Mirth Connect

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]

Mirth Connect
Developer	NextGen Healthcare
Initial release	July 18, 2006; 19 years ago (2006-07-18)
Repository	github.com/nextgenhealthcare/connect/
Written in	Java
Operating system	Cross-platform
Type	Integration engine
License	Mozilla Public License 2.0
Website	www.nextgen.com/products-and-services/integration-engine

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]