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LIMS/EHR Vendor Integration Questionnaire

This questionnaire helps us understand your system's capabilities for integration with the iFlow platform.

System Integration

Standards & Protocols

  1. What standards do you support?

    • [ ] HL7 v2.x (specify version): ____
    • [ ] HL7 FHIR R4
    • [ ] HL7 FHIR R5
    • [ ] IHE profiles: ____
    • [ ] Proprietary API
    • [ ] Other: ____

  2. API architecture?

    • [ ] REST API
    • [ ] GraphQL
    • [ ] SOAP/XML
    • [ ] Message-based (HL7, MLLP)
    • [ ] Other: ____

  3. Webhook support for event notifications?

    • [ ] Yes - HTTP webhooks
    • [ ] Yes - message queue (Kafka, RabbitMQ)
    • [ ] No - polling required

Data Exchange

Inbound (to iFlow)

  1. What data do you need to send to iFlow?

    • [ ] Lab orders (test requests)
    • [ ] Patient demographics
    • [ ] Sample information
    • [ ] Clinical indication
    • [ ] Insurance/billing info
    • [ ] Other: ____

  2. Order message format?

    • [ ] HL7 ORM (Order Message)
    • [ ] FHIR ServiceRequest
    • [ ] Custom JSON/XML
    • [ ] Other: ____

Outbound (from iFlow)

  1. What data do you need to receive from iFlow?

    • [ ] Results (variants, interpretations)
    • [ ] Status updates (received, in-progress, complete)
    • [ ] PDF reports
    • [ ] Structured report data
    • [ ] Other: ____

  2. Preferred format for results/reports?

    • [ ] HL7 ORU (Observation Result)
    • [ ] FHIR DiagnosticReport
    • [ ] FHIR Observation (individual results)
    • [ ] PDF document
    • [ ] Custom JSON/XML
    • [ ] Other: ____

Workflow Integration

Order Management

  1. Do you initiate orders that trigger iFlow processing?

    • [ ] Yes - orders sent to iFlow
    • [ ] No - iFlow is standalone
    • [ ] Bidirectional

  2. Order identification?

    • [ ] Accession number
    • [ ] Order ID
    • [ ] Requisition number
    • [ ] Patient MRN
    • [ ] Other: ____

Results Delivery

  1. Should iFlow push results back automatically?

    • [ ] Yes - real-time push
    • [ ] Yes - batch (specify interval): ____
    • [ ] No - your system polls iFlow
    • [ ] Manual trigger

  2. Status update requirements?

    • [ ] Sample received
    • [ ] Sample in processing
    • [ ] Analysis in progress
    • [ ] Pending review
    • [ ] Report finalized
    • [ ] Other: ____

Authentication & Security

Authentication Methods

  1. OAuth/OIDC support?

    • [ ] Yes - OAuth 2.0
    • [ ] Yes - OIDC
    • [ ] No

  2. API key authentication?

    • [ ] Yes - header-based
    • [ ] Yes - query parameter
    • [ ] No

  3. Mutual TLS requirements?

    • [ ] Required
    • [ ] Supported but optional
    • [ ] Not supported

  4. IP allowlisting?

    • [ ] Required
    • [ ] Supported
    • [ ] Not applicable

Compliance & Certification

Standards Compliance

  1. HL7 certification requirements?

    • [ ] HL7 certified implementation
    • [ ] Self-certified
    • [ ] No certification required

  2. FHIR conformance requirements?

    • [ ] FHIR CapabilityStatement required
    • [ ] US Core compliance
    • [ ] Other profiles: ____
    • [ ] No specific requirements

  3. Audit trail requirements?

    • [ ] All API calls logged
    • [ ] Data access logging
    • [ ] User attribution required
    • [ ] Retention period: ____

Technical Details

Connectivity

  1. Network connectivity options?

    • [ ] Public internet (HTTPS)
    • [ ] VPN tunnel
    • [ ] Private link / VPC peering
    • [ ] On-premise connector

  2. Environment availability?

    • [ ] Sandbox/test environment
    • [ ] Staging environment
    • [ ] Production only

  3. Message size limits?

    • Maximum payload size: ____
    • Attachment size limits: ____

Error Handling

  1. Error response format?

    • [ ] HL7 ACK/NAK
    • [ ] FHIR OperationOutcome
    • [ ] HTTP status codes + JSON
    • [ ] Other: ____

  2. Retry/redelivery support?

    • [ ] Automatic retry
    • [ ] Manual resubmission
    • [ ] Dead letter queue

Specific Platform Questions

For Epic

  1. Epic integration options?
    • [ ] Epic App Orchard
    • [ ] FHIR R4 API
    • [ ] HL7 interfaces
    • [ ] CDS Hooks
    • [ ] Other: ____

For Cerner/Oracle Health

  1. Cerner integration options?
    • [ ] Cerner Code
    • [ ] FHIR R4 API
    • [ ] HL7 interfaces
    • [ ] Other: ____

Contact Information

  • Organization: ____
  • Product/Platform: ____
  • Contact Name: ____
  • Email: ____
  • Phone: ____

Please send completed questionnaire to partners@intelliseq.com.