Managed Interface Solutions


Keena's Managed Interface Solution
Delivers Flexible, Expert-led Integration.

Scalable, Expert-Led Integration

Keena’s Managed Interface Solution combines a proven step-by-step integration process with the flexibility to meet your unique interface needs—whether assisting your IT team, co-managing projects, or fully outsourcing interface development and maintenance. Our experienced integration consultants leverage the Qvera Interface Engine (QIE) from our long-time partners at Qvera, to ensure efficient data exchange, improved clinical workflows, and reduced operational overhead.

Our Approach


Assessment and Planning: We evaluate your existing systems; help refine integration goals and create a customized interface management roadmap.

Implementation and Development: From assisting your IT staff to fully managing interface projects, Keena provides scalable solutions and custom technical bridges that best suits your needs at any point in time.

Optimization and Maintenance: Our experts offer ongoing support, proactive performance monitoring, and regular updates to keep your interfaces running efficiently.

Temporary Staffing: For organizations facing temporary staffing shortages or major integration initiatives requiring additional resources, Keena can provide short-term expert staffing to keep projects on track.

Hosting Solutions: We provide secure hosting services, with a reliable and protected environment for your data and applications. For web content, APIs, or integrations, we make sure your systems are always safe and accessible.

With flexible engagement models and industry-leading expertise, we ensure your health IT systems stay connected and optimized for seamless interoperability.

EXPERIENCE WITH LEADING EHR/PM VENDORS
  • Altera/Allscripts
  • Cerner
  • eClinicalWorks
  • Epic
  • GE Healthcare
  • NextGen
  • Meditech
  • Most other leading EHR/PM systems
HEALTHCARE IT PLATFORMS WE CONNECT WITH
  • EHR (Electronic Health Record Systems)
  • HIS (Hospital Information Systems)
  • HIE (Health Information Exchange)
  • LIS (Laboratory Information Systems)
  • PM (Practice Management Systems)
  • PACS (Picture Archiving & Communication System

Common Client Interfaces Managed by Keena


We tailor our approach based on your organizational requirements:

  • Demographics: Transfers patient demographic data from the PM system to the EHR and ancillary systems (e.g., HIS, LIS, PACS).
  • Appointments: Sends appointment details from the PM system to the EHR and ancillary systems (HIS, LIS, PACS, etc.).
  • Dictionary Data: Syncs key master data—providers, codes, locations, and appointment types—from the PM system to the EHR.
  • Charges: Routes charge information from the EHR and ancillary systems (HIS, LIS, PACS, etc.) back to the PM system for billing and reconciliation.
  • Orders: Sends clinical orders from the EHR to ancillary systems (e.g., LIS, PACS).
  • Results: Delivers test results and diagnostic outcomes from ancillary systems (LIS, PACS, etc.) to the EHR.
  • Documents: Transfers clinical documents from ancillary systems to the EHR for centralized access and review.
  • Transcriptions: Imports dictated or transcribed notes from ancillary systems into the EHR.

Turnkey Managed Interface Solution


Lakeview Clinic worked with Keena for turnkey managed interface services, migrating to the Qvera Interface Engine to alleviate system issues and free up time for providers to help patients.

  • Faster, more secure interfaces with minimal downtime or disruption.
  • Utilized Keena’s expert-managed services for cost-efficiency.
  • Fewer disruptions and easier access to clinical data.

Keena and Qvera: Partnering to Enhance Healthcare Interoperability


Partnering with Keena Healthcare Technology and Qvera means working with industry leaders in healthcare interoperability. The Qvera Interface Engine (QIE) sets a new standard for flexibility, simplicity, and performance, making it the premier choice for modern interface management.

With its intuitive visual interface, QIE enables rapid development and effortless integration with the latest healthcare cloud technologies. Keena’s expert interface consultants bring the experience and precision needed to efficiently deploy, migrate, and manage your interfaces—ensuring accuracy, reliability, and on-time implementation.

Whether you need full-service interface management or targeted support, Keena provides the expertise and resources to make interoperability effortless. With QIE and Keena’s managed interface team, you have a bullet-proof integration strategy—and the only interface engine you’ll ever need.

QIE ADVANTAGES
  • Rapid Interface Development: Create and deploy interfaces in minutes
  • Visual Channel Editor: Wireframe-based development for intuitive design
  • Zone Management: Organize and manage interfaces efficiently
  • Smart Editors: Context-aware editing and real-time data visualization
  • CodeWizard: Prebuilt functions for simplified scripting
  • Built-in GUI: Intuitive dashboard for interface monitoring and management

From independent clinics to multi-hospital networks, QIE delivers the flexibility and scalability to meet the unique needs of any healthcare organization.

Contact our Managed Interface Team for an exploratory discovery call.

Managed Interface Use Cases


Streamlining Patient Note Delivery for Home Care Visits

Challenge

To manage home care patient notes delivery requirement, Intermountain Health (IMH) had to manually print notes from their patient records, scan them, and upload the documents into the 3rd party SkyMail portal for processing and mailing. This manual process was time-consuming, error-prone, and inefficient.

Solution

Keena automated the backend portion of this workflow, enabling the visit notes to be sent automatically to the Skymail portal with a print-friendly digital cover page that includes the patient’s mailing address, return address, and business information—streamlining the process from documentation to delivery.

Benefits

  • Eliminated time-consuming manual printing, scanning, and uploading.
  • Reduced staff administrative burden and risk of human error.
  • Sped up delivery of patient home care visit communication.
  • Ensured consistent formatting and accurate mailing address details.

Automating Out-of-Network Referral Workflow

Challenge

Some referring providers enrolled in the Graves Gilbert network can exchange referrals through direct messaging in their shared EHR platform. Others outside the network rely on manual faxing. This outdated process required staff to print, scan, and manually upload referral documentation into the EHR—introducing inefficiencies and opportunities for error.

Solution

Keena automated the out-of-network referral workflow interface beginning at the order requisition stage. All supporting documents and lab results are automatically saved to the patient chart and seamlessly integrated into the EHR’s standard referral/faxing workflow—eliminating the need for third-party faxing services.

Benefits

  • Streamlines all referral requests with end-to-end automation.
  • Reduces manual data entry and associated errors.
  • Eliminates reliance on external faxing vendors.
  • Improves referral turnaround time and care coordination.

Converting Static Patient Intake Notes into Structured Searchable Data

Challenge

At Instant Medical Holdings (IMH), all patients completed intake forms using a third-party application from Clearwave Inc. While basic demographic and clinical information transferred directly into the patient’s chart in Altera Touchworks EHR, detailed clinical notes were stored as static PDF documents. This limited access to valuable discrete clinical data, making it difficult to meet regulatory and insurance reporting requirements, and internal performance tracking.

Solution

Keena automated the extraction of discrete data elements from the Clearwave intake forms, converting them into structured, searchable data within the Touchworks EHR. This solution ensures that relevant clinical notes are readily available and reportable for regulatory compliance, insurance submissions, and organizational performance monitoring.

Benefits

  • Transforms unstructured intake notes into usable, reportable data.
  • Enhances compliance with regulatory and insurance reporting requirements.
  • Improves data accessibility for clinical and administrative teams.
  • Supports internal performance monitoring and quality initiatives.

The successful transition to QIE and ongoing use of Keena’s turnkey managed interface services positioned Lakeview Clinic for enhanced scalability, streamlined exchange of important clinical and financial data, and long-term sustainability.”


Ryan Elias Director of Information Technology Lakeview Clinic

Whitepapers


INTEROPERABILITY

Why We Decided to Invest in a FHIR Response Plan

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Case Studies


CONVERSION AND ARCHIVAL

Epic Migration with ConnectR-to-QIE

Keena quickly migrated a sunsetted legacy Interface Engine to QIE, keeping mission-critical interfaces operating during a migration to Epic EHR.

Benefits

  • Streamlined day-to-day administration of interfaces and stabilized IT support needs.
  • Enhanced and timely access to patient data for the entire organization.
  • Improved quality of care and a better care delivery experience for patients.

INTERFACES AND INTEROPERABILITY

Migrating from ConnectR to QIE

QIE facilitates easy access and visibility to all clinical information systems with the added ability to leverage SQL queries and custom reporting.

Benefits

  • Reduced time and cost to add new interfaces.
  • Supported access to the latest clinical application technologies.
  • Easy access and visibility to all clinical information systems.

INTERFACES AND INTEROPERABILITY

Migration from Legacy Interface Engine

When the Jackson Clinic was faced with moving from their EHR vendor, Keena's QIE helped them to migrate and have seamless access into their entire interface network.

Benefits

  • Streamlined custom SQL reporting process.
  • Reduced interface error management time and resources.
  • More consistent access to accurate patient data from all critical system sources.

INTERFACES AND INTEROPERABILITY

Turnkey Managed Interface Solution

Lakeview Clinic worked with Keena for turnkey managed interface services, migrating to the Qvera Interface Engine to alleviate system issues and free up time for providers to help patients.

Benefits

  • Faster, more secure interfaces with minimal downtime or disruption.
  • Utilized Keena’s expert-managed services for cost-efficiency.
  • Fewer disruptions and easier access to clinical data.

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INTERFACES AND INTEROPERABILITY

Implement True Healthcare Interoperability