Hello InterSystems EHR community,
InterSystems Certification is currently developing a certification exam for InterSystems EHR integration 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.
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:
- Review available InterSystems EHR documentation recommended in the TrakCare Healthcare Messaging Framework course.
- Review Monitoring Productions and InterSystems SQL documentation related to the topics in the table below.
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:
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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 |
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| 2. Examines and configures basic InterSystems EHR settings |
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| 3. Examines and interprets InterSystems EHR data model and data definitions, and performs basic SQL queries |
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| 4. Examines and interprets integration security configuration settings |
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| 5. Interprets HL7 V2 requirements |
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| 6. Interprets HL7 FHIR requirements |
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| 7. Identifies elements in an SDA |
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| 2. Uses the HealthCare Messaging Framework (HMF) for InterSystems EHR integrations | 1. Demonstrates mastery of foundational HMF concepts |
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| 2. Designs and configures HMF productions |
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| 3. Develops and customizes HMF productions |
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| 4. Deploys HMF solutions |
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| 5. Manages and monitors HMF productions |
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| 6. Troubleshoots HMF productions |
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| 3. Configures InterSystems EHR for external access and access to 3rd party applications | 1. Configures inbound data access |
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| 2. Configures outbound data access |
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| 3. Uses SOAP web services |
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| 4. Links to External Viewer |
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| 5. Uses InterSystems EHR REST APIs |
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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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