How to send or receive HL7 messages

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Has anyone tried to send or receive HL7 messages (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_Level_7) from Foundry? This should be possible with a generic REST API Data Connection source, but I wonder if there are any more purpose-built connectors or best practices around handling HL7 messages.

Thanks in advance for any suggestions!
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At it’s core HL7 is just a set of guidelines for app to app integration between health systems. Many organizations use generic Rest API functions in IPaaS tools, and that would be the recommended approach here. The two biggest rules I always keep in mind personally:

  1. Design URLs that reflect FHIR resources (e.g., /Patient, /Observation) and support resource operations like GET, POST, PUT, and DELETE.

  2. Include versioning in your API (e.g., /api/v1/) to ensure backward compatibility when updates are made.