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Written by Technical Team Last updated 09.10.2026 16 minute read

Working With an NHS Organisation That Uses EMIS Explorer: A Guide for Healthtech Companies

A practical guide for digital health companies working with NHS organisations using EMIS Explorer, covering data access, M2M integration, pipelines, security and operations.

Written by Technical Team Last updated 25.09.2026 20 minute read

NHS Organisation Data Service (ODS) FHIR API Integration: A Developer’s Guide

Learn how to integrate the NHS Organisation Data Service (ODS) FHIR API, including R4 resources, organisation search, roles, pagination, sync and error handling.

Written by Technical Team Last updated 25.09.2026 19 minute read

FHIR Search at Scale: Indexing, Pagination and Performance Engineering

Learn how to optimise FHIR search at scale with effective indexing, pagination, query planning and performance engineering for large healthcare datasets.

Written by Technical Team Last updated 18.09.2026 17 minute read

What Happens During an IM1 Witness Test?

Learn what happens during an IM1 witness test, including API demonstrations, patient matching, clinical write-back, error handling, audit logs, RBAC and assurance.

Written by Technical Team Last updated 11.09.2026 18 minute read

NHS UK Core FHIR Profiles: A Developer’s Guide to Building Conformant Healthcare APIs

Learn how to build NHS UK Core FHIR APIs with correct profiles, terminology, identifiers, extensions, validation and conformance testing.

Written by Technical Team Last updated 11.09.2026 19 minute read

How to Build a Medicus Integration for Your Digital Health Product

Learn how to build a secure Medicus API integration for your digital health product, covering authentication, patient records, workflows, webhooks and NHS assurance.

Written by Technical Team Last updated 03.09.2026 22 minute read

FHIR R4 vs FHIR R5: What Healthcare Software Teams Need to Know Before Migrating

FHIR R4 vs FHIR R5 explained for healthcare software teams, including key technical changes, migration risks, interoperability challenges and practical engineering considerations.

Written by Technical Team Last updated 03.09.2026 22 minute read

Building Event-Driven Patient Demographics with PDS Notifications, NEMS and MESH

Learn how to build event-driven patient demographics using PDS Notifications, NEMS and MESH, with resilient NHS integration, idempotency and reconciliation.

Written by Technical Team Last updated 20.08.2026 24 minute read

Healthcare APIs Aren’t the Hard Part: Workflow, Semantics and Change Are

Healthcare APIs enable connectivity, but true interoperability depends on workflow, semantics and change. Explore what makes healthcare integration work.

Written by Technical Team Last updated 20.08.2026 25 minute read

What the NHS Single Patient Record Means for Digital Health Suppliers

Explore what the NHS Single Patient Record means for digital health suppliers, from interoperability and FHIR to procurement, governance and product strategy.

Written by Technical Team Last updated 23.07.2026 24 minute read

How Sectra PACS Connects with RIS, EPR and HIS Platforms

Learn how Sectra PACS connects with RIS, EPR and HIS platforms using DICOM, HL7, FHIR and secure integration workflows.

Written by Technical Team Last updated 23.07.2026 25 minute read

Mapping HL7 ORM and ORU Messages for Clinisys WinPath Integration

Learn how to map HL7 ORM and ORU messages for Clinisys WinPath, including orders, results, identifiers, statuses, specimens and error handling.

Written by Technical Team Last updated 23.07.2026 26 minute read

Secondary Care LIMS Integration Architecture: LIMS, EPR, PAS and Order Communications

Explore secondary care LIMS integration architecture across LIMS, EPR, PAS and order communications, including NHS systems, workflows and standards.

Written by Technical Team Last updated 23.07.2026 28 minute read

DICOM, HL7 and FHIR in Secondary Care PACS Integration

Explore how DICOM, HL7 and FHIR enable secure, reliable PACS integration across NHS secondary care, including AGFA, Insignia, Philips and Sectra.

Written by Technical Team Last updated 23.07.2026 27 minute read

How Magentus CRIS Integration Works with PACS, EPR and Clinical Systems

Discover how Magentus CRIS integration connects PACS, EPR and clinical systems to streamline radiology workflows, data exchange and reporting.