FHIR-based integration enables patient-reported outcomes from NexJ Connected Wellness to flow into Epic, improving operational efficiency and supporting reimbursement ROI.

Toronto —  June 9, 2026 — NexJ Health Inc. (“NexJ Health”), a provider of AI-enabled digital health and coaching solutions, today announced the launch of an integration with UC San Diego Health built on FHIR (Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources), a global standard for exchanging electronic health information. The integration enables patient reported outcomes collected through NexJ Connected Wellness to be securely shared with Epic.

This integration enables UC San Diego Health to collect, operationalize, and get reimbursed for patient reported outcomes from the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) captured outside traditional visits—while ensuring those data are available within Epic, its clinical system of record.

Extending clinical capacity beyond the visit

As health systems continue to adopt measurement-based care and value-based models, the demand for consistent patient reported data increases. Collecting this information during in-person visits alone is impractical given clinic capacity constraints, and rising documentation burdens.

NexJ Health acts as an extension of the clinic, providing targeted health coaching support for patients identified by primary care providers as experiencing mild to moderate depression symptoms. Between medical appointments, coaches are available to help these patients adopt healthier practices related to diet, exercise, sleep, and stress management, resulting in measurable improvements in depression symptoms as tracked by PHQ-9 scores within NexJ Connected Wellness. By integrating these patient-reported outcomes directly into Epic, UC San Diego Health providers can view and interact with these mental health improvements, broadening clinical impact without adding the need for additional visits. Furthermore, this integration enables UC San Diego Health to access reimbursement for mood improvements achieved through the program, reinforcing both operational efficiency and financial sustainability.

PHQ-9 responses are the first patient reported outcome supported through this integration and serve as an initial use case in a broader strategy designed to support additional PROs across all programs.

“Patient reported outcomes support quality programs, value-based contracts, and reimbursement related reporting,” said Noah Wayne, Vice President of Clinical Programs at NexJ Health. “By ensuring data collected through NexJ Connected Wellness are available within Epic, providers can leverage existing Epic workflows to analyze outcomes, support documentation requirements, and maximize reimbursements”.

A scalable, standards based-foundation built into NexJ Connected Wellness

NexJ Connected Wellness is built on a FHIR-based, standards driven interoperability architecture designed to support patient reported outcomes at scale. The Epic integration demonstrates NexJ’s ability to quickly and reliably deliver patient reported data into enterprise EHR environments using open standards.

This strategic approach positions NexJ Connected Wellness as a platform for capturing and operationalizing PROs across multiple clinical pathways, populations, and initiatives, rather than a single purpose solution.

Following the initial deployment of PHQ-9 synchronization, NexJ Health plans to extend this integration framework to additional patient reported outcomes across programs including Diabetes, Hypertension, and Weight Management. This approach enables the continuous expansion of measurement-based care across diverse populations while preserving a consistent, scalable, and standards-based integration strategy.

About NexJ Health Inc.

NexJ Health Inc. is a Toronto-based provider of AI-enabled digital health solutions that support chronic condition management and mental wellbeing through personalized coaching and patient engagement. NexJ Connected Wellness enables health systems to extend care beyond the clinic, collect meaningful patient reported data, and deliver evidence-based programs at scale.

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