A Great Interoperability Tool
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We use InterSystems Iris and HealthConnect as our intergration engine between our EMR & our vendor systems. It allows us to take in millions of HL7 messages, translate those messages according to the needs of our company & vendors and send them on to their destinations within seconds. It also works for HL7v3, X12, and API (FHIR/Json) data.
Pros
- It is very intuitive--navigation and understanding of the tool comes quickly
- It is very flexible so you can easily customize it to operate in such a way that it fulfills your needs.
- It is constantly expanding it's out of the box capabilities to provide more ease & access to different utilities.
Cons
- The base code is in ObjectScript which can be quite the learning curve for individuals just starting out with the product.
- The documentation is not always clear about how or what classes and built in functions are available for use.
Most Important Features
- The ability to quickly view what systems are having issues.
- An intuitive GUI that makes different aspects of my role more efficient.
- The WRC--a 24/7 support line that offers expert advice to help you get over development hurdles.
Return on Investment
- It has improved our development speed so we are able to produce more quickly.
- It has offered the ability to provide more customized solutions in comparison to what we were using allowing us to offer a greater range of solutions.
- Custom processes are typically written in the InterSystems Development Language which does take some time to learn but it does follow standard syntax and logic.
- Source Control is not standard out of the box and it does take some work to get it implemented though this process is improving.
Alternatives Considered
TIBCO General Interface
Other Software Used
Epic, Microsoft Visual Studio Code





