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Beta testers needed for our upcoming InterSystems EHR Integration Specialist certification exam

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Hello InterSystems EHR community, 

InterSystems Certification is currently developing a certification exam for InterSystems EHR Reports specialists, and if you match the exam candidate description below, we would like you to beta test the exam! The exam will be available for beta testing starting November 10, 2025. 

Please note, completion of the TrakCare Healthcare Messaging Framework (HMF) course is required for non-InterSystems employees to be eligible to take the beta. Please see Required Training under Exam Details below for more information about eligibility.

Beta testing will be completed January 15, 2026.

 

What are my responsibilities as a beta tester?

As a beta tester, we ask that you schedule and take the exam by January 15, 2026. The exam will be administered in an online proctored environment free of charge (the standard fee of $150 per exam is waived for all beta testers). The InterSystems Certification team will then perform a careful statistical analysis of all beta test data to set a passing score for the exam. The analysis of the beta test results typically takes 6-8 weeks, and once the passing score is established, you will receive an email notification from InterSystems Certification informing you of the results. If your score on the exam is at or above the passing score, you will have earned the certification!

Note: Beta test scores are completely confidential. 

Interested in participating? Read the Exam Details below. 

 

Exam Details

Exam title: InterSystems EHR Integration Specialist

Note: InterSystems now offers two EHR products built by the same team and based on the same systems and processes. TrakCare serves as the foundational platform, while IntelliCare extends this foundation with additional features and capabilities. Both products share the same core infrastructure. Therefore, when referring to features common to both products - such as those covered in exam topic list - the term InterSystems EHR is used.  

Candidate description: An IT professional who is experienced with: 

  • general InterSystems EHR fundamentals,
  • the InterSystems EHR data model,
  • industry-standard integration messaging formats (HL7v2, FHIR, SDA3, IHE), 
  • and the HealthCare Messaging Framework (HMF)

Recommended practical experience: At least 6-12 months full-time experience working with InterSystems EHR integrations, and familiarity with HL7 messaging concepts and InterSystems ObjectScript.

Required Training: 

Completion of the TrakCare Healthcare Messaging Framework course is required for non-InterSystems employees to be eligible to take the InterSystems EHR Integration Specialist certification exam. This course is only available to partner organizations that: 

  • Have an active InterSystems EHR license or are a TrakCare Implementation partner in an active EHR implementation AND
  • Are currently using InterSystems EHR and the Healthcare Messaging Framework

Please contact certification@intersystems.com with any questions about eligibility. 

If you are an InterSystems employee interested in beta testing, please contact certification@intersystems.com.

Recommended Preparation: Review the following:

Exam practice questions: A set of practice questions is provided here to familiarize candidates with question formats and approaches.

 

Number of questions: 49

Time allotted to take the exam: 2 hours

Exam format: Questions are presented in two formats: multiple choice and multiple response.

System requirements for beta testing

  • Working camera & microphone
  • Dual-core CPU
  • At least 2 GB available of RAM memory
  • At least 500 MB of available disk space
  • Minimum internet speed:
    • Download - 500kb/s
    • Upload - 500kb/s

Exam topics and content

The exam contains questions that cover the areas for the stated role as shown in the exam topics chart immediately below:

Topic

Subtopic

Knowledge, skills, and abilities
1. Demonstrates mastery of foundational concepts required for InterSystems EHR integrations 1.1 Accesses InterSystems EHR system and locates test patients and data
  1. Describes components on the EPR
  2. Explains how Edition provides region-specific functionality
  3. Uses InterSystems EHR to perform patient and episode lookup, and to perform other basic operations
  2. Examines and configures basic InterSystems EHR settings
  1. Describes important items in the Configuration Manager (e.g. Site Code, System Paths, etc.)
  2. Identifies steps to configure integration-related code tables
  3. Toggles InterSystems EHR features
  3. Examines and interprets InterSystems EHR data model and data definitions, and performs basic SQL queries
  1. Examines and interprets data definitions and relationships between tables using InterSystems EHR Data Dictionary UI
  2. Examines and interprets data definitions, relationships, and global storages with InterSystems class reference function
  3. Performs basic SQL queries on patient, episode, and order items
  4. Examines and interprets integration security configuration settings
  1. Describes InterSystems EHR application security model
  2. Examines security settings using the Management Portal in InterSystems IRIS
  5. Interprets HL7 V2 requirements
  1. Describes common HL7 V2 message types (e.g., ADT, SIU, REF, and ORM/ORU)
  2. Correlates InterSystems EHR triggering events with HL7 V2 message types
  3. Describes mapping between HL7 V2 data and InterSystems EHR data model
  6. Interprets HL7 FHIR requirements
  1. Names common HL7 FHIR resources
  2. Correlates HL7 FHIR resources with InterSystems EHR data model
  7. Identifies elements in an SDA
  1. Identifies important elements within SDA structure
  2. Examines SDA definition by using the InterSystems class reference guide
  3. Correlates SDA elements with HL7 V2 message segments and fields
2. Uses the HealthCare Messaging Framework (HMF) for InterSystems EHR integrations 1. Demonstrates mastery of foundational HMF concepts
  1. Uses the HMF (InterSystems EHR/SDA3) Clinical Summary
  2. Uses the HMF External Search and Merge workflow
  3. Uses the HMF FHIR Manager
  2. Designs and configures HMF productions
  1. Identifies steps to define and configure HMF according to the integration solution design/architecture
  2. Examines existing HMF configuration settings
  3. Lists roles of each generated production (System, Router, Gateway)
  4. Prepares HMF productions and interfaces according to the integration solution design
  3. Develops and customizes HMF productions
  1. Develops custom inbound/outbound methods
  2. Enhances generated DTL code
  3. Creates extensions
  4. Enables/disables Event Triggers/productions using Integration Manager
  5. Configures Outbound Query interfaces and makes process calls to search patient information from an external system
  6. Creates additional SDA elements (extensions) at container and patient levels
  4. Deploys HMF solutions
  1. Contrasts local versus remote deployments
  5. Manages and monitors HMF productions
  1. Examines integration events and SDA content using Integration History UI
  2. Views configuration settings (e.g., ports, URLs, file paths, etc.) for business services and business processes generated in each production (System, Router, and Gateway)
  3. Identifies production status using the Production Manager and InterSystems IRIS Message Viewer
  4. Examines message workflow using Visual Trace in the InterSystems IRIS Management Portal for each production
  6. Troubleshoots HMF productions
  1. Examines and interprets low-level HMF trace details in ^zTRAK("HMF") global
  2. Examines HMF production settings
  3. Formulates resolution strategies
3. Configures InterSystems EHR for external access and access to 3rd party applications 1. Configures inbound data access
  1. Uses external SQL tools (e.g., WinSQL to perform SQL queries)
  2. Configures outbound data access
  1. Creates and runs SQL queries against external tables or views
  3. Uses SOAP web services
  1. Writes InterSystems ObjectScript code to invoke external SOAP web services
  2. Uses SOAP Wizard to create proxy clients
  4. Links to External Viewer
  1. Configures External Viewer for InterSystems EHR to launch into external PACS
  2. Associates External Viewer to receiving location
  5. Uses InterSystems EHR REST APIs
  1. Retrieves InterSystems EHR API Swagger documentation
  2. Configures InterSystems EHR REST APIs using the API Manager
  3. Audits REST API history

Interested in participating? Eligible candidates who have completed the TrakCare HealthCare Messaging Framework course are encouraged to schedule and take the exam via our exam delivery platform. Non-InterSystems employees who are interested in participating in the beta but do not have the required training are encouraged to complete the course before January 7, 2026. For internal candidates interested in participating in the beta, please contact certification@intersystems.com regarding your eligibility.

If you have any questions, please contact certification@intersystems.com. 

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