Stream: implementers
Topic: Export HL7 Messages from Cerner/EPIC
Ankur Mehrotra (Jan 28 2021 at 05:52):
We were integrating Cerner/Epic with our application where we would need to get the HL7 Messages export from Cerner/Epic and then converting them to FHIR resources. Is it possible to export HL7 Messages from Cerner/Epic?
Brendan Keeler (Jan 28 2021 at 06:22):
Epic, Cerner and other EHRs typically have interfaces that send event driven messages in real-time.
If you have partnered with a health system, you should be able to work with their interface/EDI team to integrate, typically over MLLP
Brendan Keeler (Jan 28 2021 at 06:23):
There's some nice detail about supported interfaces on https://open.epic.com/
Brendan Keeler (Jan 28 2021 at 06:23):
Why do you want to convert HL7 to FHIR, though, rather than just integrate with those EHRs purely with FHIR?
Ankur Mehrotra (Jan 28 2021 at 06:47):
Got it. Thanks for the speedy information. Really appreciated!!!!
René Spronk (Jan 28 2021 at 08:43):
See the #v2 to FHIR stream for detailed discussions related to the mapping of HL7 v2 to HL7 FHIR.
Cooper Thompson (Jan 28 2021 at 14:59):
Epic also supports sending HL7v2 over HTTPS. We tend to encourage HTTPS over MLLP for integrations with apps that are not hosted on-prem (e.g. in the cloud).
Last updated: Apr 12 2022 at 19:14 UTC
