The HL7 acknowledgment message, HL7 ACK, is critical for smooth, ongoing HL7 communication. Learn the nuances of HL7 ACK messages, segments, and codes.

This deep dive explains HL7 message types, message structure, message segments, codes, fields and the complete anatomy of an HL7 message.

HL7 is a healthcare industry standard for messaging between applications, for example from EHR to PMS. Learn HL7 basics, including HL7 v2 and v3.

HL7 ADT message types are the most common HL7 messages. We explain ADT message structure, segments, and event types, including HL7 ADT message examples.

The HL7 SIU and HL7 SRM message types are HL7 appointment scheduling messages with date and time, resources, services, location, and more appoint info.

The Medical Document Management (MDM) message is a commonly used HL7 message type that provides information about new or updated notes or documents.

The Order Entry (ORM) message is a common HL7 message type. ORM messages contain information about an order, most commonly radiology or lab orders.

The FHIR acronym stands for Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources. FHIR is a new open-sourced interoperability standard of the HL7 organization.

RESTful APIs are the backbone of many webservices today. Having the tools to integrate an not-natively-RESTful interface engine with this common standard opens a lot of possibilities. In the healthcare space, queuing the HL7 properly is critical. In this article, we explore ways to do this properly.

Let's walk through the names, players, and timelines for delivering your first HL7 Epic integration or any other EHR integration like Cerner or Allscripts.