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TIE Features

CDA Documents And TIE

  • Support for all released HL7 versions from v2.1 to v2.7

  • Full support for v2.xml encoding

  • Support for v2 localization using z-segments, and even support for re-defining the HL7 standard if necessary

  • Support for CDA R2

  • Support for CCD

  • Support for CDA extensions using alternate namespaces

 

TIE Message Store

  • Messages and documents are stored in a transaction-safe database (Microsoft SQL Server or MySQL)

  • They can be stored as long as desired, or alternatively archived or deleted after a configurable interval of time since receipt

  • They can also have annotations attached which can be used to manage the workflow (see below)

  • TIE stores audit information relating to interface status, user history, and a full history for messages and documents, including resending failures

 

Workflow Management

  • Messages and/or documents can be passed straight through from one system to another, or stored in the TIE message store, and then forwarded

  • They can be sent to multiple destinations using sophisticated routing decision making.

  • In addition to destinations that represent other systems, administrators can define virtual queues that can be used for additional workflow management.

  • Email, SMS or Windows Event Log notifications can be generated to alert administrators when problems occur

 

Multiple Exchange Options

  • TIE supports many network protocols:

    • MLLP: TIE's Minimal Lower Layer Protocol (v2 messages)

    • XDR: IHE's Cross-Enterprise Document Transfer protocol. (CDA documents)

    • HTTP: Several variations of how to use HTTP, principally a simple RESTful based POST protocol

    • Email: A simple email transfer protocol

  • TIE also supports file based transfer using a variety of file formats:

    • Plain Text (with scripts to convert the format)

    • CDA documents - one per file

    • HL7- one message per file

    • HL7 v2 Batch file format

    • LLP dump format

  • Alternatively, you can use the COM library to exchange messages or documents between your application and TIE, or you can use the web services interface. In addition, it's possible to write a custom DLL to handle message and document exchange

 

Extensibility using scripting

  • Utilize a variety of scripting languages to create, validate, manipulate or modify messages and documents or modify and control the workflow.

  • Interact with other databases or applications and insert information into the messages or insert data into a database using SQL statements.

  • TIE supports a number of scripting languages:

    • Javascript

    • VBScript

    • XSLT

    • KScript (TIE scripting language for generating HL7 and CDA documents)

 

Message and Document Validation

  • TIE can validate messages and documents interactively, or as part of the workflow

  • TIE supports a number of validation approaches:

    • Basic Validation against the standards
    • Javascript/VBScript

    • XML Schema

    • XSLT

    • OCL (Object Constraint Language)

    • (CDA) Eclipse OHF validation

 

Knowledge Resources

  • TIE includes a full knowledge base that provides:

    • a full copy of HL7 v2 definitions (all versions: structures, events, segments, structures, and datatypes)

    • a full copy of the CDA definitions (CDA clones, RIM classes and attributes, and datatypes)

    • LOINC definitions and classifications

    • SNOMED-CT terms and relationships

  • These knowledge resources are available through the system as appropriate, for example performing message and document routing based on Snomed-CT subsumption logic

 

Simple User Interface

  • A web-based user interface can be used from any web client, including mobile phones.

  • Custom mobile phone applets are included for ease of remote management.

  • An interactive development environment for working with HL7 v2 messages, CDA documents, and developing and testing scripts for the TIE extensibility features

TIE Features
TIE Message Store
Workflow Management
Multiple Exchange Options
Extensibility Using Script
Message & Document Validation
Knowledge Resources
Simple User Interface
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