How BridgeLink and Innovar Healthcare Are Advancing Open Source Healthcare Integration

<p>Innovar Healthcare is known for data movement and integration in healthcare: any data in any format, between any set of customers. One major trait that distinguishes Innovar from nearly all services in health care today is that it offers and supports open source tools, which is common in other industries. In our recent interview at the Civitas conference, CEO and Founder Loyd Bittle talks about security, administrative convenience, and use cases for his company&#39;s integrations.</p><p>The first part of our interview is devoted to security incidents. Bittle points out that while open source code (and nowadays AI) makes it easier for malicious intruders to attack, it also makes it easier for researchers to uncover bugs, and for Innovar to provide patches.  This actually happened recently when researchers discovered a security issue with the open source Mirth Connect project which Innovar Healthcare and the community forked to create BridgeLink.  Once Innovar and the BridgeLink community learned about the security issues, they were able to address them quickly.  Bittle notes that it&#39;s now unsafe to continue using the insecure open source Mirth Connect project.</p><p>Learn more about Innovar Healthcare: <a href="https://www.innovarhealthcare.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://www.innovarhealthcare.com/</a></p><p>Learn more about BridgeLink: <a href="https://www.bridgelink.net/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://www.bridgelink.net/</a></p><p>Healthcare IT Community: <a href="https://www.healthcareittoday.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://www.healthcareittoday.com/</a></p>