What is cloud connectivity?

Last updated: Nov 20, 2024

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If you want to innovate with cloud platforms, Redox cloud connectivity is for you. With Redox, you can connect to your preferred cloud repository to take advantage of advanced services. Generally, data from at least one EHR system populates a cloud repository for you to have real-time access to data.

Redox removes the barriers of legacy systems by translating and securely delivering your data to any of these cloud provider and product options:

Cloud provider	Cloud products
Amazon Web Services (AWS)	AWS S3 AWS HealthLake Databricks Snowflake
Google Cloud Platform (GCP)	Google Cloud Storage (GCS) Cloud Healthcare API Healthcare Data Engine (HDE) Databricks Snowflake
Microsoft Azure	Azure OneLake or DataLake Microsoft Fabric Azure Health Data Services Databricks Snowflake

These cloud providers can modernize your technology stack and finally make use of mountains of data otherwise stuck in disparate systems.

Redox can help get your data into your cloud environments (because it can be really challenging to get right!) in up to 80% less time. Access to this real-time clinical data enables providers, health plans, pharmaceutical, and digital health organizations to unlock AI and ML tools that are changing the healthcare game.

We support the following communication methods, data formats, and auth methods for cloud connectivity.

Communication methods	Data formats	Authentication
MLLP Listener HTTPS (REST, SOAP) SFTP	JSON FHIR® XML HL7v2 X12 CDA CSV PDF DICOM NCPDP	Basic auth OAuth 2.0 2-legged OAuth 2.0 2-legged with JWT Bearer for GCP JWT Bearer AWS Signature Version 4 (AwsSigv4) Google Workload Identity Federation (WIF) SMART Backend TLS Client Certificate

How cloud traffic works

Data starts in the EHR system, then is pushed to Redox. We work our Redox magic to translate the data in a legacy standard to FHIR®. Then we push the data to your cloud destination (or endpoint). Learn how to create a destination.

So, data flows in just one direction. Visually-speaking, it goes something like this:

Data flowing to the cloud via Redox

After EHR data reaches your cloud destination(s), you have real-time access to the data without having to query the EHR system. Or, your data may undergo further processing by your cloud provider / product(s), depending on your unique cloud setup.

Here's an example of what Redox delivers to your cloud destination(s):

Example: PatientAdmin message translated by Redox

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{
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  "resourceType": "Bundle",
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  "id": "PatientAdminPatientUpdatedFullBundleExample",
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  "type": "transaction",
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  "entry": [
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    {
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      "fullUrl": "urn:uuid:130ce7f0-a8e5-4493-a23f-39f6f29c9e45",
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      "request": {
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        "method": "POST",
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        "url": "MessageHeader"
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      },
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      "resource": {
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        "eventUri": "https://fhir.redoxengine.com/EventDefinition/PatientAdminPatientUpdated",
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        "resourceType": "MessageHeader",
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        "id": "PatientUpdatedMessageHeader",
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        "source": {
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          "name": "Good Health Clinics",
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          "endpoint": "05107c08-fe2f-4740-8c1d-c7107d18ebe5"
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        },
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        "focus": [
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          {
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            "reference": "Patient/urn:uuid:800dc70b-1158-42c6-9640-a5d981a14a7a"
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          }
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        ],
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        "definition": "https://fhir.redoxengine.com/MessageDefinition/PatientAdminPatientUpdatedFull"
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      }
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    },
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    {
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      "request": {
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        "method": "POST",
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        "url": "Patient"
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      },
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      "fullUrl": "urn:uuid:800dc70b-1158-42c6-9640-a5d981a14a7a",
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      "resource": {
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        "resourceType": "Patient",
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        "meta": {
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          "extension": [
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            {
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              "url": "https://fhir.redoxengine.com/StructureDefinition/example-sort-order",
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              "valueInteger": 1
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            }
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          ]
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        },
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        "extension": [
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          {
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            "extension": [
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              {
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                "url": "text",
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                "valueString": "White"
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              }
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            ],
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            "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/us/core/StructureDefinition/us-core-race"
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          },
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          {
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            "extension": [
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              {
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                "url": "ombCategory",
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                "valueCoding": {
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                  "code": "2135-2",
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                  "system": "urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.6.238",
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                  "display": "Hispanic or Latino"
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                }
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              },
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              {
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                "url": "text",
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                "valueString": "Hispanic"
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              }
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            ],
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            "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/us/core/StructureDefinition/us-core-ethnicity"
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          }
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        ],
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        "identifier": [
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          {
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            "value": "0000000001",
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            "system": "urn:redox:health-one:MR"
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          },
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          {
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            "value": "101-01-0001",
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            "system": "http://hl7.org/fhir/sid/us-ssn"
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          }
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        ],
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        "name": [
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          {
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            "given": [
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              "Timothy",
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              "Paul"
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            ],
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            "family": "Bixby",
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            "use": "official"
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          },
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          {
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            "text": "Billy",
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            "use": "usual"
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          }
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        ],
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        "gender": "male",
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        "birthDate": "2008-01-06",
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        "telecom": [
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          {
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            "value": "+18088675301",
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            "system": "phone",
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            "use": "home"
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          },
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          {
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            "value": "+18008675309",
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            "system": "phone",
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            "use": "work"
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          },
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          {
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            "value": "timothy.bixby@redoxengine.com",
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            "system": "email"
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          }
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        ],
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        "address": [
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          {
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            "line": [
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              "4762 Hickory Street"
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            ],
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            "city": "Monroe",
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            "district": "Greene",
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            "state": "WI",
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            "postalCode": "53566",
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            "country": "US",
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            "use": "home"
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          }
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        ],
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        "maritalStatus": {
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          "coding": [
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            {
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              "code": "M",
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              "system": "http://hl7.org/fhir/v3/MaritalStatus",
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              "display": "Married"
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            }
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          ],
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          "text": "Married"
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        },
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        "communication": [
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          {
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            "language": {
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              "coding": [
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                {
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                  "code": "en",
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                  "system": "urn:ietf:bcp:47"
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                }
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              ],
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              "text": "English"
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            }
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          }
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        ],
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        "contact": [
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          {
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            "name": {
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              "given": [
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                "Barbara"
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              ],
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              "family": "Bixby"
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            },
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            "telecom": [
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              {
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                "value": "+18088675303",
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                "system": "phone",
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                "use": "home"
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              },
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              {
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                "value": "barbara.bixby@redoxengine.com",
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                "system": "email"
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              }
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            ],
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            "address": {
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              "line": [
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                "4762 Hickory St."
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              ],
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              "city": "Monroe",
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              "district": "Green",
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              "state": "WI",
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              "postalCode": "53566",
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              "country": "USA"
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            },
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            "relationship": [
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              {
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                "coding": [
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                  {
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                    "code": "MTH",
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                    "system": "http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v3-RoleCode",
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                    "display": "mother"
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                  }
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                ],
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                "text": "Mother"
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              },
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              {
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                "coding": [
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                  {
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                    "code": "C",
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                    "system": "http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0131",
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                    "display": "Emergency Contact"
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                  }
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                ],
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                "text": "Emergency Contact"
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              }
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            ]
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          }
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        ],
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        "generalPractitioner": [
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          {
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            "reference": "Practitioner/urn:uuid:e8fea9f2-3f91-4d6a-a747-3b7be178bdc9"
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          }
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        ],
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        "managingOrganization": {
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          "reference": "Organization/urn:uuid:e082c914-77d4-4cce-8c98-5e84032023b0"
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        }
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      }
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    },
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    {
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      "request": {
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        "method": "POST",
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        "url": "Practitioner"
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      },
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      "fullUrl": "urn:uuid:e8fea9f2-3f91-4d6a-a747-3b7be178bdc9",
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      "resource": {
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        "resourceType": "Practitioner",
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        "identifier": [
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          {
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            "system": "http://hl7.org/fhir/sid/us-npi",
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            "value": "4356789876"
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          }
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        ],
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        "name": [
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          {
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            "given": [
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              "Pat"
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            ],
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            "family": "Granite"
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          }
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        ],
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        "address": [
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          {
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            "line": [
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              "123 Main St."
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            ],
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            "city": "Madison",
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            "district": "Dane",
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            "state": "WI",
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            "postalCode": "53703",
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            "country": "USA"
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          }
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        ],
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        "telecom": [
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          {
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            "value": "+16085551234",
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            "system": "phone"
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          }
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        ]
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      }
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    },
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    {
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      "request": {
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        "method": "POST",
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        "url": "Organization"
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      },
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      "fullUrl": "urn:uuid:e082c914-77d4-4cce-8c98-5e84032023b0",
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      "resource": {
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        "resourceType": "Organization",
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        "identifier": [
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          {
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            "value": "1234",
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            "system": "urn:oid:1.2.3.4"
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          }
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        ],
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        "active": true,
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        "name": "Custodial Org",
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        "address": [
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          {
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            "line": [
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              "123 Main St"
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            ],
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            "city": "Madison",
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            "state": "WI"
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          }
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        ],
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        "telecom": [
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          {
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            "value": "1-800-123-4567",
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            "system": "phone"
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          }
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        ],
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        "type": [
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          {
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            "text": "Test Type"
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          }
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        ]
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      }
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    }
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  ],
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  "timestamp": "2021-06-17T20:33:22.422Z",
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  "Meta": {
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    "Logs": [
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      {
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        "ID": "e690c704-90ad-4472-93f1-500f1eb34371",
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        "AttemptID": "6bef6fe3-7e5e-49cc-a9f7-b586bf6cc5ea"
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      }
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    ],
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    "Test": true,
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    "EventDateTime": "2023-08-25T16:47:30.219Z",
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    "Source": {
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      "ID": "7ce6f387-c33c-417d-8682-81e83628cbd9",
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      "Name": "Redox Dev Tools"
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    },
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    "Destinations": [
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      {
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        "ID": "af394f14-b34a-464f-8d24-895f370af4c9",
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        "Name": "Redox EMR"
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      }
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    ],
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    "DataModel": "FHIR.Event.PatientAdmin",
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    "EventType": "patient-updated"
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  }
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}

Setting up your cloud implementation

You'll need to do some setup in both your cloud provider / product ecosystem and Redox. Take care of authentication for both then create cloud destinations for Redox to push data to.

You can also use the rest of Redox features for your cloud data (e.g., filters, data enrichment, backfilling). Explore some of these features:

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