Mirth Connect Explained

Mirth Connect is a cross-platform interface engine used in the healthcare industry that enables the management of information using bi-directional sending of many types of messages.^{[1] [2]} The primary use of this interface engine is in healthcare.^[2]

On September 9, 2013 Mirth Corporation announced they were acquired by Quality Systems (now NextGen Healthcare).^[3]

As of March 2025, Nextgen Healthcare announced Mirth Connect will become a single licensed, commercial product and the open-source free version can continue to be used but will no longer be updated.^[4]

Alternatives

Following NextGen Healthcare's announcement in March 2025 that Mirth Connect would transition to a single commercial licensing model,^[4] several open-source alternatives have emerged:

• Open Integration Engine (OIE) – A vendor-neutral, community-driven fork of Mirth Connect that continues open-source development^{[5] [6]}
• BridgeLink – An open-source fork of Mirth Connect sponsored by Innovar Healthcare to ensure continued community access to healthcare integration tools^{[7] [8]}

Notes and References

1. Book: Furht . B. . Agarwal . A. . Handbook of Medical and Healthcare Technologies . Springer New York . SpringerLink . 2013 . 978-1-4614-8495-0 . December 5, 2018 . 291.
2. Book: Trotter . F. . Uhlman . D. . Meaningful Use and Beyond: A Guide for IT Staff in Health Care . O'Reilly Media . Real Time Bks . 2011 . 978-1-4493-0502-4 . December 5, 2018 . 223.
3. Web site: Quality Systems, Inc. Acquires Mirth Corporation. 2013-09-09. 2013-09-17. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130923122839/http://www.mirthcorp.com/news/quality-systems-acquires-mirth-corporation. 2013-09-23.
4. Web site: A New Era for Mirth Connect by NextGen Healthcare . NextGen Healthcare . November 26, 2025.
5. Web site: Open Integration Engine . November 26, 2025.
6. Web site: Open Integration Engine GitHub Repository . GitHub . November 26, 2025.
7. Web site: BridgeLink . Innovar Healthcare . November 26, 2025.
8. Web site: BridgeLink GitHub Repository . GitHub . November 26, 2025.