Events & Webhooks

Qliva is an event-driven platform. When a clinical event occurs — an appointment is booked, a note is signed, a prescription is issued — Qliva generates a structured event that can be delivered to approved partner systems in real time.

This enables integrations that react to what is happening in the clinic without polling, without manual data exports, and without lag.

Why events?

Clinical software has historically been siloed — data lives in one system and partners access it through batch exports or manual uploads. This creates delays, data inconsistencies, and administrative overhead.

An event-driven approach means:

  • Labs know instantly when a result is received and processed
  • Pharmacies know when a prescription is issued and can pre-stage dispensing
  • Billing systems know when an invoice is paid without querying the database
  • Wearable platforms know when a consult is completed and can push a relevant data summary

Events make the clinic's systems coherent and responsive.

Event categories

Qliva generates events across six clinical categories. Each event is associated with a specific clinical action and carries structured data about what occurred.

Appointment Events

Events that fire when appointments are created or change state.

EventFires when
appointment.createdA new appointment is booked (by practitioner or patient)
appointment.rescheduledAn appointment is moved to a new time or date
appointment.completedAn appointment is marked as completed
appointment.cancelledAn appointment is cancelled
appointment.no_showAn appointment is marked as no-show

Clinical Record Events

Events that fire when clinical documentation is created or finalised.

EventFires when
note.signedA practitioner signs a consult note
treatment_plan.createdA new treatment plan is created for a patient

Prescription Events

Events that fire throughout the prescribing lifecycle.

EventFires when
prescription.createdA new prescription is signed and issued
prescription.erx_issuedAn eRx token is generated via Parchment
prescription.dispensedA pharmacy confirms dispensing via Parchment
prescription.cancelledA prescription is cancelled before dispensing

Pathology Events

Events that fire when pathology results arrive or are acted on.

EventFires when
pathology.result_receivedA structured result is received from Medical Objects
pathology.result_releasedA practitioner releases results to the patient portal

Billing Events

Events that fire across the invoice and membership lifecycle.

EventFires when
invoice.createdA new invoice is created
invoice.paidFull payment is received for an invoice
invoice.payment_receivedAny payment (partial or full) is recorded
membership.activatedA patient membership becomes active
membership.cancelledA membership is cancelled

Communication Events

Events that fire when patients interact with communications.

EventFires when
message.sentA patient or practitioner sends a secure message
form.completedA patient submits a form assignment

Event payload shape

All Qliva events follow a consistent envelope structure. The following illustrates the conceptual shape of an event — field names are illustrative:

{
  "event_type": "appointment.completed",
  "occurred_at": "2026-05-15T09:30:00Z",
  "resource_type": "appointment",
  "resource_id": "a1b2c3d4-...",
  "tenant": "helixlongevity"
}
FieldDescription
event_typeThe category and action, in dot notation
occurred_atISO 8601 timestamp of when the event occurred (UTC)
resource_typeThe type of clinical resource this event relates to
resource_idThe identifier of the specific resource
tenantThe clinic identifier — used by partners to route events in multi-clinic deployments
Note:

The field names and structure shown above are illustrative. Actual event schemas are documented during the technical onboarding process for approved partners.

Partner event delivery

Event delivery to partner systems is configured during the integration onboarding process. Partners specify:

  • Which event categories they want to receive
  • The endpoint(s) where Qliva should deliver events
  • Authentication requirements for their endpoint

Qliva delivers events via HTTPS POST to the partner's endpoint. Partners acknowledge receipt with an HTTP 200 response. Failed deliveries are retried with exponential backoff.

Warning:

Partner endpoints must respond within 10 seconds. Long-running processing should be handled asynchronously — receive the event, return 200 immediately, then process.

Getting started

To integrate with Qliva's event system, contact support@qliva.com.au with:

  1. Your company name and a brief description of your platform
  2. Which event categories you want to receive
  3. The clinical use case your integration addresses

Qliva's team will assess your use case, initiate a technical review, and — for approved partners — provide sandbox access and event delivery configuration.

Last updated 2026-05-15