Black Pear Core

Real-time, bidirectional access to primary care and related healthcare data using IM1-assured integrations and HL7 FHIR standards

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Interoperability Platform for Healthcare

Black Pear Core provides real-time, bidirectional access to primary care and related healthcare data, enabling seamless integration across clinical systems through IM1-assured integrations and HL7 FHIR standards.

Real-time Data Access

Direct connections to EMIS, SystmOne, and Vision through assured partner APIs with instant data extraction and normalisation.

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Open FHIR-based Access

All processed data available through the Black Pear Core Open API (FHIR REST), enabling third-party solutions to query patient data.

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Bidirectional Integration

Safe, assured writeback into EMIS and SystmOne, enabling digital triage outcomes and remote consultation notes.

Core Capabilities

Comprehensive interoperability features designed for modern healthcare delivery

1Real-time Data Access

Connects directly to EMIS, SystmOne, and Vision through assured partner APIs. Extracts raw clinical data (XML or proprietary formats) and normalises all incoming data into HL7 FHIR structured resources.

2Open FHIR-based Access

All processed data is made available through the Black Pear Core Open API (FHIR REST). Enables third-party solutions to query patient data or receive event-driven updates.

3Event Handling

Supports create/read/update triggers via rest-hooks. Allows downstream systems to react to changes in patient records in real-time.

4Writeback to Primary Care Systems

Enables safe, assured writeback into EMIS and SystmOne. Common use cases include digital triage outcomes, remote consultation notes, structured clinical outcomes, and automated letters or results workflows.

5Integration with National Services

Connects to NRL, PDS, NHSMail, and other NHS systems. Provides secure HTTP/TLS-MA and interoperability aligned with NHS standards.

Supported Clinical Data

Comprehensive structured data extraction and normalisation across all major clinical domains

Problems/diagnoses
Allergies
Observations and vital signs
Blood pressure
Acute and repeat medications
Radiology & laboratory investigations
Immunisations
Encounters and consultations
SNOMED-coded items
Documents, PDFs, images
Referrals
Free-text items

Use Cases

Black Pear Core enables a wide range of healthcare delivery solutions

Shared Care Records

Populated with structured GP data for comprehensive patient views across care settings

Digital Triage

With examples ensuring every triage decision is safe, accurate, and fully aligned with the GP's view of care.

Population Health

With secure, bidirectional integration into primary care, Core allows population health platforms to access up-to-date clinical information and return structured insights directly into the patient record — turning analytics into actionable care.

Remote Consultations

Enabling safer virtual assessments, richer clinical context, and structured write-back into the patient record to support continuous, coordinated care.

Patient List Management

Core acts as the primary-care data layer for third-party cohort tools — supplying real-time reads, write-backs, and event triggers so partners can deliver reliable, automated population management.

Virtual Wards

Remote monitoring services with real-time data integration

Pharmacy & Community Care

Workflows enabled by structured primary care data access

AI-driven Services

Requiring structured primary care data for advanced analytics and decision support

Automated Processes

Clinical and administrative automation powered by real-time data access

Architecture Overview

A flexible, standards-based architecture designed for interoperability

Adaptor-Based Architecture

Adaptors sit between clinical systems and the Black Pear Core Service. They convert native API/XML outputs into FHIR, ensuring consistent data representation across all source systems. The platform enables bidirectional data flows for read and write operations.

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Core Access API

Direct system integration for EMIS, SystmOne, and Vision

HL7-FHIR Open API

Standards-based access for third-party solutions

Central Configuration

Unified management for all adaptors and gateways

Key Outcomes Enabled by Core

Reliable, standards-based access to primary care data
Safe writeback into GP clinical systems
Improved information flow across care teams
Foundation layer for shared-care, triage, PHM, AI, and automation solutions

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