+1 (405) 638-3126 EHR Integration Services
We provide end to end EHR integration services, our team has good experience in integrating with multiple EHRs like EPIC, Cerner, Athena, CareCloud, NextGen, Allscripts, GE, eClinicalWorks (ECW), IMS, Greenway, and eMds.
While interacting with multiple EHRs we ensure data secure and integrating. Our team has a good understanding of healthcare compliance and standards like HIPAA, PHI and many more. We take utmost care of security by encrypting PHI data.
Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) integration
We offer capability to seamlessly integrate a healthcare platform with multiple EHRs using native APIs provided by respective EHRs. Our team possesses extensive expertise in integrating with various EHR systems by leveraging their native APIs. Our team defines API endpoints and data models to map between the healthcare platform's data structure and the API. We acquire data from EHR and convert them into a unified API that can be integrated with any healthcare platform.
We have experience integrating healthcare platforms with EPIC, Cerner, Athena, CareCloud, NextGen, Allscripts, GE, eClinicalWorks (ECW), IMS, Greenway, and eMds. This integration is done using native APIs.
Integrating with standard HIE interfaces
We possess extensive expertise in integrating EHR systems with healthcare platforms, leveraging various HIE interfaces such as Mirth Connect, Redox, Caristix, Lineate, and Orion Health. Our team has successfully developed integration solutions for numerous clients, tailored to their specific customer requirements.
Our integration capabilities encompass multiple HIE connectivity options, including Direct Messaging, web services, and query-based exchange. We support a range of industry-standard protocols, such as SOAP, REST, XDS, and XCA, enabling seamless data exchange between systems. Furthermore, we offer support for diverse data standards, including HL7v2, HL7v3, FHIR, CCDA, ANSI, and DICOM, ensuring compatibility with various healthcare data formats.
FHIR integration
Our team has extensive experience integrating FHIR APIs with any healthcare platform, EHR, or HIE. FHIR APIs enable us to retrieve, create, update, and delete data from multiple EHRs using FHIR resources. Our team has a good understanding of standardized code systems like SNOMED CT, LOINC, and RxNorm.
Based on custom data needs of clients, Our team pulls data from EHRs using FHIR resources and makes it available. We prioritize the security of patient data during FHIR-based integrations and adhere to healthcare regulations. To ensure the utmost protection, we implement robust security measures throughout the data exchange process.
Mirth Connect consulting service
Our team is well-versed in utilizing Mirth Connect's features to facilitate seamless data exchange and interoperability between EHR systems and other healthcare platforms. With our deep understanding of Mirth Connect's capabilities and functionalities, we can efficiently design and implement integrations that meet your specific requirements.
Our team has extensive expertise in developing and configuring multiple mirth channels, building interfaces, designing data transformations, and managing message routing. Additionally, we possess a strong grasp of healthcare data standards like HL7, FHIR, and DICOM.
Thinkitives Custom Integration Bridge
We have our own robust EHR integration bridge that enables the healthcare system to seamlessly connect with any EHRs and pull or push data as well. Our EHR Bridge supports multiple data formats such as FHIR, HL7, or CCDA. It then converts the data into a unified API.
A universal data converter can also convert different data formats, such as FHIR, CCDA, HL7v2, Txt, CSV, and EDI.
The systems have been implemented using microservices architecture, containerized and communicating via REST Interface. Database separation will be based on load per service, with high-load services having a dedicated database for smoother operation.
We provide an end-to-end secure integration solution with HTTPS (SSL). Data at rest is encrypted, database access is only granted to authorized users, Keys & Tokens are stored in vaults, and an audit log is maintained.
EHR Integration Resources Endpoints
1. Organizations
2. Departments
3. Patient
4. Provider
5. Scheduling
6. Encounters
7. Notes
8. Inventory
9. Medications
10. Orders
11. Clinical summary
12. Clinical Decision
13. Notes
14. Referral
15. Surgical scheduling
16. Vaccination
17. Results
18. Media
19. Master
20. Flowsheet
21. Claims
22. Financials
23. Devices
24. Research
Process of EHR integration
1. Requirement Gathering and Planning
Identify integration goals, requirements, and data exchange needs, and gather information about systems or external entities to be integrated with EHR. Determine integration approach, interface options, and endpoints.
2. Interface design and data model mapping
Design interfaces between EHR and the target healthcare system to integrate them. Map data elements and determine any necessary data transformations and mappings. Consider integration endpoints and protocols.
3. Development and configuration
Implement code, configuration settings, or connectors to enable data flow. Set up connectivity and security measures. Configure mapping and transformation rules to align data formats and standards.
4. Getting sandbox access and testing
Create a sandbox or testing environment with the EHR vendor. This environment can be used to integrate and test without impacting patient data. Conduct integration testing to verify interoperability and seamless data exchange between the system and the EHR sandbox environment. Test end-to-end integration flows, message formats, mappings, and data transformations to ensure the integration functions correctly.
5. Error Handling and Bug fixing
Test error handling and exception scenarios to ensure proper handling of data validation errors, connectivity issues, and edge cases. Validate that error messages and notifications are generated correctly, and appropriate actions are taken.
Benefits of Integrating EHR
1. Lower Administrative cost
The interoperability of EHR systems is beneficial for healthcare organizations. It enables them to reduce or reassign FTEs who are engaged in manual tasks. Examples of these tasks include quality reporting and authorization. Instead, these employees can focus on duties that directly enhance cost reduction and patient care quality.
2. Improve staff efficiency and care quality
EHR integration can automate administrative tasks, such as scheduling appointments, managing billing and claims, and generating reports. This reduces the administrative burden on medical staff, allowing them to spend more time with patients.
3. Reduce the cost of care
Through efficient population health management strategies, the use of interoperable EHRs helps to minimize the total cost of care. A new reimbursement model called value-based care (VBC) is intended to replace the fee-for-service approach. This model rewards providers based on the quality of services they deliver. Interoperability helps to reduce hospital readmissions, promote patient engagement, and lower costs in a VBC environment.
4. Data privacy regulations
EHR integration can leverage secure data exchange standards like HL7 or FHIR. This ensures that patient information is shared securely. It also ensures compliance with data privacy regulations like HIPAA.
5. Role-based access control ensures secure authentication and encryption
EHR integration can implement role-based access control, allowing healthcare providers to only access the patient information needed for care. This reduces the risk of unauthorized access. Additionally, encryption and authentication techniques can be used to protect patient data both in transit and at rest. This ensures that patient information is secure and confidential.
6. Less risk of medical errors
Integrating electronic health records (EHR) can reduce the risk of medical errors. This is due to real-time access to patient information, alerts and reminders, decision support tools, and standardization of care. Additionally, automated documentation is enabled. By leveraging these benefits, healthcare providers can improve the safety and quality of care they provide to patients.
Software We Integrate with EHR
We help our clients to integrate their healthcare platforms with multiple EHRs. We specialise in practice management applications and multiple provider-facing platforms, as listed below.
Practice Management Applications
- Electronic Medical Records or Practice management software
These systems are used by hospitals, groups and individual clinics. EHR integration supports practices in streamlining their management. Provider and patient onboarding, appointment scheduling, patient record exchange, encounter notes, superbills, claims, and patient payments all involve reading and writing.
- Revenue Cycle management
Revenue cycle management platforms help hospitals and practices to streamline their financial workflows. RCM software fetches and transfers patient service and financial records from the practice or any individual provider. This includes appointment details, other service details, superbills, claim details, and patient payment details received as copay or insurance. It enables the exchange of insurance information between the EHR and RCM platforms.
- Medical coding and Billing software
EHR integration can assist in selecting appropriate medical codes for procedures, diagnoses, and services rendered. We can use coding and billing software to analyze information from the EHR. This analysis can help us identify relevant codes based on the documented patient data. This functionality streamlines the coding process, enhances accuracy, and reduces the chances of selecting incorrect codes.
Provider and Patient facing Application
- Telemedicine or Telehealth platform
During telehealth consultations, healthcare professionals can access and review patients' medical history, medications, allergies, test results, and other important information. This makes their work more accessible and more efficient. Electronic Health Record (EHR) integration helps to simplify administrative tasks and streamline workflow. Instead of manually documenting telehealth encounters separately, integrating with the EHR system allows for automatic documentation and updates. It reduces duplication of efforts, minimizes paperwork, and saves time for healthcare providers, enabling them to focus more on patient care.
- Remote Patient Monitoring software
Integrating RPM software with EHR systems allows for real-time data synchronization. Integrating Electronic Health Records (EHR) enables healthcare professionals to access and review important information during telehealth consultations. This includes medical history, medications, allergies, test results, and other relevant data. Streamlining administrative tasks and improving workflow efficiency are additional benefits of EHR integration. This synchronization ensures that healthcare providers have the most up-to-date information to make informed decisions and provide timely interventions.
- Chronic care management platform
EHR integration allows CCM software to gather and analyze data from patient records on a larger scale. This data can be used to gain valuable insights. It can help identify high-risk patients, measure outcomes, and assess the effectiveness of care interventions. Such analytics and reporting capabilities enable healthcare organizations to monitor and improve their chronic care management programs.
Non-Provider facing application
- Lab and radiology management application
EHR integration streamlines the process of ordering lab and radiology tests. Requisitions are no longer needed, as the EHR can send electronic orders directly. This eliminates the need for paper-based requisitions. This reduces order processing time and enables faster turnaround times for test results, improving patient care and satisfaction. Critical results can be flagged. They can then be automatically sent to the ordering physician. This ensures timely notification and appropriate follow-up actions.
- Pharmacy management
With EHR integration, pharmacy management software can receive electronic prescriptions directly from healthcare providers. This integration streamlines the prescription workflow, reducing the need for manual faxing or phone calls. Pharmacists can access electronic prescriptions, verify their accuracy, and process them efficiently. This automation saves time, minimizes errors, and improves prescription processing speed.
Why choose Thinkitive for EHR Integration services
1. Domain and Technology expertise
We have been in business for the last 9+ years, specifically working in the Healthcare industry. We have great knowledge of digital healthcare solutions and government regulations, such as HIPAA, CMS, and ONC. Additionally, our team is familiar with medical coding standards, such as SNOMED, LOINC, ICD, and CPT codes.
2. Ready to use data models that can reduce integration time
We have a mature framework already that interacts with various EHRs. We offer both FHIR and Custom Endpoints. Our Unified API can convert a single data schema into the appropriate EHR format, and back again. This feature allows you to lower the burden of integrating your system.
Additionally, you can provide standardized APIs while communicating with multiple EHRS simultaneously.
3. Highly Flexible and scalable integration approach
Our solutions will be implemented based on microservices architecture, and services will be containerised. These Services will communicate via. REST Interface.
Database separation will be done based on the load per service.
High-load services will have a dedicated database for smoother operation.
4. Experience in working with multiple healthcare standards
Our team has a deep understanding of multiple healthcare standards that add value to our integrated healthcare
5. Patient data security on top
- The solution will be end-to-end secured and HIPAA compliant.
- All microservices will communicate via. each other with HTTPS (SSL)
- Data at rest will be encrypted
- Database access will only be provided to users with authorization
- Role Based access control system will be enabled to make sure limited access to data
- Keys & Tokens will be stored in encrypted vaults
- The audit log is maintained for each access or operation performed on the platform.
6. Compliance with all Healthcare regulations
Our team understands all the compliance requirements that must be followed while integrating any EHR with any system.
- Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
- Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act
- The European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
- The 21st Century Cures Act
- Federal and State Data Breach Notification Laws
- Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC)
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Time & Material Model
This model is right for projects in which requirements are continually evolving or not very clear. You will need to provide the project's initial scope; then, we can create a phase planning base. You can change requirements based on the fact that we can update milestones. You will be paying for the amount of work done.
Dedicated Team
This model is used for engagement, where you need to extend the team with remote resources. You will need to provide all the necessary skills required for resources. We provide the best matching resources profile based on requirements. We allow clients to take interviews based on requirements or take a two-week trial period to check resource skillsets & expertise. Payment will be based on hourly basis.
Fixed Price Model
This model is good for the projects in which the project's scope is clear and most importantly, fixed. Fixed price engagement doesn't allow you to make changes in scope. You will need to provide the project's initial scope; then, we can create a phase planning base on it. This engagement we recommend only for small projects.