Mirth Connect is a cross-platform, open-source integration engine designed for healthcare data exchange. It allows healthcare organizations and health tech companies to seamlessly exchange data between different systems using a wide range of healthcare data formats, including HL7, FHIR, DICOM, and EDI X12. Mirth Connect has been adopted by healthcare organizations, hospitals, health information exchanges (HIEs), laboratories, and health tech companies globally.
Despite its powerful data exchange capabilities, there are some challenges in using Mirth Connect, primarily its steep learning curve, and limited documentation and support. At Healthcare Integrations, we help overcome these issues by providing experienced Mirth Connect developers to build your integrations for you, and our subject matter experts are often the ones found in the Mirth Connect forums answering questions and providing support for Mirth Connect users.
Why Choose Healthcare Integrations?
Healthcare Integrations has hosted and managed hundreds of instances of Mirth Connect. Our team knows the ins and outs of Mirth Connect and can either provide experienced resources to build integrations in Mirth Connect or provide training and guidance to your team. Let us help you avoid expensive integration platform fees and utilize industry-standard open-source tools to build, manage, and maintain your integrations.
How Can We Help?
Our expert Mirth Connect integration developers are here to help you build your HL7 and FHIR integrations needed to achieve interoperability. Schedule a free consultation to see if we are a good fit to help your organization.
Key Mirth Connect Services
Our commonly requested Mirth Connect training and consulting services include:
Contract Mirth Connect Development Services
Need help Mirth Connect? Contract with us to handle any Mirth Connect project, from installing and upgrading mirth safely to building your HL7 or FHIR integrations. We’ll provide you with the experience and resources to build any integration in Mirth Connect.
Managed Mirth Connect Development Services
Need long-term team to handle your Mirth Connect Integrations? We’ll provide all of the resources needed to manage hundreds of integrations and become an extension of your current team. We’ll take the burden of building integrations in Mirth Connect off of your team’s shoulders, freeing them up to spend time on other important activities.
Mirth Connect Hosting
We’ll host your Mirth Connect server for you for a low monthly fee. Our hosting service comes with daily backups, 24/7 security, HIPAA compliance, and complimentary Mirth Connect integration monitoring.
Mirth Connect Integration Monitoring
When timely, accurate data exchange is a necessity, we provide 24/7, HIPAA-compliant integration monitoring tools to trigger a rapid responses to errors or unexpected downtime. When something goes wrong, our team is there in minutes, not days.
Mirth Connect Integration Strategy
Not sure how your organization should approach using Mirth Connect? We can help you build a Mirth Connect strategy tailored to your use cases, clients, goals, and budget.
Mirth Connect Training
Looking to grow your in-house integration talent? Our Mirth Connect subject matter experts can provide tailored training to you and your team. We offer both Mirth Connect fundamental training, as well as more advanced Mirth Connect techniques for high-complexity integrations.
Mirth Connect Consulting
Have all of the resources you need, but want some expert Mirth Connect integration guidance? Our consultants can answer any questions you may have about Mirth Connect.
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On-Demand Training
Need an urgent Mirth Connect question answered? Schedule or request training with our Mirth Connect experts now to solve your integration problems quickly.
1-on-1 Training
$300/hour
Great for the integration professionals and students.
✓ Schedule at your convenience.
✓ Available in 30/60-minute increments.
✓ Trained by a Certified Mirth Connect Developer.
Group Training
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Great for new development and integration teams.
✓ Tailored to your team’s needs.
✓ Includes a recording of the training for future use.
✓ Trained by a Certified Mirth Connect Developer.
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Mirth Connect Service FAQs
Find answers to commonly asked questions about our Mirth Connect Services.
What is Mirth Connect, and how can it help us exchange healthcare data?
Mirth Connect is an open-source integration engine designed to help healthcare systems and applications exchange data. It enables seamless integration with various healthcare systems like Electronic Health Records (EHRs), lab systems, and billing platforms by supporting standards like HL7, FHIR, and DICOM. It can transform, route, and deliver messages between disparate systems, ensuring your platform can communicate with other healthcare IT environments.
Can Mirth Connect integrate our system with both HL7 and FHIR standards?
Yes, Mirth Connect supports both HL7,v2, HL7v3) and FHIR, allowing your systems to integrate with legacy systems that use HL7 and newer systems or apps that rely on FHIR for data exchange. It can translate between these formats and transform the data as needed to ensure compatibility across systems.
What are the typical use cases for Mirth Connect
Common use cases include
- Interfacing with EHRs to share patient data.
- Connecting lab or imaging systems to facilitate results sharing.
- Integrating billing systems with clinical platforms.
- Enabling mobile health apps to communicate with hospital systems.
- Managing patient referrals and appointment scheduling between different systems.
What are the advantages of using Mirth Connect over other integration engines?
Mirth Connect offers several advantages over other integration engines and platforms. It is open source, reducing software costs, and it supports all healthcare data standards, making extremely versatile. Mirth Connect is highly customizable and scalable, supporting both simple integration uses cases, and high complexity enterprise integration demands.
What data formats and protocols can Mirth Connect handle?
We’ve built HL7, FHIR, DICOM, and EDI X12 integrations inside of Mirth connect, and have built custom integration to transform XML, JSON, and CSV files to healthcare data formats. Mirth Connect can protocols like SFTP, FTPS, VPN, Fax, AWS S3, REST API, SOAP API, and SMTP to exchange healthcare data.
Can Mirth Connect handle high message volumes, and how does it perform under load?
Mirth Connect is highly scalable and can handle high volumes of messages, but performance depends on how it is configured and optimized. For large-scale systems, we recommend tuning the database, optimizing channel design, and possibly using load balancing to ensure high performance and reliability even under heavy loads. We’ve had clients support 500+ integrations and millions of messages per day in one Mirth Connect instance.
How long does it typically take to build an integration in Mirth Connect?
The timeline depends on the complexity of the integration. For simple to moderate complexity interfaces, it can take 4 to 6 weeks, while more complex integrations can take several months. We provide an estimated timeline after scoping each project.
What happens if there is a message failure or data transmission issue?
Mirth Connect has built-in error handling, logging, and alerting. If a message fails, it can automatically retry, log the error, and send alerts to administrators. We also provide ongoing support to troubleshoot and resolve any issues that may arise with data transmission.
Can Mirth Connect help with bulk data migrations or transfers?
Yes, Mirth Connect can be used for bulk data migrations, such as moving patient records between systems or exporting data for research purposes. It supports batch processing and can handle large datasets through its message queuing and processing features.
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