name: Netsmart FinOps
description: >
  Financial operations guidance for integrating with Netsmart CareConnect APIs.
  Netsmart does not publish public pricing for its API platform. Cost management
  is primarily driven by EHR licensing agreements and partner integration terms.

costModel:
  type: enterprise-contract
  publicPricing: false
  selfServe: false
  notes: >
    Netsmart API access is typically bundled with EHR platform licenses
    (myAvatar, myEvolv, myUnity, GEHRIMED, TheraOffice) or negotiated as part
    of a separate vendor integration agreement. Pricing is not disclosed on the
    public website.

costDrivers:

  - name: EHR Platform License
    description: >
      Primary cost driver. Access to CareConnect APIs is contingent on the
      healthcare organization holding an active Netsmart EHR license. API
      access is scoped to the licensed tenant.
    visibility: private

  - name: Third-Party Application Integration
    description: >
      Independent software vendors building applications on top of CareConnect
      APIs must complete Netsmart's partner questionnaire and may be subject to
      integration fees or certification costs.
    url: https://www.ntst.com/lp/information-sharing
    visibility: private

  - name: Bulk Data Export Volume
    description: >
      System Access API bulk exports can involve large data volumes. Storage
      and compute costs for processing exported FHIR bundles are borne by the
      integrating application.
    visibility: variable

optimizationStrategies:

  - name: Use Sandbox Environment for Development
    description: >
      The preview environment (fhirtest.netsmartcloud.com) provides a free
      non-production tier for development and testing. Use this environment
      to validate integrations before requesting production tenant access.
    url: https://fhirtest.netsmartcloud.com/developers

  - name: Pagination Tuning
    description: >
      Use the _count parameter (max 500) to optimize page sizes for bulk
      reads and reduce total API call counts during data retrieval operations.

  - name: Asynchronous Bulk Export
    description: >
      For population-level data needs, prefer the Bulk Data Export endpoint
      over individual FHIR resource queries to minimize API call overhead and
      reduce latency-related costs in downstream processing pipelines.

  - name: Tenant Authorization Scoping
    description: >
      Request tenant authorization only for the specific organizations
      relevant to your application to limit scope creep and simplify
      compliance obligations under 21st Century Cures Act and HIPAA.

contactForPricing:
  phone: 800.842.1973
  url: https://www.ntst.com/lp/information-sharing
  notes: >
    Submit an integration questionnaire or contact Netsmart sales directly
    to obtain pricing for API access tiers and partner integration programs.