{"id":24690,"date":"2019-03-15T08:53:46","date_gmt":"2019-03-15T08:53:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/africa\/?p=24690"},"modified":"2019-03-15T11:02:38","modified_gmt":"2019-03-15T11:02:38","slug":"integration-in-the-healthcare-industry-requires-the-right-tools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/africa\/2019\/03\/15\/integration-in-the-healthcare-industry-requires-the-right-tools\/","title":{"rendered":"Integration in the healthcare industry requires the right tools"},"content":{"rendered":"

Although there has been a widespread adoption of electronic health records, the integration of healthcare data remains a crucial challenge for the healthcare industry as it endeavours to achieve interoperability.<\/p>\n

In addition, healthcare entities need to understand that real data integration means working with the right technology partners to ensure that all challenges are met.<\/p>\n

\u201cToo many healthcare organisations cling tightly to their data, and who can blame them?\u201d said Andre Froneman, Business Unit Manager at Axiz.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith an increasingly stringent regulatory environment, protecting their customers personal information and privacy is paramount.\u201d<\/p>\n

However, Froneman says embracing data integration technology will result in infinitely better care for patients, as well as streamlined operations, greater efficiencies and cost savings<\/p>\n

This is where Magic Software, a global provider of end-to-end integration and application development, comes in, adds Froneman.<\/p>\n

\u201cThrough Axiz, a host of healthcare providers are now benefiting from the Magic\u00a0XPI\u00a0Integration Platform, a single platform for dynamic, limitless connectivity,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

And it is not only benefiting hospitals; it is also helping provider and payer organisations including HMOs, PPOs, medical centres, clinics, skilled nursing facilities, health information providers, senior health care providers, dental centres and medical offices.<\/p>\n

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Andre Froneman, Business Unit Manager at Axiz<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

According to Froneman, Magic Software brings unique business benefits for healthcare providers across the board.<\/p>\n

\u201cFirstly, their software boasts open standards for flexible compliance,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cMagic\u2019s XPI Integration Platform helps organisations\u00a0gain fast regulatory compliance by bridging standards through a technology approach to process integration that is totally neutral. Instead of attempting to force adoption of one standard, Magic XPI understand the wide range of standards used across the healthcare industries today. And only by supporting the widest possible array of standards, can you assure the future value of IT investments, as well as leverage existing infrastructure investments and lower the time required to implement workable compliance solutions for this industry?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cCurrently, HIPAA standards for exchange of healthcare information are based on Electronic Data Interchange (EDI). Magic XPI is the perfect solution to enable healthcare organisations to become compliant in line with\u00a0the HIPAA standards based on EDI.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe majority of healthcare applications, specifically the older legacy applications, make use of information exchange via HL7. In this way, data transformation to and from HL7 remains a crucial need for many healthcare customers. Magix XPI features a specialised connector for HL7, offering a fantastic\u00a0framework for managing the business processes around these data transformations, and doing this in a way that guarantees the best degree of operational integrity.\u201d<\/p>\n

Magic XPI also features RFID data integration, added Froneman.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is a growing interest in using radio frequency identification devices for tasks such as patient tracking, pharmaceuticals logistics and hazardous or biowaste management,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cRFID is a compelling offering as it is an efficient and cost-effective way for healthcare IT professionals to incorporate new technologies with existing applications and systems.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn addition, the platform offers superior XML handling. As a growing number of healthcare industry protocols are moving to the use of XML to replace EDI, healthcare organisations don\u2019t have to worry with the Magic XPI and Magic XPA, the company\u2019s low-code platform. The platforms\u2019 visual data mapping tools allow users to create quick relationships and transformations to and from XML, SQL, HTML and suchlike.\u201d<\/p>\n

In terms of scalability, Froneman says Magic\u2019s technology can handle even the most exacting performance needs. Magic XPI has been employed in single server settings with demands exceeding one million synchronous transactions each day, and for more demanding workloads, it features robust load balancing technology for the utilisation of many servers at the same time.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn fact, Magic\u2019s largest customer synchronies server data in almost 200 nations around the world,\u201d said Froneman, who adds it is important to remember that no solution or product is effective unless it is used properly.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith this in mind, Magic Software\u2019s full technical support, training and professional services options to guarantee that all clients\u2019 crucial operations are continually backed by a team of consummate professionals that are ready to handle any support issues as they arise.\u201d<\/p>\n

Magic also offers a range of training options to suit every need, including self-paced computer-based instruction and online seminars.<\/p>\n

In addition, Magic XPI offers superior reliability.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt features the most robust transaction broker technology, assuring clients of the highest degree of operational integrity,\u201d said Froneman.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe platform also allows for complex business processes with multiple \u2018rollback\u2019 levels. In addition, an upstream process can be reversed according to the organisation\u2019s policies whenever a downstream process upon which it depends has failed or is experiencing an exception condition that can be defined.<\/p>\n

\u201cXPI allows for strong integration capabilities in IoT, file stores, EDI, communications and databases. This means that where XPI is installed, \u2018Healthcare 4.0\u2019, will be the next logical step towards a fully digital, data driven organisation.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Although there has been a widespread adoption of electronic health records, the integration of healthcare data remains a crucial challenge for the healthcare industry as it endeavours to achieve interoperability. In addition, healthcare entities need to understand that real data integration means working with the right technology partners to ensure that all challenges are met. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":24691,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4950,843,328,329,6,298,13,262],"tags":[8630,5748,8636,8635,8641,8629,8634,8637,8632,390,8640,8639,8631,8633,8638],"class_list":["post-24690","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-analysis","category-editors-choice","category-features","category-healthcare","category-insights","category-main-story-newsletter","category-top-stories","category-used","tag-andre-froneman","tag-axiz","tag-edi","tag-electronic-data-interchange","tag-healthcare-4-0","tag-healthcare-data","tag-hipaa","tag-hl7","tag-hmos","tag-iot","tag-magic-xpa","tag-magic-xpi","tag-magic-xpi-integration-platform","tag-ppos","tag-rfid"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24690","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/25"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24690"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24690\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24736,"href":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24690\/revisions\/24736"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24691"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24690"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24690"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24690"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}