Rhapsody Integration Engine Professional Certification

Overview:

Introduction:

This program is designed to prepare participants for the certification exam only.

The Rhapsody Integration Engine is a robust healthcare data integration platform used by organizations worldwide to support interoperability, message routing, and secure data exchange. It enables the transformation and validation of HL7, FHIR, and other healthcare standards across diverse systems. As health IT environments become more complex, proficiency in Rhapsody is critical for professionals working with system interfaces and clinical data flows. This program provides structured theoretical knowledge aligned with the Rhapsody Professional Certification Exam, focusing on architecture, configuration, message flow, and system monitoring.

Program Objectives:

By the end of this program, participants will be able to:

• Understand the architecture and components of the Rhapsody Integration Engine.

• Analyze message routing, filtering, and transformation techniques.

• Configure communication points, filters, and mapping logic.

• Identify best practices in security, validation, and interface monitoring.

• Prepare effectively for the Rhapsody Professional Certification Exam.

Target Audience:

• Interface Analysts and Integration Engineers.

• Health IT System Administrators.

• HL7 Integration Specialists.

• Solution Architects and Developers.

• Clinical Systems Integration Consultants.

• Professionals seeking Rhapsody Certification.

Program Outline:

Unit 1:

Rhapsody Engine Architecture and Components:

• Overview of the Rhapsody platform and its core features.

• System components: Communication Points, Routes, Filters, MLLP, Web Services.

• Message repositories and message metadata.

• Concepts of listeners, threads, and message queues.

• Key configuration files and environment settings.

Unit 2:

Messaging Standards and Routing Principles:

• Support for HL7 V2.x, HL7 V3, FHIR, XML, JSON, CSV.

• Message routing, channel configuration, and content-based routing.

• Mapping and data transformation logic.

• Scripting in JavaScript and Rhapsody scripting tools.

• Use of filters, routers, and enrichers.

Unit 3:

Communication Points and Interface Design:

• Types of communication points (TCP/IP, HTTP, SFTP, database, file).

• Setting up listeners and destinations.

• Building and linking routes to support message flow.

• Message persistence, acknowledgements, and retries.

• Debugging and validating route configurations.

Unit 4:

Monitoring, Security, and Performance Optimization:

• Monitoring messages and system health.

• Error handling, alerts, and recovery procedures.

• Security features: encryption, user roles, and authentication.

• Logging, auditing, and access control.

• Performance tuning and high-availability considerations.

Unit 5:

Rhapsody Certification Preparation:

• Review of core certification topics and engine functions.

• Overview of exam structure, timing, and question types.

• Study strategies and success tips.

• Common pitfalls and how to avoid them.

• Review of typical questions with model answers.

• Final summary and preparation strategy.

Note: This program is designed to prepare participants for the certification exam only.