Qvera: Cost Effective Interface Engine for Healthcare

Over recent years, there have been major advancements in the areas of patient health records, com-munication, mobile applications, and data exchange–driven primarily in the United States by CMS and the Meaningful Use Regulations. However, healthcare organizations are still facing challenges in ef-fectively handling data exchange between their various Electronic Health Record (EHR) Systems. To resolve this, they turn to interoperability solution providers like Qvera, a Kaysville, UT based firm. Qvera is helping healthcare institutions by offering a unique and revolutionary solution. “The need of the hour for healthcare com¬panies is a flexible, scalable, and intuitive interface engine that is capable of facilitating data exchange with minimal effort and cost,” says Sam Shapiro, President and CEO, Qvera.

Qvera facilitates health organizations in achieving affordable and meaningful interoperability through its flagship product—The Qvera Interface Engine (QIE). Addressing the interfacing and interoperability challenges of healthcare, QIE allows interfaces to be developed, tested and deployed in no time. QIE’s major differentiator is the ‘Visual Channel Editor,’ which allows users to easily visualize the flow of data through the interface and facilities an intuitive drag and drop user experience for carrying out all interface configurations quickly and efficiently. It visually portrays how the data is received, mapped and routed through the interface to the downstream systems in a graphical flow diagram.

QIE’s exceptional usability extends beyond its Visual Channel Editor. “A primary goal in building QIE was to take what has historically been a difficult and time-consuming task, requiring extensive training and domain knowledge, and boil it down to a set of simple steps that could easily be completed by anyone with basic interfacing knowledge,” shares Shapiro.

Unlike other interface engines, QIE hides the complexities of the data exchange protocols and presents the user with a minimum set of inputs required to achieve the desired outcome. Since its introduction, QIE’s adoption rate has outperformed other interface engines in the healthcare market by showcasing usability and flexibility, benefitting several clients over the years. For instance, Baptist Health Jacksonville, a client of Qvera serving in the Jacksonville, Florida region, wanted to standardize all interfacing on a single platform.