FOI_7061

Internal Reference Number: FOI_7061

Date Request Received: 07/03/2023 00:00:00

Date Request Replied To: 08/03/2023 00:00:00

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Request Summary: IT information

Request Category: Health


Question Number 1: Do you use an Integration Engine (IE) within your IT Estate? a. If the answer is, yes, please provide the name of the software product used . b. What systems are integrated to the IE? Please provide the product name. For example, CareFlow Electronic Prescribing and Medicines Administration

Answer To Question 1: We use Mirth for our TIE. We integrate with Lorenzo, EMIS Tquest, CRIS and Telepath predominantly with a range of demographics only feeds.

Question Number 2: Please provide details of whether you use Internal or External resource for developing integrations. a. If an external resource is used, please provide details of how new developments are priced within the contract. For example, number of days x day rate, fixed price, case by case. b. If an external resource is used, what is the term of the contract and when does it end?

Answer To Question 2: development on our TIE is done internally.

Question Number 3: Please provide details of whether you use Internal or External resources for managing and maintaining integrations. a. If an external contract is used, please provide details of the contract provision (i.e. maintain, incident management, support etc) the term of the contract (start date & end date) and the contract value.

Answer To Question 3: maintaining our TIE is done internally

Question Number 4: How many new integrations have been commissioned with external resources over the last two Financial years (FY 21/22 & FY 22/23).

Answer To Question 4: N/A

Question Number 5: How much did your organisation spend on integration developments by external resources in the last two Financial Years (FY 21/22 & FY 22/23)?

Answer To Question 5: N/A

Question Number 6: For the quantum of integrations identified in question 4, please provide a sense of scale as to whether the development effort was Small, Medium or Large. As a rough guide, development effort is estimated as: Small < 12 days Medium >=12 & < 25 days Large >= 25 days

Answer To Question 6: N/A

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