The HealthShare Unified Care Record Implementation and Customization Specialist exam is designed to validate core skills for technical specialists responsible for implementing, extending, customizing, securing, and supporting HealthShare Unified Care Record.
This exam is currently in beta and is offered free of charge during the beta testing period.
Following the conclusion of beta testing, InterSystems Certification will conduct a statistical analysis of exam results to establish the passing score. Once the passing score has been determined, you will receive an email from InterSystems Certification notifying you of your results. If your exam score meets or exceeds the established passing score, you will earn the certification.
The certification will be valid for five years from the date of your results notification.
Beta testing ends on December 1, 2026.
Exam Details
Target Exam Role
An IT professional who does all of the following:
- implements and configures Unified Care Record functionality, including consent policies, clinical message delivery, IHE, and data feeds
- extends and customizes Unified Care Record using supported methods
- configures authentication, user roles, and Registry entries
- maintains and troubleshoots Unified Care Record environments
Recommended Practical Experience
- At least 6 - 12 months of experience implementing, customizing, and supporting the operational health of HealthShare Unified Care Record instances
- Experience with configuring and troubleshooting HL7 productions in InterSystems products
- Basic familiarity with ObjectScript for implementing SDA extensions and authentication customizations
Recommended Preparation
- Classroom course: HealthShare Unified Care Record Fundamentals (5 days)
- Online learning resources:
- Data Orchestration and Management in Unified Care Record (learning path, 10h)
- Securing Unified Care Record (learning path, 1h 30m)
- Unified Care Record Management Basics (learning path, 7h)
- Extending SDA (interactive course, 1h 30m)
- Review available Unified Care Record documentation related to the topics found below
- Review the
set of practice questions.
Exam Parameters
Number of questions: 63
Exam time limit: 2 hours
Language Offered: English
Exam Format: Multiple choice and multiple response
Access to HealthShare Documentation is provided during the exam.
Exam Topics and Content
The exam contains question items that cover the areas for the stated role as shown in the KSA (Knowledge, Skills, Abilities) chart immediately below. All questions are based on version 2025.2+.
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Topic/Knowledge
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T1 Implements Unified Care Record | T1.1 Implements consent policy decisions |
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T1.2 Implements clinical message delivery |
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T1.3 Implements IHE |
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T1.4 Prepares to onboard data and configures data feeds |
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T2 Extends and Customizes Unified Care Record | T2.1 Handles and transforms healthcare data formats |
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T2.2 Extends SDA for custom data elements |
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T2.3 Customizes terminology |
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T3 Secures and Administers Unified Care Record | T3.1 Sets up authentication domains for external identity providers |
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T3.2 Authorizes users and roles |
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T3.3 Manages and uses registries |
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T4 Supports Unified Care Record | T4.1 Traces patient data flow through Edge Gateway and Registry productions |
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T4.2 Uses built-in tools for managing, monitoring, and troubleshooting productions |
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