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National HIE Portal

Technical front door to South Africa's National HIE.

Services, standards, governance, and the certified pathway from sandbox to production, in one place.

Registry-first integrationSandbox before productionEvidence-led certification
Portal snapshot
HPRS (Health Patient Registration SystemStatus: live
MHFL (Master Health Facility List)Status: live
ARR (Audit Record Repository Status: live
EnvironmentSandbox first
Auth modelBearer token
TraceabilityCorrelation ID
Reference host pattern
https://test-api.example.org/{hprs|mhfl | arr}
Use registry APIs as authoritative sources before writing clinical transactions.
Go to sandbox reference
Services catalogue

Every national service operated under the HIE.

The catalogue is the canonical entry point for any partner planning an integration.

National HIE services snapshot

ServiceStatusStandards
HPRS (Health Patient Registration SystemLiveFHIR R4, IHE PDQm, IHE PIXm

Patient identification and HPRN retrieval via HPRS.

MHFL (Master Health Facility List)LiveFHIR R4, IHE mCSD, IHE CSD

Query and resolve health facility identifiers via MHFL.

ARR (Audit Record Repository LiveATNA

The Audit Trail and Node Authentication (ATNA) Profile

Overview

National HIE purpose, operating model, and how teams should use the portal for planning and implementation.

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Standards

Technical implementation rules, profiles, security, payload examples, and interoperability requirements.

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Getting Started

Step-by-step onboarding from registration and sandbox access to conformance testing and production go-live.

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Page one

Home page overview.

This front page gives partners the fastest route into the platform and points them to the right integration path.

Quick start
  1. Read the overview and standards.
  2. Follow the getting started path.
  3. Use the service pages for implementation.

Latest updates

  • Conformance evidence checklist updated for onboarding teams.
  • Authentication implementation examples aligned across docs.
  • Service onboarding language standardized for all partner guidance.
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Ready to continue?

Continue with the official onboarding process and complete your sandbox, conformance, and go-live requirements.

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