HIMSA Product Overview

This page contains an overview of HIMSA Products, including expected milestones. Generally, it is only updated to account for upcoming milestones within the next quarter.

Please find an explanation of the different columns at the bottom of the page.

Last Updated: Feb 5, 2026

Product Name	Maturity	Used By	Ext. Test Advised	Latest Release	Milestone & Confidence	Expected Changes	Notes
Audiogram Module A Noah Basic Module for recording audiograms.	⚪Legacy	-	No	See Life Cycle Document	Q2 2026 HIGH	Security updates
Data Standards The many data standards used in the Hearing Healthcare Industry.	🟢Mature	2+ members	Yes	See individual standard
HIMSA Certification HIMSA offers certification for Noah integrations, to assure consistent and safe integrations across member software.	🟢Mature	2+ members	No	See documentation
HIMSA SSO A single sign-on solution for member company apps.	🔵Preview	1 member	Yes	Unreleased (Preview at Nov 14, 2023)	On hold
Inter Module Communication Module to module interface to facilitate the process of fitting and measurement applications working directly together.	🟢Mature	2+ members	Yes	Noah System 4.5.1: IMC 2	Q1 2026 High	Update to include REM502 in IMC protocol
Journal Module A Noah Basic Module for recording journal entries.	⚪Legacy	-	No	See Life Cycle Document; Recent release Jan 20, 2026
Module API and SDK API and SDK for module integration in Noah-compatible systems.	🟢Mature	2+ members	Yes
Noah Engine API and SDK API and SDK for business system integration, to make systems Noah-compatible.	🟢Mature	2+ members	Yes	Follows Noah System
Noah ES App API A REST API for Noah ES App integrations.	🟡Emerging	2+ members*	Yes	Changelog	See Noah ES Cloud		*All released apps are service apps. No released user interactive apps.
Noah ES Client Noah System software used as a client for customers using Noah ES.	🟡Emerging	-		Changelog	See Noah System 4
Noah ES Cloud Noah services and database stored in the cloud, improvement on Noah System 4 product.	🟡Emerging	-	Yes	Changelog	Q1 2026 High	1.22: Continued improvements of Noah ES Enables Noah ES Offline Security updates
Noah Mobile API for non-Windows platform integration, for both on-premise and cloud integration.	⚫Sunset date	2+ members	No	-	Apr 30, 2028 Sunset date HIGH	Product to be ended at sunset date. HIMSA will not provision any new applications.
Noah System 4 Core Noah software, includes patient management and services — and is the client for Noah ES.	🟡Emerging*	-	Yes*	Changelog	Q1 2026 Medium	4.117.1 Feature to warn users on outdated versions Noah ES Offline release Fixes for issues in 4.117 Noah client to use NHAX library	*Represents Noah 4.117.0 released in 2025.
Noahlink Wireless (1 & 2) Programming interface for BLE enabled hearing instruments.	🟢Mature	2+ members	Yes	See Life Cycle Document
Proxy for IMC and Module API REST-based proxy enabling module developers to create Noah compatible modules with .NET 6 and newer.	🟡Emerging	2+ members	Yes	Changelog	Q1 2026 High	Overhaul of certificate implementation to resolve issues Bug fixes
Questionnaire Module A Noah Basic Module for recording questionnaire results.	⚪Legacy	-	No	See Life Cycle Document	Q2 2026 High	Security updates
Web-Service Integration A business system integration for Noah System 4, allowing exchange of data with a back-end system.	⚪Legacy	2+ members	No	Noah System 4.15.0

Legend

Product Name: Name of the product and a short description of it. Includes link to primary source of information on the product.

Maturity: The maturity of a product and the confidence in its stability for use and integration.

🔵Preview / pre-release : Not fully released, but is available to members and/or customers in a limited capacity.
🟠Early Stage : Newly developed or lacking member testing, with evolving features, and higher risk of change or instability.
🟡Emerging : Gaining adoption and functionality, but still undergoing significant improvement.
🟢Mature : Stable, widely adopted with well-defined features, regular maintenance, and strong support.
⚪Legacy : Older product that is still in use, but no longer actively developed.
⚫Sunset date : The product will be discontinued when the sunset date is reached.

Used By: For integration products. Whether 0, 1, or 2+ HIMSA member companies are known to make use of a product in production. Not tracked beyond 2+ and not used for end user products (like basic modules).

Ext. Test Advised: Products for which HIMSA recommends that member company perform comprehensive testing, as the product is either new or outside HIMSA’s capabilities to test thoroughly.

Next Milestone: The next release or major change. For more specific information is required, reach out to your HIMSA contact.

Confidence (Milestone): HIMSA’s estimate that the upcoming milestone will be reached as anticipated. Marked: High, Medium, or Low.

Expected Changes: A high level overview of expected changes in the upcoming milestone.