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Odin Health is a cutting edge, New Zealand based software company that develops and delivers innovative, world leading healthcare solutions.

“Our Odin Engine is not your typical Integration Engine or ESB - it goes far beyond that. Our engine combines the best functionality from a variety of integration tools, using the latest state-of-the-art technologies, to create an innovative and unrivalled product.”

Odin Engine was architected to be a unique and elegant combination of traditional Integration Engines and the newer ESB products designed to support API interfaces. It has the advantages of both, without the disadvantages of either.

It offers a perfect solution that delivers backward compatibility to fully support legacy messaging, while also delivering a fully featured API centric Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) solution as well as advanced ETL capability. All on the one unified platform.

The Odin Engine can be used in a wide variety of solutions including hospital integration, application interface adapters, regional integration, web application interfaces and data synchronisation.

We are purely focused on healthcare customers and of course support and understand the key international healthcare standards as well as the varied and complex environments that the sector presents.

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By Odin Editor, 5 September, 2025

As digital transformation deepens across healthcare, many hospitals are still haunted by a familiar problem: information silos. While older silos remain unresolved, a new type of silo is quietly taking shape—driven by the rapid expansion of AI applications in clinical settings.

The Limitations of Traditional Integration Engines

Many hospitals still rely on legacy integration engines to connect their systems. But as demands grow—more complex workflows, more real-time data—these traditional engines are reaching their limits:

  • Insufficient throughput to handle hospital-wide high-frequency data exchanges
  • Limited connectivity with modern systems, especially AI tools and smart devices
  • Poor scalability, making it hard to adapt to evolving technologies and business models

The result? Hospitals often integrate only their core systems, leaving others operating in isolation. This leads to fragmented workflows and “silos” that hinder true coordination.

Breaking Boundaries with a Cluster-Native Integration Architecture

To overcome these challenges, Odin Health introduced its Cluster Edition—a next-generation, all-in-one integration platform. Rebuilt from the ground up with high concurrency, dynamic scaling, and built-in fault tolerance, this platform enables hospital-wide, full-spectrum integration.

From EMRs to AI systems, from smart devices to government insurance platforms, hospitals can now "connect everything"—securely, efficiently, and in real time.

AI’s Promise Comes with a New Silo Risk

AI is reshaping care delivery but also creating new silos:

  • Each AI system often requires custom, point-to-point integration
  • Lack of context means AI can't deliver full value without the right data
  • Data fragmentation become worse as more AI agents on board

MCP: A Middle Layer That Turns AI Into a Native Player

To prevent AI from becoming just another isolated add-on, Odin’s Cluster Edition now includes Model Context Protocol (MCP)—a built-in capability designed to make AI a seamless part of the hospital workflow.

With Odin MCP solution:

  • AI models connect once to the MCP layer, not every system individually
  • Standardised contextual APIs provide AI with relevant, real-time data
  • Maintenance and security are managed centrally, reducing IT overhead
  • Improved visibility, traceability and security

Odin MCP helps hospitals integrate AI seamlessly into everyday workflows, so it’s not just a bolt-on tool — it's part of the care delivery process. This makes AI more useful and usable, without introducing more data fragmentation.

Final Thought: Integration Is Not Just About Interfaces — It’s About Capability

As hospitals move toward intelligent operations, integration platforms must evolve. They are no longer just “data pipelines”—they are the nervous system of digital healthcare.

To truly enable AI, ensure resilience, and achieve holistic transformation, hospitals need an all-in-one, cluster-native integration platform that supports full connectivity, intelligent orchestration, and continuous evolution.

Only then can we move beyond fragmented systems—and build a smarter, unified, future-ready healthcare ecosystem.