Mirth Connect is a cross-platform interface engine used in the

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that enables the management of information using bi-directional sending of many types of messages. The primary use of this interface engine is in healthcare. On September 9, 2013 Mirth Corporation announced they were acquired by

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Adopters

The Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology (CCHIT), in a push to ensure interoperability standards between electronic health records, has adopted

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, an open source standards software program. At the 2009 Annual HIMSS Conference, Mirth was selected as one of the testing tools for the coming interoperability tests.

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