Epic EPR Integration

As a trusted Epic integration partner, we are committed to enhancing healthcare delivery through innovative integration solutions.

Understanding Epic Integration

Epic is a leading EPR system that is utilised by a significant number of NHS Trusts in the UK. Epic is interoperable and enables secure and efficient patient data exchange between Epic sites and other interoperable systems through various means. Integration with Epic can be achieved through Epic Care Everywhere, development against open HL7 FHIR APIs and Epic web services for custom development, as well as standard point-to-point interfaces for typical business cases. Epic is dedicated to open exchange and has earned ONC Health IT Certification, adhering to the EHR Developer Code of Conduct to promote cooperative and transparent business practices.

Why Choose 6B as Your Epic Integration Partner?

As an experienced Epic integration partner, working with both digital health innovators and public health organisations, 6B is uniquely positioned to help your organisation navigate the complexities of integrating with Epic. Here’s why partnering with us makes a difference:

Expertise in Epic Interoperability: Our team is proficient in integrating with Epic’s Care Everywhere for patient record exchange, as well as Epic’s HL7 FHIR APIs and web services, SMART on FHIR, and the Interconnect service-oriented architecture (SOA) platform and supporting SOAP/XML and REST/XML/JSON over HTTP/S, offering both traditional request/response messaging and asynchronous, queued messaging.

Comprehensive Integration Solutions: We provide integration services across a wide range of categories, including clinical, diagnostics, imaging, patient portals, pharmacy, scheduling, and more. Whether you need to build on top of the Epic system or require specific data exchange methods, we have the expertise to deliver customised solutions that meet your needs.

Commitment to Open Standards: 6B supports the use of industry standards for data exchange, such as HL7, HL7 V2/3, CDA, CCD, and DICOM. We help you leverage these standards to ensure seamless interoperability, enabling expanded information sharing and improved patient care.

Security and Compliance: We understand the importance of data security in healthcare. Our integration solutions comply with the highest standards of authentication, authorisation, and security, including SMART on FHIR OAuth 2.0 for user authentication and TLS/SSL certificates for system-to-system connections.

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Our Epic Integration Process

Integrating with Epic involves several phases: designing, developing, testing, and connecting your solution with Epic. Here’s how we guide you through each step:

We start by defining the types of data your solution will exchange with Epic and the direction of data flow. For example, if your solution needs to read medication information or write lab orders, we identify the appropriate standards and technologies to use.

Following design, our team utilises Epic’s open web services, HL7 FHIR developer toolbox, as well as 6B pre-built components to build your integration quickly and efficiently. We ensure that your solution can authenticate users within the Epic environment and handle necessary data exchanges seamlessly.

Throughout development we provide access to Epic’s sandbox environment for testing your integration. This allows 6B and you to validate your integration in a controlled setting before going live, ensuring that your solution functions correctly within the Epic ecosystem.

Once testing is complete, we can assist with distributing client IDs to the relevant NHS Trusts’ Epic environments. This step is crucial for enabling data exchange in real-world settings and ensuring compliance with Epic’s security protocols.

After integration, we can continue to provide support and maintenance to ensure your Epic integration remains compatible with Epic’s evolving standards and technologies. Our goal is to help you deliver continuous value to your users and improve patient care outcomes delivered from your solution.

Benefits of Epic Integration

Integrating your digital health solution with Epic offers numerous benefits:

Enhanced Patient Care: By ensuring that healthcare providers have access to comprehensive and up-to-date patient records, you facilitate better clinical decision-making and improved patient outcomes.

Streamlined Workflows: Integration helps automate and streamline clinical and administrative workflows, reducing manual processes and minimising errors.

Improved Data Accuracy: Accurate and timely data exchange ensures that patient information is always current, reducing the risk of data discrepancies and enhancing patient safety.

Increased Patient Engagement: Empower patients by providing them with access to their medical records and enabling them to share their data with other healthcare applications.

Why choose 6B for Epic EPR API Integration?

Navigating Epic EPR integration when developing a health tech product can be complex – 6B’s professional team are here to help.

We are an award winning in-house multi-disciplinary team of architects, developers, and consultants experienced in delivering multiple Epic integrations.
We are experienced Epic integration partners and we have pre-built Epic HL7 FHIR R4 API modules and pre-built Epic SMART on FHIR modules.
We are Epic Vendor Services members; and we are experienced in designing and developing transparent, predictable and fast paths to commercialisation of your Epic integration.
We have experience working with different Epic APIs including Epic FHIR APIs, Epic HL7v2 Interfaces, Epic Lab APIs (available via Epic Vendor Services), Epic SMART on FHIR authentication/authorisation/launch, Epic Showroom validation and publish, and more.
We have wider experience integrating other leading EPR systems in different secondary healthcare settings, including Cerner, System C, Access Rio, SystmOne, and more.
The development team at 6B have experience working across different healthcare settings, as well as working with private sector organisations, producing a range of complex and secure process-driven bespoke integrations, applications and software.

At 6B, we are passionate about driving innovation in healthcare through integrated technology built using open data standards. Our deep understanding of Epic’s interoperability capabilities and our commitment to delivering tailored integration solutions make us the ideal partner for digital health innovators.

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The Epic integration solutions we design and develop enable the seamless exchange of data between different systems.

We’re keen to partner with digital health innovators to support Epic integration projects – contact us if you are ready to get started.

What are the benefits of integrating my digital health product with Epic through 6B?

Integrating your digital health product with Epic through 6B offers several benefits, including speed to go live (through utilising our pre-built Epic integration component), enhanced patient care through access to comprehensive and up-to-date patient records, streamlined clinical and administrative workflows, improved data accuracy, and increased patient engagement. Our integration solutions ensure seamless interoperability and secure data exchange, facilitating better clinical decision-making and improved patient outcomes.

How does 6B ensure the security and compliance of my Epic integration?

At 6B, inline with our ISO 27001 policies and procedures, we prioritise data security and compliance with healthcare standards. Our integration solutions adhere to the highest standards of authentication, authorization, and security. We utilise SMART on FHIR OAuth 2.0 for user authentication and TLS/SSL certificates for system-to-system connections. Additionally, we comply with industry standards such as HL7, HL7 V2/3, CDA, CCD, and DICOM to ensure secure and seamless interoperability.

What experience does 6B have with Epic integrations?

6B is a trusted Epic integration partner with experience in working with both digital health innovators and public health organisations. We are members of Epic Vendor Services and have experience publishing solutions to the Epic Showroom as well as developing against other Epic APIs (eg HL7 FHIR Epic open APIs). Our team is proficient in integrating with Epic’s Care Everywhere, HL7 FHIR APIs, web services, and other interoperability solutions. We have successfully delivered multiple Epic integrations and have a deep understanding of Epic’s interoperability capabilities.

What is the process for integrating my solution with Epic through 6B?

Our Epic integration process involves the following phases: designing, developing, testing, and connecting your solution with Epic. We start by defining the data exchange requirements and identifying the appropriate standards and technologies. Our team then builds the integration using Epic’s open web services, HL7 FHIR developer toolbox, and 6B pre-built components. We provide access to Epic’s sandbox environment for testing and validation before going live. Post-integration, we offer support and maintenance to ensure ongoing compatibility with Epic’s evolving standards and technologies.

How can 6B support my organisation in navigating Epic integration?

6B is uniquely positioned to help your organisation navigate the complexities of integrating with Epic. Our award-winning in-house team of architects, developers, and consultants have extensive experience in delivering Epic integrations and other EPR systems. We offer customised integration solutions that meet your specific needs, leveraging our pre-built Epic HL7 FHIR R4 API modules and Epic SMART on FHIR modules. Our commitment to open standards, security, and compliance ensures a transparent, predictable, and fast path to the commercialisation of your Epic integration.

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Common questions when integrating with Epic EPR

At 6B we specialise in supporting digital health innovators to integrate with Epic, and in the post we've compiled answers to some of the most common questions we come across from innovators aiming to interface their solutions with Epic software.

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