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IT Toolkit Supports the Latest Standards for Comprehensive Interfacing

By HospiMedica International staff writers
Posted on 09 Jul 2009
A new release of an information technology (IT) toolkit incorporates the latest updates to the Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) standard, as well as new interfacing capabilities using the Health Level 7 (HL7) standard. More...


In health IT software development, DICOM provides the standard for medical image interoperability, whereas HL7 is the standard for information interoperability. By providing both HL7 and DICOM connectivity in one toolkit, MergeCOM-3 provides comprehensive capabilities for interoperability.

Merge Healthcare (Milwaukee, WI, USA), a provider of health IT solutions, developed the MergeCOM-3 version 4.0. "This release extends Merge's ability to help our customers solve health data integration problems regardless of the specialty or particular workflow,” explained Antonia Wells, president of Merge's OEM (original equipment manufacturer) division. "The addition of HL7 to MergeCOM-3 delivers one solution for integrating products into the broader health IT network, such as connecting peripheral medical devices and systems into an electronic health record [HER] or clinical information system [CIS].”

Version 4.0 contains support for the latest DICOM standard Supplements, including high definition video (Supplement 137), mammography (Supplement 125), and color MRI (Supplement 141). The HL7 Toolkit includes the HL7 v2.5.1 library combined with extensive mapping capabilities, sample applications, and documentation. All toolkits are available on C#/.NET and Java programming platforms with support for all Windows, Linux, and Solaris operating systems.

Merge Healthcare develops software solutions that automate healthcare data and diagnostic workflow to create a more comprehensive electronic record of the patient experience.

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