System Integration

Through system integration access to timely healthcare information is improved by reducing duplication and supporting the NHS shared drive for a single patient record. 

Our integration service involves analysing and scoping integration requirements, designing interface processes to improve information flows between systems and the subsequent development of interfaces and on-going support and maintenance.

Our integration experience involves working across an array of systems including, but not limited to:

• Pathology orders and results
• Electronic clinical correspondence (e.g. clinic letters and discharge summaries)
• Patient demographics
• Radiology orders and results
• Observation monitoring
• Email and SMS messages
• Medications
• Allergies
• Patient Spine tracing

Service features

• Consultancy - analysis and scoping of integration requirements.
• Design of interface architecture – capturing information flows to help streamline clinical and business processes.
• Development of interfaces - using integration engines such as Rhapsody.
• Implementation and monitoring service.
• On-going support and maintenance.

Service standards

• Whilst we endeavour to use the latest Health Level-7 (HL7) standards we are flexible in our approach and acknowledge that there are times where alternatives are required. We have experience developing interfaces using a variety of standards, including:
  • HL7 FHIR
  • HL7 v2
  • Kettering XML
  • EDIFACT
• All of our developers are accredited to Rhapsody Associate at a minimum, with some certified to Rhapsody Professional – demonstrating significant knowledge of the Rhapsody visual development environment for creating, testing, and documenting real-time or embedded systems and software.
• EMIS accredited partner – demonstrating expertise in the development of secure integrations between the EMIS clinical system and developed web solutions.
• PRINCE2 Agile certified developers.