#InterSystems IRIS for Health

The FHIR standard establishes a powerful but flexible data model that can smoothly adapt to the complexities of operational healthcare data management. This flexibility comes at the cost of a data model with many tables and relationships, even for simple data such as the patient's record of telephone numbers, addresses, and emails. It would easily require querying 4 different tables. However, FHIR SQL Builder eliminates this problem, allowing you to create visual projections (mappings) in web wizards.

I have two instances of IRIS, one is Production and another one is Staging (both managed by Docker) and I want to set up a full daily recover of the Staging server from a full backup of the Production server. I know how to do this manually using the DBREST utility, as well as how to make a copy of the database by making a full copy of the durable directory (however this option requires a full stop of the Production-database). What is the best way to automatically restore all databases from a full backup using scripting?

The VS Code extension development team is looking for beta testers to provide feedback on a proposed overhaul of the client-side editing workflow. The full list of changes can be found in the GitHub pull request description. Here are the highlights:

• Support the use of client-side editing in any non-isfs workspace folder, not just folders in your local file system. For example, with VS Code Remote Development.
• Create an index of all Classes, MAC and INT routines, and Include files inside non-isfs workspace folders.

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Hi,

My HL7 interface in production is outputting messages to a HL7 File Operation and a  EnsLib.HL7.Operation.HTTPOperation. There is no errors in the File Operation, but the HL7 HTTPOperation is giving ERROR #5911: Character Set 'iso-8859-4' not installed, unable to perform character set translation.  Both the HL7 File Operation and HL7 HTTP Operation are using latin1 for Default Char Encoding.

What is ERROR #5911 about? Is something missing in the IRIS installation? 

Thank you.

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I have the need to query an external database and write the result set/snapshot to an internal %Persistent [ DdlAllowed ] table that I built. I have built inbound SQL Services before and write them externally to replace SSIS jobs, but how would querying a database via a Service and writing the data to an internal table work?

Can I just take the inbound query structure and write it to the class file of the internal table in a DTL? If so, what would be the Target? Or does this need to be done within a BPL as a Code block?

Hi experts,
Please, do you know steps to analyse and correct this alarm?
This message was registered in messages.log

03/16/25-13:46:42:066 (21596) 2 [Utility.Event] ISCLOG: WebSocket [SendAsyncMessage] Error with OpenServer ns=ACB rtn=%CSP.WebSocket.1  data="0 "_$lb($lb(7953,"AKGmfwJ2q/lh6h0K/BKvQw==",,,,,,,,$lb(,"ACB",$lb("e^OpenServer+3^%CSP.WebSocket.1^2","e^SendAsyncMessage+13^%CSP.WebSocket.1^1","e^Page+4^%CSP.WebSocket.1^2","e^CSPDispatch+503^%SYS.cspServer^2","d^CSPDispatch+280^%SYS.cspServer^1","d^ProcessRequest+1^%CSP.Session.1^1","d^Request+685^%SYS.cspServer2^1","d^Request+25^%SYS.

Hi Community,

Enjoy the new video on InterSystems Developers YouTube:

⏯ FHIR Object Model @ Global Summit 2024

My query that I am running on my Custom SQL Inbound Service has columns that are larger than the typical string length. How do I enlarge the SQL Snapshot Column limitations 

Class osuwmc.Epic.Clarity.

Hi guys,

I am looking for a way to search for FHIR Encounter resources from an InterSystems FHIR server where there period.start is before or after a certain time. I can´t get my head around which would be a correct way to do this since docs and FHIR spec is not clear to me which fields can be used for searching with wich prefixes.

In my local InterSystems FHIR server I have a set of Encounter ressources, each set with a period.start and (possibly) a period.end. I´d like to retrieve all Encounters with a start date time prior to a given datetime. I did a little testing with URL parameters.

Hey Community,

We're excited to invite you to the next InterSystems UKI Tech Talk webinar: 

👉 Cloud Health: FHIR Server

Join this webinar to dive into the world of HealthShare Health Connect Cloud with our upcoming session on Cloud Health: FHIR Server.

⏱ Date & Time: Thursday, March 20, 2025 2:30 PM GMT

👨‍🏫 Speaker: @Regilo Regilio Guedes de Souza, Director of Cloud Delivery, InterSystems

Hi Community,

There is a new PDF Resource published on our official site depicting key features and a comparison of InterSystems healthcare interoperability products: Health Connect and IRIS For Health.

>> https://www.intersystems.com/health-data-integration-chart.pdf

I think this could be useful for the Community.

Hello everyone,

I'm looking for a practical project guide to help me gain hands-on experience with InterSystems Ensemble HL7. Ideally, this guide would walk through building a small project — something that covers key concepts like message routing, transformations, and interoperability.

If there's a resource that also includes step-by-step instructions and perhaps even offers a certification upon completion, that would be perfect.

Any recommendations or guidance would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance! 😊

Hi colleagues!

Often, while developing a frontend app or any other communication vs REST API, it is worth having a Swagger UI - a test UI for the REST API that follows Open API 2.0 spec. Usually, it is quite a handful as it lets have quick manual tests vs REST API and its responses and the data inside.

Recently I've introduced the Swagger support to the InterSystems IRIS FHIR template for FHIR R4 API:

How to get it working.

Using IRIS 2024.1.2 when I mount the routine database as read-only I get an error when executing dynamic SQL queries.

What globals need to be mapped in a read-write database in order to allow execution plans to be written?

Hey,

I need to read a directory on a remote server which requires a user to be su. The question is how to correctly read the server response and then to send a su password using IRIS device I/O API (I'm able to read other commands output such as uname, but can't figure out how to switch to su):

// Init SSH session
Set .Session = ##class(%Net.SSH.Session).%New()
Set status = .Session.Connect(.Server)
$$$ThrowOnError(status)
Set status = .Session.AuthenticateWithUsername(.UserName, .Password)
$$$ThrowOnError(status)

// SUDO
#Dim device
Set device = ""
Set status = .

I'm experimenting with FHIR bulk data load using NDJSONs, so far the import is running smoothly, but when I'm trying to perform a request of kind /Patient or /Procedure I'm getting back the following error:

{
    "resourceType": "OperationOutcome",
    "issue": [
        {
            "severity": "error",
            "code": "too-costly",
            "diagnostics": "<HSFHIRErr>SearchTooCostly",
            "details": {
                "text": "Search selects more than maximum allowed number of results (1000).

Hi Folks,

I am an architect working on a program involving Weblink. I am new to InterSystems and I am looking for information around basic capabilities of Weblink. I understand that the version we are dealing with (2014) is not supported no need to review that :).

Thank you,

Mike

Has anyone used this transform to convert SDA3 to HL7?

HS.Gateway.SDA3.SDA3ToHL7.ADTA0N

Seeing below error

ERROR <Ens>ErrGeneral: Can't evaluate DOM path '/Patient/PatientNumbers/[1]/Organization/UniversalId' because UniversalId in /Patient/PatientNumbers/[1]/Organization/UniversalId is not an element, instead this node is a 'unknown' node. + ERROR <Ens>ErrGeneral: Can't evaluate DOM path '/Patient/PatientNumbers/[2]/Organization/UniversalId' because UniversalId in /Patient/PatientNumbers/[2]/Organization/UniversalId is not an element, instead this node is a 'unknown' node.

Hi,

How to login Intersystems IRIS for Health SMP using SSO with OKTA auth.

Hi,

Has anyone used 'IO-Redirect' package?

https://openexchange.intersystems.com/package/io-redirect

IRIS for me runs on a Linux server.

I want the package to be able to supply "answers" from a Linux OS file in response to a program run as follows:
do ^ADMIN
I'm assuming that the program does objectscript reads from the terminal

Questions

1. Is docker required? Docker is not installed on the server.
2. Would the package be able to handle redirect I/O in this case?
    Would I have to write extra code (objectscript) to read the Linux file as a "stream"?
3. How would I  install the package?

Hello, Does the NodeJs package work when running a node js file on windows (nodejs for windows)? I've added the package by running npm install <package location folder>

I have the following index.js file, but when running from node (windows) I get the following error. Does the NodeJs package build the output files when the package is added or does it just assume linux as the underlying os?

Error: Cannot find module './bin/winx64/irisnative.

I already mentioned in a Previous post I am trying to build a list from a repeatable field within a HL7 message. I figured out how to build the list by using a context list string variable within the Business Process (BPL) and doing a

do context.<variable>.Insert = <value>

 when I am looping through the field. I want to do it one step farther though... I want to search the list to see if the value exists before I do the insert. I only want to insert if the value is different than what is in the list already.

IF$LF(context.Facilities,##class(Ens.Rule.FunctionSet).

Hello,

as it took me some time to figure out what's wrong, I would like to share this experience, so that you do not fall into the same trap.

I've just noticed that if you name your package "code" (all lowercase), in a class using some embedded python using [Language = python], you'll face the <THROW> *%Exception.PythonException <PYTHON EXCEPTION> 246 <class 'ModuleNotFoundError'>: No module named 'code.basics'; 'code' is not a package

Class code.basics Extends%RegisteredObject
{

ClassMethod Welcome() As%Status [ Language = python ]
{
print('Welcome!

As of InterSystems IRIS® data platform version 2025.1, InterSystems is officially deprecating MultiValue and including it in the Deprecated and Discontinued Features list. While InterSystems will continue to support existing customers using MultiValue, it is not recommended for new applications.

What This Means for You:

• Continued Support: Support for MultiValue will still be available through the Worldwide Response Center (WRC) on a "best effort" basis, as is provided for releases older than our Minimum Supported Versions.

Hello,

I'm trying to POST a Location resource to a FHIR Server, but I get this error:
{
    "errors": [
        {
            "code": 5002,
            "domain": "%ObjectErrors",
            "error": "ERRORE #5002: Errore di Cach�: <PROTECT>zNewInteractionsInstance+1^HS.FHIRServer.Storage.Json.InteractionsStrategy.1",
            "id": "ObjectScriptError",
            "params": [
                "<PROTECT>zNewInteractionsInstance+1^HS.FHIRServer.Storage.Json.InteractionsStrategy.1"
            ]
        }
    ],
    "summary": "ERRORE #5002: Errore di Cach�: <PROTECT>zNewInteractionsInstance+1^HS.

I have pandas installed inside my C:/InterSystems/IRISHealth/mgr/python

Set pandas=##class(%SYS.Python).Import("pandas")                        
SET pandas=##CLASS(%SYS.Python).Import("pandas")
^
<THROW> *%Exception.PythonException <THROW> 230 ^^0^SET pandas=##CLASS(%SYS.Python).

In 2023, according to IDC, Salesforce's market share in CRM reached 21.7%. This company owns a substantial amount of critical corporate business processes and data, so the InterSystems IRIS must have an interoperability connector to fetch data from the Salesforce data catalog. This article will show you how to get any data hosted by Salesforce and create an interoperation production to get data and send it to such targets as files and relational databases.

Create your development account on Salesforce:

1. Go to https://developer.salesforce.com/signup:

2.

Developing with InterSystems Objects and SQL – In Person(Boston, MA)March 24-28, 2025

• This 5-day course teaches programmers how to use the tools and techniques within the InterSystems® development environment.
• Students develop a database application using object-oriented design, building different types of IRIS classes.
  
  • They learn how to store and retrieve data using Objects or SQL, and decide which approach is best for different use cases.

Introduction

To achieve optimized AI performance, robust explainability, adaptability, and efficiency in healthcare solutions, InterSystems IRIS serves as the core foundation for a project within the x-rAI multi-agentic framework. This article provides an in-depth look at how InterSystems IRIS empowers the development of a real-time health data analytics platform, enabling advanced analytics and actionable insights. The solution leverages the strengths of InterSystems IRIS, including dynamic SQL, native vector search capabilities, distributed caching (ECP), and FHIR interoperability. This innovative approach directly aligns with the contest themes of "Using Dynamic SQL & Embedded SQL," "GenAI, Vector Search," and "FHIR, EHR," showcasing a practical application of InterSystems IRIS in a critical healthcare context.