Overview
Health Information Exchange (HIE) API GATEWAY
Securely access, exchange, and integrate healthcare data across systems through our standardized RESTful API endpoints.
What is the HIE?
Our Health Information Exchange (HIE) is a secure platform that enables the electronic sharing of health-related information among different healthcare information systems. The HIE allows healthcare providers, patients, and other stakeholders to appropriately access and securely share patients' vital medical information electronically—improving the speed, quality, safety, and cost of patient care.
Key Benefits:
- ✅ Improved coordination of patient care across multiple providers
- ✅ Enhanced medication safety and reduced duplicate testing
- ✅ Better clinical decision support through comprehensive patient data
- ✅ Streamlined administrative processes and reduced operational costs
- ✅ Enhanced patient engagement through improved information access
What the HIE API Enables
Our API suite provides developers with the tools to integrate healthcare applications directly with our HIE platform, enabling a wide range of capabilities:
📥 Data Retrieval
Access comprehensive patient records, including demographics, encounters, medications, lab results, and clinical documents.
🔧 Interoperability
Seamlessly exchange data using industry-standard formats like FHIR and HL7 to ensure compatibility across healthcare systems.
🧩 Integration Services
Connect with EHR systems, patient portals, and other healthcare applications using well-documented API endpoints and webhooks.
📊 Analytics Support
Access anonymized population health data and metrics to drive clinical insights and quality improvement initiatives.
Overview of Core Components
Each of these registries and tools serves a distinct yet interconnected purpose in strengthening health information systems:
📌 Client Registry (CR)
- Ensures that each patient has a unique identifier across healthcare systems.
- Maintains a centralized database of patient demographics.
- Reduces duplicate records and errors caused by inconsistent patient identification.
- Facilitates accurate tracking of patient visits and care history across institutions.
📌 Shared Health Record (SHR)
- Acts as a real-time clinical data repository that integrates patient information from multiple sources.
- Standardizes and normalizes patient, provider, and facility identifiers.
- Ensures that authorized healthcare providers can access and update patient records.
- Enables seamless data sharing between institutions, improving continuity of care.
📌 Facility Registry (FR)
- Serves as a centralized authority for managing health facility data.
- Stores a Master Facility List (MFL) containing standardized details of registered healthcare facilities.
- Helps governments, healthcare providers, and stakeholders in planning and resource allocation.
- Supports interoperability by providing a single source of truth for facility data.
📌 Health Worker Registry (HWR)
- Creates an authoritative database of all health workers in both public and private sectors.
- Aggregates workforce data from multiple systems to eliminate duplication.
- Assists in workforce planning, licensing, and credential verification.
- Allows institutions to query and manage health worker information efficiently.
📌 Mobile Health Companion (Afyangu)
- Empowers individuals to take charge of their well-being through digital health management.
- Simplifies medical record management, allowing users to securely store and access their health data.
- Enables insurance tracking, ensuring individuals make the most of their coverage.
- Facilitates appointment scheduling, helping users book and manage doctor visits.
- Provides prescription tracking, allowing users to monitor their medications easily.
- Offers consent management, giving users control over who can access their personal health information.
Why These Components Matter
By implementing these core health information registries and digital health tools, healthcare systems can achieve: ✅ Improved Data Accuracy – Eliminates inconsistencies and duplication across systems. ✅ Better Interoperability – Ensures seamless data sharing among institutions. ✅ Enhanced Healthcare Coordination – Provides a complete and unified patient history. ✅ Secure & Reliable Information Management – Maintains data integrity and compliance with health regulations. ✅ Efficient Resource Allocation – Helps policymakers and healthcare managers make informed decisions. ✅ Personalized Health Management – Empowers individuals with tools like Afyangu to take an active role in their healthcare.
Getting Started
Ready to integrate with our HIE platform? Follow these steps to begin:
1️⃣ Get Started with Sandbox Access
Onboard onto the AfyaLink platform and receive immediate access to our developer sandbox environment to begin building and testing.
2️⃣ Review API Documentation
Explore the detailed documentation for each available endpoint.
3️⃣ Test in Sandbox
Use our testing environment with sample data to build and validate your integration.
4️⃣ Complete Security Review
Ensure your implementation meets our security requirements and HIPAA compliance standards.
5️⃣ Deploy to Production
Once approved, migrate your integration to our production environment.
Learn More
Explore each component in detail: - Client Registry (CR) - Shared Health Record (SHR) - Facility Registry (FR) - Health Worker Registry (HWR) - Mobile Health Companion (Afyangu)
Ready to integrate with our HIE API?
Get started today and unlock powerful healthcare data capabilities for your applications.
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