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Archive | HL7 Standards
HL7 contains different versions which leads to it being called the “non-standard standard”.
HL7 ADT Q&A with Dave Shaver
Is there a national standard to what the baseline structure for what an ADT (A28, A31) message should include? Are there national specifications/schematics that say…
Less Than One Week Remains to Provide Input for IHE ITI Supplements
Two new IHE Technical Framework supplements and a handbook are still out for public comment. The ITI Technical Committee encourages and welcomes your input to…
Health Standards Community Membership Archetypes: Who uses HL7?
One of the largest HL7 policy shifts I’ve seen in 20 years within the HL7 community is the decision to release much of the HL7…
Analyzing The TweetStream: Week of 7/1-7/3
It was a short week for us, thanks to the 4th of July, but that didn’t stop our Tweet net from catching a few good…
5 Things to Know About HL7 FHIR
A new term spreading (almost like fire) through the healthcare interoperability world is HL7 FHIR, pronounced as “fire.” Here are the Top 5 things I…
HL7 Removes a Barrier: Standards Will Be Freely Available
Health Level Seven® International (HL7®) made a significant announcement on Sept. 4, 2012. It revealed a “decision to make much of its intellectual property (IP),…
Is HL7 Still Meaningful?
HITECH. Meaningful Use. HIE. IHE. Many words and acronyms, but there is one often overlooked — Health Level Seven or HL7. While HITECH and Meaningful…
Interface Documentation: Huh? What? Come Again?
As a service provider, you might have requested documentation from a vendor. As a vendor, you may be searching for documentation regarding a specific client…
HL7 v3 RIM: Is It Really that Intimidating?
There is little doubt that the first time you see the HL7 v3 RIM, or Reference Information Model, it will make you wonder how someone…
