OPERATIONS CONNECTORS
Best Practices / APIs & SDK / Next Steps
7 of 7A practical guide to integrating and modernizing operational systems with Mediloop using documented APIs, source-native protocols, connector patterns and production-readiness practices.
Architecture OverviewIntegration Best PracticesAPIs & SDKTesting & Go-LiveCommon PitfallsProduction ChecklistNext Steps
Architecture Overview
1
Operational Systems
ERP, procurement, inventory, HR, facilities, payer
2
Mediloop Connector
Adapters, auth, protocol handling, validation and sync
3
Mapping & Transformation
Canonical operational model, rules and deduplication
4
Event & Workflow
Automation, retries, monitoring and audit
5
Mediloop Services
Operational APIs, dashboards and explicit clinical links
Keep operational and clinical domains separated. Cross-domain workflows exchange only the information required for the healthcare process.
API Examples
Existing Mediloop domain APIs
Supplier APIs for catalog/supplier integration
Procurement APIs for proposals/orders and procurement workflows
Delivery APIs for shipment/delivery operations
FHIR APIs only where the exchanged resource is genuinely clinical
Webhooks/events where the relevant domain contract exists
Illustrative purchase-order call
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POST /v1/procurement/purchase-orders
Authorization: Bearer <token>
X-Tenant-Id: <tenant>
Idempotency-Key: po-2026-001
Content-Type: application/json
{
"supplier_id": "sup_456",
"items": [{ "sku": "MED-001", "quantity": 100 }]
}
# Verify the exact endpoint/schema in the Procurement API reference.TypeScript SDK
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import { MediloopClient } from '@mediloop/sdk';
const client = new MediloopClient({ apiKey: process.env.MEDILOOP_API_KEY! });
// Illustrative SDK surface until the operations SDK contract is frozen.
const supplier = await client.suppliers.create({
name: 'Acme Medical Supplies',
country: 'LU'
});
console.log(supplier.id);Use the API Reference as the source of truth for currently implemented endpoints. Generic operations SDK names shown here are illustrative until versioned.
Integration Best Practices
Understand source-system capabilities, limits and source-of-truth rules
Use the source system's supported protocol instead of forcing a preferred protocol
Normalize into an operational canonical model without turning ERP data into FHIR
Preserve identifiers, original values and transformation provenance
Use idempotency, deduplication, retries and reconciliation
Separate clinical and operational domains and permissions
Test realistic failure modes, partial batches and partner outages
Version mappings, connector configs and event contracts
Monitor connector health, latency, data quality and external API changes
Document support ownership, runbooks and rollback procedures
Common Pitfalls
Tightly coupling clinical models to ERP structures
Ignoring source-system semantics and source-of-truth rules
Missing idempotency and duplicate detection
Hard-coded mapping values or credentials
No reconciliation after asynchronous/batch exchange
Treating a vendor name in docs as guaranteed production support
Logging sensitive payloads or secrets
No strategy for provider API version/deprecation changes
Testing only happy paths and small datasets
Production Checklist
Functional and integration tests passed
Data mapping and reconciliation validated
Security review and tenant/access controls completed
Performance/load tests representative of expected volumes
Monitoring, alerts and support ownership configured
Backup/recovery and replay/reconciliation procedures tested
Partner/vendor sign-off where required
Connector/mapping/event versions documented
Go-live, rollback and post-go-live monitoring plan approved
Testing & Go-Live
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Plan
Scope systems, stakeholders, data and SLAs
2
Develop
Connector, mapping and workflow
3
Test
Unit, integration, contract and failure scenarios
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Validate
Reconciliation, security, UAT and performance
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Deploy
Controlled rollout and production checks
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Monitor
Health, errors, latency and data quality
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Improve
Review incidents, changes and feedback
Developer Integration Surface
How developers interact with this capability
This table is the shortcut for a team deciding how to build or modernize an operational integration.
| Surface | Operation / resource | Use | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mediloop domain APIs | Supplier / Procurement / Delivery and other documented APIs | Build new operational functionality | Use API Reference |
| External enterprise APIs | REST / GraphQL / OData / SOAP | Connect existing ERP/enterprise systems | External API |
| EDI | EDIFACT / X12 | B2B orders, invoices, claims | Protocol |
| Files | SFTP + CSV/XML/JSON | Batch and legacy modernization | Protocol |
| Events | Webhooks / queues | Asynchronous workflow automation | Domain schemas vary |
| Operations SDK / Gateway | Typed adapters and local bridging | Revamp/legacy modernization | Planned/evolving |
Next Steps
Review requirements
Identify systems, source-of-truth and operational outcomes
Engage integration team
Resolve vendor access, contracts and architecture
Build with documented surfaces
Use domain APIs or source-native protocols
Validate
Reconciliation, security and production volumes
Expand gradually
Modernize capability by capability instead of a big-bang rewrite