NGEMR APIs
Integration of NGEMR APIs
Last updated on 15 July 2026
Health Level 7 Version 2 (HL7 v2)
Another common way to connect Epic with third parties is to use Health Level 7 Version 2 protocol (HL7 v2). This is the most common standard used with Epic.
Refer to Epic documentation (opens in new tab) to learn more about this standard.
FHIR APIs
NGEMR primarily uses the following Epic APIs for integration. These include clinical, scheduling, medication, practitioner, and patient information endpoints.
NGEMR FHIR APIs by category and version
Category | FHIR API | FHIR Version | Description |
Patient Profile | R4 | Create a Patient resource | |
R4 | Search for a patient using parameters like name, address, identifier, etc., | ||
Clinical Information | R4 | Find clinical information about a patient's allergic response to a substance | |
R4 | Retrieve an infection from a patient's chart. | ||
R4 | Retrieve a single medical history problem or pertinent negative from a patient’s chart. | ||
R4 | Retrieve a single problem from a patient's chart | ||
R4 | Get list of surgeries and procedures performed, including endoscopies and biopsies, as well as less invasive actions like counseling and physiotherapy, for a patient | ||
R4 | Get summary of any performed surgical procedures for a patient. | ||
R4 | Get summary of historical surgical procedures a patient has had, as well as pertinent negatives (indicating a patient has not had a particular surgery). | ||
R4 | Retrieve current allergies in a patient’s Allergy list in their chart | ||
R4 | Retrieves patient FYI flags from the patient's chart. Patient FYIs are short, free-text notes associated with a patient record. | ||
Medication Order | MedicationRequest.Search(Signed Medication Order) (opens in new tab) | R4 | Query for medication orders based on a patient and optionally status or category |
Encounters | R4 | Retrieve all inpatient encounters in the specified time period | |
R4 | Write vital signs observations of a patient | ||
R4 | Retrieves details and position information for a physical place where resources and participants can be found. | ||
Appointments | R4 | Search for appointment Info | |
Practitioner Profile | R4 | Search and get information of a doctor |
The equivalent FHIR APIs are available in EMR Integration Sandbox APIs (opens in new tab).