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Introduction to PHC Hub

The primary purpose of PHC Hub (Public Health Connection Hub) is to establish connections (interfaces) to improve public health. PHC Hub facilitates the integration between healthcare provider systems and Immunization Information Systems (IIS) by managing HL7 message processing. PHC Hub can be integrated with either the IWeb application or WIR IIS.

PHC Hub receives inbound HL7 messages, extracts and validates the data, translates coded values, and updates the host system's database with patient and immunization data. In addition to supporting the standard inbound unsolicited HL7 message transaction, PHC Hub also supports a reciprocal batch interface where new patient immunization activity that may be unknown to the provider is returned using the original inbound connection. PHC Hub supports HL7 inbound query requests for patient immunization history. Both HL7 versions, 2.3.1 and 2.5.1, are supported. PHC Hub supports quality reporting and extensive customization of the field level message validation process.

PHC Hub is divided into the following areas:

Supported Platforms

The supported platforms for PHC Hub are as follows:

What Supported Notes

Number of instances

Single

 

Java server platform

1.8

Java 1.8 is supported as of the February 2017 release.

Operating systems

  • Linux
  • Microsoft Windows

 

Minimum RAM

16G+

RAM requirements can vary based on the size of the state, the amount of traffic into the application, and the number of reports run simultaneously.

Minimum disc size

1 TB

 

Minimum processor

2 Quad Core 64-bit processors

 

Application server

Tomcat 7

 

Database

Oracle 12c

 

Web browser

Internet Explorer 11

As of January 2016, Internet Explorer 8, 9, and 10 are no longer supported.

Application Settings

See the PHC Hub Installation Guide for information about application configuration settings.