The ApeniMED Platform
The ApeniMED Platform is a proven healthcare interoperability connectivity solution stack, enabling the interoperable exchange of clinical and administrative data between disparate trading partners and systems. Deployed as a hosted, SaaS-based offering, the hardened, proven ApeniMED Platform utilizes standards-based technologies such as NHIN Exchange and the Direct Project (NHIN Direct) to connect disparate healthcare stakeholders and systems together for seamless data exchange, all while helping providers achieve Meaningful Use.
The ApeniMED Platform has been deployed to build Health Information Exchanges from the ground up, connecting disparate EHRs, laboratory systems, payers, providers, and other stakeholders together for the secure, interoperable exchange of clinical and administrative data. The ApeniMED Platform has also been deployed to connect existing HIEs together with other HIEs, State Agencies, Federal Agencies, vendors, and stakeholders.
The ApeniMED Platform can be deployed to support the following use cases:
- Intra HIE connectivity, such as connecting disparate providers, payers, laboratories and other HIE stakeholders
- Inter HIE connectivity, such as connecting new or established HIEs to other HIEs, State Agencies, Federal Agencies, vendors, or other trading partners
- Agency to Agency connectivity, such as connecting a State Agency to another intra/inter State Agency, State or Regional HIE, Federal Agency, or vendor
Technical Features
The ApeniMED Platform is ideal for organizations seeking Nationwide Health Information Network (NHIN) ready, modular, and standards-based connectivity solutions on any scale. Technical features of the ApeniMED Platform include:
- Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) design, utilizing a software architecture proven to scale to billions of transactions (in the financial services and other industries)
- Modular platform allowing for seamless integration of multiple third-party vendor systems
- Full compliance and certification with NHIN, including both NHIN Exchange (CONNECT) and NHIN Direct (Direct) standards, and the Federal Health Architecture (FHA)
- Interoperability with Federal Agencies such as the Social Security Administration (SSA), the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Secure exchange of clinical and administrative data with Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) security for military-grade encryption
- Fully HIPAA-compliant consent management system to ensure privacy and security of information, as well as patient opt-in and opt-out