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The Challenge in Medical Device Integration Healthcare IT professionals face a persistent challenge: troubleshooting and monitoring communication between medical devices and Laboratory Information Systems (LIS). When a lab analyzer stops reporting results, or a blood gas analyzer’s data doesn’t reach the LIS, finding the root cause can be frustrating and time-consuming. Clinicians depend on these systems. A breakdown in device-to-LIS communication can halt laboratory workflows, delay patient results, and impact clinical decisions. Yet the tools available for diagnosing these connection issues have traditionally required deep technical expertise—packet analysis software like Wireshark, command-line utilities, or custom scripts written specifically for each integration scenario. ...

Introduction to Mirth Connect As a technology lead at Medisure, I’m currently exploring innovative solutions to modernize our laboratory information systems, with a particular focus on integrating diverse medical equipment with our Laboratory Information System (LIS). Our research is centered on addressing the complex challenge of routing messages from various laboratory instruments, which generate data in HL7 v2.5 format. Mirth Connect has emerged as a promising solution in our technology research, serving as a powerful, open-source healthcare integration engine designed to facilitate complex message routing and transformation across various healthcare systems. As we evaluate potential middleware solutions, Mirth Connect stands out for its ability to enable communication between different medical software applications, medical devices, and information systems. ...