Mirth Connect Explained

Mirth Connect
Developer:	NextGen Healthcare
Programming Language:	Java
Operating System:	Cross-platform
Genre:	Integration engine
License:	Mozilla Public License 2.0

Mirth Connect is a cross-platform interface engine used in the healthcare industry that enables the management of information using bi-directional sending of many types of messages.^{[1] [2]} The primary use of this interface engine is in healthcare.^[2]

On September 9, 2013 Mirth Corporation announced they were acquired by Quality Systems (now NextGen Healthcare).^[3]

Adopters

The Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology (CCHIT), in a push to ensure interoperability standards between electronic health records, has adopted Laika, an open source standards software program. At the 2009 Annual HIMSS Conference, Mirth was selected as one of the testing tools for the coming interoperability tests.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Book: Furht, B. . Agarwal . A. . Handbook of Medical and Healthcare Technologies . Springer New York . SpringerLink . 2013 . 978-1-4614-8495-0 . December 5, 2018 . 291.
2. Book: Trotter, F. . Uhlman . D. . Meaningful Use and Beyond: A Guide for IT Staff in Health Care . O'Reilly Media . Real Time Bks . 2011 . 978-1-4493-0502-4 . December 5, 2018 . 223.
3. Web site: Quality Systems, Inc. Acquires Mirth Corporation. 2013-09-09. 2013-09-17. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130923122839/http://www.mirthcorp.com/news/quality-systems-acquires-mirth-corporation. 2013-09-23.
4. Web site: Archive for the ‘HIMSS’ Category. Fred Trotter blog. 2009-04-08. 2009-04-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20160729195921/http://www.fredtrotter.com/category/himss/. 2016-07-29. dead.