Integration
EHR (Electronic Health Record)
An EHR (Electronic Health Record) is the digital system that stores patient records — Epic, Cerner (Oracle Health), Meditech, Allscripts being the dominant vendors. AI integrations with EHRs use the FHIR API standard for read access and dedicated SDKs (Epic's Hyperdrive, Cerner's CernerWorks) for write access. EHR integration is the slowest phase of healthcare AI deployment, often 2–4 months of work for a single workflow.
Related terms
- LLM Integration — LLM integration is the work of embedding a large language model into existing business systems — CRM, ERP, ticketing, document repositories — so that AI capabilities are accessible from the tools employees already use, with proper authentication, audit logging, and data isolation.
- PHI (Protected Health Information) — PHI (Protected Health Information) is any individually identifiable health data covered by HIPAA — diagnoses, treatments, billing, demographic identifiers tied to health context.