Press Release

EMR Direct Congratulates Several Partners on Completing ONC Certification in Q3 and Q4 2019

Health IT Products Recently Certified for Direct and/or HL7 FHIR Services Using the Interoperability Engine Platform



SAN DIEGO, Calif., January 15, 2020 -- EMR Direct, a leading developer of software for secure health information exchange using Direct Messaging, HL7 FHIR, IHE query, and Identity Services, today announced successful certification of additional vendors' products using its popular Interoperability Engine software. Vendors receiving certification during Q3 and Q4 of 2019 using the EMR Direct platform include:

  • Addison Health Systems
  • ADS Technologies
  • AllegianceMD Software
  • Change Healthcare
  • Criterions Software
  • Emerald Health
  • EZDERM
  • InPracSys
  • Integra Connect
  • KSB
  • MD-Reports
  • MedNet Medical Solutions
  • Office Practicum
  • Payoda Technology
  • PHI Medical Office Solutions
  • Remarkable Health
  • SymphonyCare
  • Ulrich Medical Concepts
  • Universal Research Solutions

EMR Direct's powerful integration tools allow Health IT developers to rapidly enable their own products with the Direct Messaging and HL7 FHIR functionality offered by Interoperability Engine. Integration either connects the customers of these partner products to over 2.2 million Direct addresses at over 232,000 healthcare organizations nationwide, activates their health data for access as FHIR resources, or both. The HL7 FHIR service has been very well received, with nearly twenty vendors already certified or relying upon EMR Direct's solution, and approximately 500 providers serviced by our production FHIR endpoints.

EMR Direct's platform makes it easy for developers to enable more effective use of health information across the care continuum while meeting industry requirements for privacy and security, and without special effort by customers or interoperability subject matter expertise, or the need for point to point legal agreements or fees reflecting one-off connections.

EMR Direct first certified its Interoperability Engine software for ONC 2015 Edition criteria in November, 2016 and has since worked with numerous existing and new partners to enable these services within their products. Certified capabilities include Direct HISP (Health Information Service Provider) services via custom software integration, XDR, or SMTP edge connection; FHIR STU3 or DSTU2; OAuth; and Dynamic Client Registration. Support for SMART, FHIR DSTU2 Argonaut, and Express Lane cross-organizational exchange leveraging UDAP profiles is also available, as is standalone OAuth as a service. The phiCert Certification Authority provides certificates for securing FHIR transactions for UDAP use cases or to service other HISPs.

About EMR Direct

EMR Direct is headquartered in San Diego, California, and provides Direct Messaging, HL7 FHIR, IHE query, and Identity Services; integration APIs; and the supporting public key infrastructure required for secure health information exchange. The Interoperability Engine platform is ONC 2015 Edition Certified and integrates seamlessly into other applications without requiring expensive, one-off, peer-to-peer interfaces. Hundreds of healthcare IT developers and thousands of healthcare organizations use EMR Direct services to power health information exchange services integrated into their products. Today, our network reaches over 2.2 million healthcare endpoints across the nation, and continues to grow. EMR Direct is committed to protecting patient privacy and data security, improving the quality and coordination of care, increasing productivity, and reducing costs.

Trademark notice: phiCert and the Interoperability Engine "gears" logo are trademarks of EMR Direct. HL7 and FHIR are registered trademarks of Health Level Seven International.