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| name = | | name = NextGen Connect | ||
| title = | | title = NextGen Connect | ||
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| developer = | | developer = NextGen Healthcare, Inc. | ||
| released = {{Start date|2006|07|18}} (1.0)<ref name="Mirth10Arch">{{cite web |url=http://mirth.sourceforge.net/ |title=Mirth Project |publisher=WebReach, Inc. |date=18 July 2006 |accessdate=11 October 2012 |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20060720201034/http://mirth.sourceforge.net/ |archivedate=20 July 2006}}</ref><ref name="Mirth10Press1">{{cite web |url=http://www.mirthcorp.com/news/webreach-unveils-mirth |title=WebReach, Inc. Unveils Mirth – Healthcare Industry’s First Open Source HL7 Messaging Middleware |publisher=Mirth Corporation |date=18 July 2006 |accessdate=11 October 2012}}</ref> | | released = {{Start date|2006|07|18}} (1.0)<ref name="Mirth10Arch">{{cite web |url=http://mirth.sourceforge.net/ |title=Mirth Project |publisher=WebReach, Inc. |date=18 July 2006 |accessdate=11 October 2012 |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20060720201034/http://mirth.sourceforge.net/ |archivedate=20 July 2006}}</ref><ref name="Mirth10Press1">{{cite web |url=http://www.mirthcorp.com/news/webreach-unveils-mirth |title=WebReach, Inc. Unveils Mirth – Healthcare Industry’s First Open Source HL7 Messaging Middleware |publisher=Mirth Corporation |date=18 July 2006 |accessdate=11 October 2012}}</ref> | ||
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'''Mirth Connect''' is a free open-source health care integration engine that " | '''NextGen Connect''' (formerly '''Mirth Connect''') is a free open-source health care integration engine that "translates message standards into the one your system understands,"<ref name="MCFAQ1">{{cite web |url=https://www.nextgen.com/-/media/files/nextgen-connect/nextgen-connect-39-user-guide.pdf |format=PDF |title=NextGen Connect User Guide for version 3.9 |publisher=NextGen Healthcare, Inc |date=16 April 2020 |accessdate=27 August 2020}}</ref> including data formats and standards like [[Health Level 7|HL7]], [[DICOM]], [[ASC X12|ANSI X12]], ASCII, and XML. | ||
==Product history== | ==Product history== | ||
NextGen Connect began as "Mirth," developed by WebReach, Inc., with its first public open-source release on SourceForge on July 18, 2006.<ref name="Mirth10Arch" /> By April 2009, popularity of the commercial version of the open-source project had grown significantly enough to warrant a change in company name and product, to Mirth Corporation and Mirth Connect respectively.<ref name="Mirth10Press2">{{cite web |url=http://www.mirthcorp.com/news/webreach-inc-becomes-mirth-corporation |title=WebReach, Inc. Becomes Mirth Corporation |publisher=Mirth Corporation |date=23 April 2009 |accessdate=11 October 2012}}</ref><ref name="MCFAQ2">{{cite web |url=http://www.mirthcorp.com/products/mirth-connect#1 |title=Mirth Connect FAQ - I’ve heard of Mirth, is Mirth Connect the same thing? |publisher=Mirth Corporation |accessdate=11 October 2012}}</ref> By 2010 the company began moving its content from SourceForge to its own company website. | |||
These are the known release dates of stable Mirth Connect releases, taken from the release notes<ref name="MirthRN">{{cite web |url=http://www.mirthcorp.com/community/issues/browse/MIRTH#selectedTab=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.project:changelog-panel&allVersions=true |title=Mirth Connect - Release Notes |publisher=Mirth Corporation |accessdate=11 October 2012}}</ref> (unless otherwise cited): | In September 2013, Quality Systems, Inc. acquired Mirth Corporation to boost its subsidiary NextGen Healthcare's platform by integrating Mirth Connect functionality.<ref name="MiliardQuality13">{{cite web |url=https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/quality-systems-acquires-mirth-corp |title=Quality Systems acquires Mirth Corp. |author=Miliard, M. |work=Healthcare IT News |date=09 September 2013 |accessdate=27 August 2020}}</ref><ref name="NGQuality13">{{cite web |url=http://investor.nextgen.com/news-releases/news-release-details/quality-systems-inc-acquires-mirth-corporation |title=Quality Systems, Inc. Acquires Mirth Corporation |author=NextGen Healthcare |publisher=Quality Systems, Inc |date=September 2012 |accessdate=27 August 2020}}</ref> Quality Systems added: "Quality Systems, Inc. will maintain the Mirth brand identity, office, team, and products and will continue to market Mirth's commercial solutions and serve as the hub for the Mirth Connect open-source community."<ref name="NGQuality13" /> | ||
In 2018, Quality Systems, Inc. changed its name to NextGen Healthcare, Inc. as part of a merger of Quality Systems' subsidiaries.<ref name="BWQuality18">{{cite web |url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180907005036/en/Quality-Systems-NextGen-Healthcare |title=Quality Systems, Inc. Changes Name to NextGen Healthcare, Inc. |work=BusinessWire |date=07 September 2018 |accessdate=27 August 2020}}</ref> This roughly coincides with | |||
Despite its promise to "maintain the Mirth brand identity," NextGen Healthcare announced a change of solution name from Mirth Connect to NextGen Connect on March 1, 2018.<ref name="BrauerMirth18">{{cite web |url=https://forums.mirthproject.io/forum/mirth-connect/general-discussion/17141- |title=Mirth Connect is now NextGen Connect |author=Brauer, J. |work=Mirth Project Forums |date=01 March 2018 |accessdate=27 August 2020}}</ref> | |||
===Old release dates=== | |||
These are the known release dates of older stable Mirth Connect releases, taken from the release notes<ref name="MirthRN">{{cite web |url=http://www.mirthcorp.com/community/issues/browse/MIRTH#selectedTab=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.project:changelog-panel&allVersions=true |title=Mirth Connect - Release Notes |publisher=Mirth Corporation |accessdate=11 October 2012}}</ref> (unless otherwise cited): | |||
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==Features== | ==Features== | ||
Features of | Features of NextGen Connect include<ref name="MCOver">{{cite web |url=https://www.nextgen.com/products-and-services/integration-engine |title=Seamless, Scalable, and Supported Interoperability with NextGen Connect Integration Engine |publisher=NextGen Healthcare, Inc |accessdate=27 August 2020}}</ref>: | ||
* view and reprocess messages | * view and reprocess messages | ||
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==Hardware/software requirements== | ==Hardware/software requirements== | ||
NextGen Connect requires an installation of Java. The developers recommend the official Oracle OpenJDK distribution. The installation comes with an Apache Derby database, but it also supports PostgreSQL 8.3+, MySQL 5.6+, Oracle 10gR2+, snf SQL Server 2005+, as of version 3.9. | |||
Linux | Installers are available for Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X / macOS. | ||
==Videos, screenshots, and other media== | ==Videos, screenshots, and other media== | ||
A user guide, which includes screenshots, can be found [https://www.nextgen.com/-/media/files/nextgen-connect/nextgen-connect-39-user-guide.pdf here]. (PDF) | |||
An [https://www.mirthcorp.com/community/wiki/display/mirth/Mirth+Connect+Upgrade+Guide upgrade guide] is also available. | |||
==Entities using Mirth Connect== | ==Entities using Mirth Connect== | ||
==Further reading== | ==Further reading== | ||
* [https://www.nextgen.com/-/media/files/nextgen-connect/nextgen-connect-39-user-guide.pdf NextGen Connect user guide] | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* [http://www.mirthcorp.com/community/wiki/ | * [http://www.mirthcorp.com/community/wiki/dashboard.action NextGen Connect community wiki] | ||
* [http://freecode.com/projects/mirth Mirth Connect on Freecode] | * [https://forums.mirthproject.io/index.php Community forums] | ||
* [https://github.com/nextgenhealthcare/connect NextGen Connect on GitHub] | |||
* [https://hub.docker.com/r/nextgenhealthcare/connect NextGen Connect on Docker Hub] | |||
* [http://freecode.com/projects/mirth Mirth Connect on Freecode] (old) | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 17:44, 27 August 2020
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| Developer(s) | NextGen Healthcare, Inc. |
|---|---|
| Initial release | July 18, 2006 (1.0)[1][2] |
| Stable release |
4.5.0 (January 19, 2024) [±] |
| Written in | Java, JavaScript |
| Operating system | Cross-platform |
| Type | Laboratory informatics software |
| License(s) | Mozilla Public License 1.1 |
| Website | mirthcorp.com |
NextGen Connect (formerly Mirth Connect) is a free open-source health care integration engine that "translates message standards into the one your system understands,"[3] including data formats and standards like HL7, DICOM, ANSI X12, ASCII, and XML.
Product history
NextGen Connect began as "Mirth," developed by WebReach, Inc., with its first public open-source release on SourceForge on July 18, 2006.[1] By April 2009, popularity of the commercial version of the open-source project had grown significantly enough to warrant a change in company name and product, to Mirth Corporation and Mirth Connect respectively.[4][5] By 2010 the company began moving its content from SourceForge to its own company website.
In September 2013, Quality Systems, Inc. acquired Mirth Corporation to boost its subsidiary NextGen Healthcare's platform by integrating Mirth Connect functionality.[6][7] Quality Systems added: "Quality Systems, Inc. will maintain the Mirth brand identity, office, team, and products and will continue to market Mirth's commercial solutions and serve as the hub for the Mirth Connect open-source community."[7]
In 2018, Quality Systems, Inc. changed its name to NextGen Healthcare, Inc. as part of a merger of Quality Systems' subsidiaries.[8] This roughly coincides with
Despite its promise to "maintain the Mirth brand identity," NextGen Healthcare announced a change of solution name from Mirth Connect to NextGen Connect on March 1, 2018.[9]
Old release dates
These are the known release dates of older stable Mirth Connect releases, taken from the release notes[10] (unless otherwise cited):
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Features
Features of NextGen Connect include[11]:
- view and reprocess messages
- monitor interface statistics and connections
- support for numerous transfer protocols
- ability to write custom connectors
- support for numerous data formats and health care data standards
- interface tools
- flexible databasing
- alerts and notifications
Hardware/software requirements
NextGen Connect requires an installation of Java. The developers recommend the official Oracle OpenJDK distribution. The installation comes with an Apache Derby database, but it also supports PostgreSQL 8.3+, MySQL 5.6+, Oracle 10gR2+, snf SQL Server 2005+, as of version 3.9.
Installers are available for Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X / macOS.
Videos, screenshots, and other media
A user guide, which includes screenshots, can be found here. (PDF)
An upgrade guide is also available.
Entities using Mirth Connect
Further reading
External links
- NextGen Connect community wiki
- Community forums
- NextGen Connect on GitHub
- NextGen Connect on Docker Hub
- Mirth Connect on Freecode (old)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Mirth Project". WebReach, Inc.. 18 July 2006. Archived from the original on 20 July 2006. http://web.archive.org/web/20060720201034/http://mirth.sourceforge.net/. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "WebReach, Inc. Unveils Mirth – Healthcare Industry’s First Open Source HL7 Messaging Middleware". Mirth Corporation. 18 July 2006. http://www.mirthcorp.com/news/webreach-unveils-mirth. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
- ↑ "NextGen Connect User Guide for version 3.9" (PDF). NextGen Healthcare, Inc. 16 April 2020. https://www.nextgen.com/-/media/files/nextgen-connect/nextgen-connect-39-user-guide.pdf. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
- ↑ "WebReach, Inc. Becomes Mirth Corporation". Mirth Corporation. 23 April 2009. http://www.mirthcorp.com/news/webreach-inc-becomes-mirth-corporation. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
- ↑ "Mirth Connect FAQ - I’ve heard of Mirth, is Mirth Connect the same thing?". Mirth Corporation. http://www.mirthcorp.com/products/mirth-connect#1. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
- ↑ Miliard, M. (9 September 2013). "Quality Systems acquires Mirth Corp.". Healthcare IT News. https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/quality-systems-acquires-mirth-corp. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 NextGen Healthcare (September 2012). "Quality Systems, Inc. Acquires Mirth Corporation". Quality Systems, Inc. http://investor.nextgen.com/news-releases/news-release-details/quality-systems-inc-acquires-mirth-corporation. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
- ↑ "Quality Systems, Inc. Changes Name to NextGen Healthcare, Inc.". BusinessWire. 7 September 2018. https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180907005036/en/Quality-Systems-NextGen-Healthcare. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
- ↑ Brauer, J. (1 March 2018). "Mirth Connect is now NextGen Connect". Mirth Project Forums. https://forums.mirthproject.io/forum/mirth-connect/general-discussion/17141-. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
- ↑ "Mirth Connect - Release Notes". Mirth Corporation. http://www.mirthcorp.com/community/issues/browse/MIRTH#selectedTab=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.project:changelog-panel&allVersions=true. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
- ↑ "Seamless, Scalable, and Supported Interoperability with NextGen Connect Integration Engine". NextGen Healthcare, Inc. https://www.nextgen.com/products-and-services/integration-engine. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
