The Healthcare
Interoperability Glossary
Confused by FHIR, HL7, SOC 2, and BAAs? We break down complex enterprise interoperability terms and explain exactly how we engineer solutions around them.
FHIR (Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources)
A standard describing data formats and elements (known as 'resources') and an Application Programming Interface (API) for exchanging electronic health records. It builds on previous HL7 data format standards.
The HealthSyncX Approach
HealthSyncX uses FHIR APIs as the modern bridge between custom workflow applications and legacy EHR systems, ensuring your custom PM software can read/write data in real-time.
HL7 (Health Level Seven)
A set of international standards used to transfer and share data between various healthcare providers. HL7 v2 is widely used for legacy messaging.
The HealthSyncX Approach
While older than FHIR, our middleware engines are built to seamlessly ingest, parse, and translate complex HL7 v2 feeds into clean JSON data for modern applications.
RPA (Robotic Process Automation)
Software technology that makes it easy to build, deploy, and manage software robots that emulate human actions interacting with digital systems and software.
The HealthSyncX Approach
We deploy custom RPA bots specifically for medical billing—scraping payer portals, checking prior authorization statuses, and auto-reconciling EOBs without human intervention.
BAA (Business Associate Agreement)
A written contract between a HIPAA-covered entity and a HIPAA business associate. The contract establishes specifically what the business associate has been engaged to do and requires them to comply with HIPAA Rules.
The HealthSyncX Approach
HealthSyncX operates strictly under signed BAAs for all custom software projects, ensuring your cloud architecture and data handling are legally compliant from day one.
HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act)
A federal law that required the creation of national standards to protect sensitive patient health information from being disclosed without the patient's consent or knowledge.
The HealthSyncX Approach
We build all custom applications using Zero-Trust architectures, KMS-encrypted databases, and automated audit logging out-of-the-box to ensure flawless HIPAA compliance.
SOC 2 Type II
An auditing procedure that ensures your service providers securely manage your data to protect the interests of your organization and the privacy of its clients.
The HealthSyncX Approach
If you are a health-tech startup selling to enterprise hospitals, we provide custom engineering remediation to ensure your SaaS platform passes SOC 2 Type II vendor audits.
EHR (Electronic Health Record) Middleware
Software that sits between two disparate systems (like a modern SaaS app and an enterprise EHR like Epic) to allow them to communicate via APIs.
The HealthSyncX Approach
HealthSyncX engineers custom middleware layers that securely route data from highly-usable frontend applications directly into the rigid backend schemas of Epic, Cerner, or Athenahealth.
EOB (Explanation of Benefits)
A statement sent by a health insurance company to covered individuals explaining what medical treatments and/or services were paid for on their behalf.
The HealthSyncX Approach
Our RPA automation bots automatically parse digital EOB PDFs and portal messages, reconciling payments against the master patient ledger inside your practice management software.