Component 8; Unit 7: System Interfaces and Integration
Description:
This unit will define interface and integration and explain their importance, discuss common interface methods point to point and interface engines and the types of protocols they use, examine HL7 and how it simplifies the process of communicating between various dissimilar components, and connecting your EHR system to the outside world.
Objectives:
- Determine and document system interfaces and integration requirements
- Describe the pitfalls associated with installing a new application in an environment of pre-existing applications
- Give examples of interfacing modalities
Component 8; Unit 7; Lecture 7 comp8_unit7_lecture_slides
Interface and Integration (26:16): 1) Interface and Integration document system, a. HL7 communication protocol, b. Integration between EHRs; 2) Methods, a. Interface Engine, b. Point to point