Keystone
EMIS Health
Solution ID: 10000-051
Solution information last updated: 2 December 2020
Description
Summary
Keystone is a middleware solution that facilitates the movement of clinical data & messaging, (to international standards), between Secondary & Primary Care providers and other organisations (e.g. NHS / PHE Laboratories), using nationally defined transport mechanisms.
Full description
Keystone is used to translate and transport pathology, radiology and clinical correspondence documentation from a source of origin (e.g. Lab System), to a source destination, (typically a GP Practice Management System). The clinical order communications solution enables clinicians to send and receive for viewing, test results from other care settings, allowing them to read test results in context, so that they can better evaluate treatment choices.
Features
This Catalogue Solution has the following features that can help meet needs in primary care:
- Clinical middleware solution for integration of LIMs & RIS with Primary Care PMS
- Admin GUI showing current schedule, errors & details highlighting recent processing
- Communications Module
- Processing Services Module
- Multiple Interchange Message Types including EDIFACT Writers, ASTM Writers & others
- Report Validation including Pathology, Radiology, Clinical Correspondence & Batch Validation
- Incoming Interchanges
- Readers include: MEDRPT v1.003 (PMIP) Reader, FHSREG Reader, FHSPRV Reader & others
- This is not an exhaustive or detailed list – for more information, please get in touch
Capabilities met - NHS assured
This Catalogue Solution has demonstrated that it can help meet the following needs in primary care:
Productivity, 1.0.1
Supports Patients/Service Users and Health and Care Professionals by delivering improved efficiency or experience related outcomes.
How this capability was met
Capabilities are a set of requirements that are defined using short descriptions called epics. Capabilities are achieved when a Catalogue Solution meets the required epics.
There are two types of epic: must and may. Some capabilities require the Catalogue Solution to meet all of the must epics, some require only one must epic to be met. May epics are optional.
This Catalogue Solution has achieved the following:
Implementation timescales
These are the typical processes and timescales to implement this Catalogue Solution:
A typical deployment will take less than 1 week, however this is dependent upon the range of modalities required and the agreed infrastructure requirements being met.
EMIS’ Deployment & Implementation Team has in depth experience in supporting the deployment of Keystone as a middleware solution. Our team is comprised of Project Managers and technical support staff who work in partnership with your IT Infrastructure teams to ensure we meet and exceed the requirements of each contract.
Our project management approach is based on Prince2 methodology, providing a robust yet flexible framework to help ensure the best possible outcomes for all stakeholders.
Early engagement with the IT infrastructure team on the existing topology is recommended to give an accurate reflection of the likely implementation timescales.
We can shorten this lead-time to support practices in response to COVID-19 by working with them as a team.
Client application type
This Catalogue Solution is supported by the following client application types:
Browser-based application
Supported browser types
- Internet Explorer 11
- Internet Explorer 10
Mobile responsive
No
Mobile first approach
No
Plug-ins or extensions required
No
Minimum connection speed
10Mbps
Screen resolution and aspect ratio
16:9 - 1920 x 1080
Hardware requirements
Operating System
Windows Server 2019 , 2016 , 2012 R2 & 2008 R2
Database
MS SQL Server 2017* , 2016* , 2014* , 2008 R2
*Database must be in Compatibility Mode 100
Additional information
The web application component of Keystone is backhanded on the server using Visual FoxPro 6 code. Visual FoxPro code is run under internet information services using the foxisapi.dll.
Native desktop application
Supported operating systems
Windows Server 2019, 2016, 2012 R2, 2008 R2
Minimum connection speed
10Mbps
Memory size
2GB
Storage space
N/A
Processing power
16 (32)
Screen resolution and aspect ratio
16:9 - 1920 x 1080
Device capabilities
Device needs access to web services for viewing front end UI to configure and monitor the processing activities. When configured with permissions, the user can also see the contents of incoming and outgoing messages through the Tracker Results Screen.
Hardware requirements
Operating System
Windows Server 2019 , 2016 , 2012 R2 & 2008 R2
Database
MS SQL Server 2017* , 2016* , 2014* , 2008 R2
*Database must be in Compatibility Mode 100
Additional information
There are a number of Generic Windows Services which are used in Keystone.
These include:
SMTP Mailer
I4 Multiport Listener Service
I4 Multiport Talker Service
MS SQL DB Checker
Watcher Service
Hosting type
These are the ways this Catalogue Solution can be hosted:
Public cloud
Summary
To have EMIS host your service requires the provision of the necessary hardware at our site in Fulford Grange.
To feed data from a lab to a GP estate via our Hosted service requires use of either Physical Hosts or Virtual Machines.
For Physical Hosts we operate the following min spec;
CPU – 16 (32)
RAM – 128GB
OS Disk – 2012 R2 (x2)
Data Disk – 1.6 TB Raid 1 SSD (x2)
VMs
CPU – 2
RAM – 8
OS Disk – 60
OS – Server 2012 R2
Data Disk – N/A
Number Req – 2
All messages are output to MESH.
End user devices must be connected to HSCN/N3
Private cloud
Summary
It is possible to Host your own service if required following the specification requirements given above.
Data center hosting model
See details above
End user devices must be connected to HSCN/N3
About supplier
We’re the UK leader in connected healthcare software & services. Through innovative IT, we help healthcare professionals access the information they need to provide better, faster and more cost effective patient care.
Our clinical software is used in all major healthcare settings from GP surgeries to pharmacies, communities, hospitals, and specialist services. By providing innovative, integrated solutions, we’re working to break the boundaries of system integration & interoperability.
We also specialise in supplying IT infrastructure, software and engineering services and, through our technical support teams, we have the skills and knowledge to enhance your IT systems.
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Contact details
08451245245
info@egton.net