales – Michael Kirshner
Program Director Health Informatics Michael Kirshner, Program Director of Health Informatics at the Oregon Institute of Technology shares his experiences with the IGUANA integration engine. Oregon Institute of Technology Michael Kirshner is the program director of the Health Informatics program at the Oregon Institute of Technology. It prepares students for a career as information and […]
New and Improved Members Website
This morning I finished up what I hope will just be “Phase 1” in improving iNTERFACEWARE’s Members website. The interface for viewing existing licenses has been simplified, making it much easier to find the license(s) you’re looking for. Now browsing through your company’s licenses is quick, easy, and maybe even a little fun. And you […]
Iguana Under Stress
We know that by simply using our products our customers are putting a huge amount of confidence and trust in us. The health related data that flows through our applications is highly sensitive and affects the potential well being of many people. This is a fact that we do not look upon lightly and is […]
HL7 Overview
What is HL7? HL7, (Health Level Seven), is a standard for exchanging information between medical applications. This standard defines a format for the transmission of health-related information. Information sent using the HL7 standard is sent as a collection of one or more messages, each of which transmits one record or item of health-related information. Examples […]
Understanding HL7 Messages
What are HL7 messages? HL7 Messages are used to transfer electronic data between disparate healthcare systems. Each HL7 message sends information about a particular event such as a patient admission. This section describes the contents of an HL7 message and how an HL7 message is organized. The following topics are covered: The components of an […]
HL7 Message Components
An HL7 message consists of one or more segments. Each segment consists of one or more composites, also known as fields. The following article provides a typical sample HL7 message, and describe segments and composites in more detail. Example HL7 Message HL7 messages are in human-readable (ASCII) format, though they may require some effort to […]
HL7 Segments
In an HL7 message, each segment of the message contains one specific category of information, such as patient information or patient visit data. For example, consider the sample HL7 message that you saw in the previous section: In an HL7 message, the name of each segment in the message is specified by the first field […]
