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Ringholm offers services related to the integration of applications, independent of specific vendors, tools or standards.
These services are mostly provided to the healthcare vertical, i.e.
our services are tailored to meet the known demands of application vendors,
healthcare providers (e.g. hospitals, GPs, laboratories, healthcare provider networks)
and other parties (e.g. insurance companies, government entities, universities, standardization organisations).
We provide the industry's most advanced training,
mentoring and advice in integration standards and integration technologies.
Project Management
The cost to your organization of having access to detailed knowledge
related to integration will be far lower if Ringholm resources are used than by using your own staff.
Detailed knowledge of systems integration
and integration related standards is not a core business of most organisations.
By using Ringholm consultants, the necessary expertise in the area of systems integration can be acquired
in a convenient manner, avoiding risks related to capacity (i.e. having the required number of experts
at hand if operating in a fluctuating market), illness, or disputes with trade unions.
Given that integration forms the
core competence of the Ringholm consultants the duration of projects will be lower, leading to an earlier
completion of the product or project.
Experience has shown that the provision of integration related consultancy greatly improves both the ease
as well as the quality of systems integration.
Services related to the provision of project management can be divided into three categories:
Services provided to those organisations responsible for the development of applications.
- Joint Interface Development
The joint specification of the messaging interface requirements and/or the joint development of messaging
interface modules. These services are mostly performed if the development team wants to outsource the
messaging specific parts of the application interface.
- Localization of Interfaces
The adaptation of the messaging interface of an existing application to the requirements of the German
(Dutch, Swiss, U.S., etc.) market.
- Product Selection
The provision of guidance when making integration product or tool selection.
Services provided to those organisations or departments that are responsible for the integration of one or more
ready-made applications in a healthcare setting.
- Outsourced Project management
The provision of integration project management to healthcare provider organisations, if they don't have
the expertise or the time to manage the project themselves. Integration is generally not a core business of a
healthcare provider nor of its IT department.
- Product Selection
The provision of guidance when making product or tool selection.
Services related to messaging standards.
- Standards Research
The analysis of what message standard is to be used given the interfacing requirements of
an application and the areas in which it is used; the analysis of how a particular message standard can be used to transport a specific set of data;
the creation of new or extended messages in case the applicable standard allows for extensions
(e.g. HL7 v2.x Z-segments, HL7 V3 messages)
- Standards Mapping Analysis
The creation of specifications related to the mapping of one message standard to another,
for later implementation by means of a message broker or interfacing software.
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Lower Costs
By using our resources you'll be able to achieve a significant reduction in cost related to having
access to the knowledge required for integration issues. Having knowledge of integration generally doesn't
belong to your core-activities.
Improved Quality
Experience has shown that the provision of integration related consultany greatly improves both the ease
as well as the quality of systems integration. This reduces the support costs related to systems integration.
Application Vendors
An application vendor that wants to create an interface module mostly doesn't have the resources to get to
know the applicable integration standard (typically HL7) to a sufficient degree.
The vendor's systems integration resources (if any) are fully occupied by maintaining the existing interfaces.
The documentation of standards such as HL7 is rather voluminous, this may
lead to misinterpretations by those that don't have a lot of prior experience with the standard.
This in turn will lead to changes in the interface software, and to an increase in costs for the hospital that uses
the interface module.
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