HL7Connect Videos

Setting up an Interface

The following tutorials take you through the basics of setting up incoming and outgoing interface connections to other systems for the management of HL7 message feeds. Messages can be routed to other systems and is also covered.

• Incoming Interfaces



1. How to setup an incoming TCP/IP interface
2. How to setup an incoming file interface



• Outgoing Interfaces

  
  
  1. How to setup an outgoing TCP/IP interface
  2. How to setup an outgoing file interface



• Routing Interfaces/Messages

  
  
  1. Routing messages from an incoming interface to outgoing interfaces
  2. Viewing messages and routing them manually to outgoing interfaces

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Prototyping Scripts

 To prototype a script, you need to create a script, and a test case. This tutorial demonstrates prototyping a script and test case that logs the application startup time to a text file in the HL7Connect log directory.

1. Tutorial #2 - Using the HL7Connect Development Environment to prototype scripts

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Translating an HL7 Message

 The following case study introduces the concept of translating selective components within an incoming message to a different format acceptable to a third party application (such as a laboratory information system). These tutorials cover translating values from a database table, locating data within an incoming message, moving data between components, updating and clearing the contents of components.

1. Tutorial #5 - Parts A & B - Translating an HL7 message
2. Tutorial #5 - Parts C, D & E - Translating an HL7 message

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Knowledge Base

Learn how to utilize the embedded HL7 Dictionary

1. Using the integrated HL7 Data Dictionary

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