HL7 Tools and Resources

Service-Oriented Architecture Standards and Their Role in Enterprise Interoperability

2011-08-18T01:48:00.001+10:00

Health Level Seven® International (HL7®), the global authority for interoperability and standards in healthcare information technology with members in 55 countries, will present a complimentary Ambassador webinar titled "HL7 Service-Oriented Architecture Standards and Their Role in Enterprise Interoperability" on Monday, August 22 from 2:00 – 3:00 pm EDT.

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HL7 Europe News, First Edition

2011-07-29T04:48:00.001+10:00

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HL7 Offers Free Ambassador Webinar-Preparing for the Collection and Use of External Family and Genetic Test Result Data

2011-07-28T05:48:00.001+10:00

Health Level Seven® International (HL7®), the global authority for interoperability and standards in healthcare information technology with members in 55 countries, will present a complimentary Ambassador webinar titled "Preparing for the Collection and Use of External Family History and Genetic Test Result Data" on the HL7 clinical genomics standards next Wednesday, August 3 from 1:00 – 2:00 pm EDT. Grant Wood, senior IT strategist with Intermountain Healthcare's Clinical Genomics Institute, HL7 ambassador and member of the HL7 Clinical Genomics Work Group, will discuss the topic of HL7 standards for personalized medicine-namely family health history and genetic test result data in the electronic health record (EHR).

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HL7 Releases New Tool for Capturing, Storing and Managing CDA® Templates

2011-07-20T05:48:00.001+10:00

Health Level Seven® International (HL7®), the global authority for interoperability and standards in healthcare information technology with members in 55 countries, today announced the release of the Trifolia Workbench: Consolidation Project Edition 1.0, Beta Release. This release supports standards authors, developers and implementers in capturing, storing and managing HL7 Clinical Document Architecture (CDA) templates. It contains the full set of templates balloted through the HL7/IHE Health Story Consolidation Project, which harmonized health information exchange specifications for meaningful use of EHR technology. The project covered the HL7 Continuity of Care Document (CCD®) and the Health Story implementation guides for Discharge Summary, six other types of common clinical documents, and unstructured documents that can carry any clinical content. The tool will help developers and implementers localize and publish CDA templates.

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HL7 Offers Free Ambassador Webinar-HL7 Version 2: Electronic Lab Reporting to Public Health

2011-07-09T01:48:00.001+10:00

Health Level Seven® International (HL7®), the global authority for interoperability and standards in healthcare information technology with members in 55 countries, will present a complimentary Ambassador webinar on the HL7 Version 2.5.1 Implementation Guide: Electronic Laboratory Reporting to Public Health on Wednesday, July 13 from 11:30 am – 12:30 pm EDT.

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HL7 and IHTSDO Expand Collaborative Efforts

2011-07-08T01:48:00.001+10:00

Health Level Seven® Inc. (HL7®), the global authority for interoperability and standards in health information technology, and the International Health Terminology Standards Development Organisation (IHTSDO®), the leading provider of standardized clinical terminology, today announced that they have expanded collaborative efforts that began in March 2009 with the signing of an official Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the two organizations. The closer collaboration will foster healthcare information interoperability and lead to improvements in patient safety by further facilitating the use of IHTSDO standards with HL7 standards.

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ACLA and HL7 Announce Approval of First-Ever Electronic Directory of Services (eDOS) Implementation Guide

2011-06-28T02:48:00.001+10:00

The American Clinical Laboratory Association (ACLA) and Health Level Seven® International (HL7®) announce the approval of the first-ever implementation guide in the laboratory industry for a reliable process to deliver a laboratory's electronic Directory of Service to those providers ordering laboratory services in a meaningful and constructive process.

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Doug Fridsma, M.D., Ph.D, to Keynote SOA in Healthcare Conference

2011-06-20T23:48:00.001+10:00

OMG® and Health Level Seven® International (HL7), along with Open Health Tools and the Business Ecology® Initiative, today announced that Doug Fridsma, M.D., Ph.D., Director of the Office of Standards and Interoperability in the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, will be giving a keynote address at the fourth annual SOA in Healthcare conference: "SOA Roadmap to Integration: Architecting Interoperability in Healthcare." The conference is on July 13-15, 2011 at the Hyatt Dulles, in Herndon, VA. Registration and program details may be found online at http://www.omg.org/hc-pr.

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HL7 Offers Free Ambassador Webinar-CDA® Release 2 and the CCD®: Standards for the Meaningful Exchange of Health Information and Clinical Summaries

2011-06-15T03:48:00.001+10:00

Health Level Seven® International (HL7®), the global authority for interoperability and standards in healthcare information technology with members in 55 countries, will present a complimentary Ambassador webinar on the HL7 Clinical Document Architecture Release 2.0 (CDA) and the Continuity of Care Document (CCD) on Wednesday, June 22 from 11:00 am – 12:00 noon EDT.

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Modeling Tutorial Track Added to SOA in Healthcare Conference

2011-06-14T03:48:00.001+10:00

OMG® and Health Level Seven® International (HL7), along with Open Health Tools and the Business Ecology® Initiative, today announced that a Modeling Tutorial track has been added to the fourth annual SOA in Healthcare conference: "SOA Road-map to Integration: Architecting Interoperability in Healthcare". The conference will be held July 13-15, 2011 at the Hyatt Dulles, in Herndon, VA. Registration and program details may be found online at http://www.omg.org/hc-pr.

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HL7 International Appoints ONC's Doug Fridsma, MD, PhD, to the Board of Directors

2011-06-01T01:48:00.001+10:00

Health Level Seven® International (HL7®), the global authority for interoperability and standards in healthcare information technology with members in 55 countries, today announced the appointment of Doug Fridsma, MD, PhD, director of the Office of Interoperability and Standards, Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), to the HL7 Board of Directors.

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HL7 Offers Free Ambassador Webinar on the Electronic Health Record and Personal Health Record System Functional Models on May 31, 2011

2011-05-25T03:49:00.001+10:00

Health Level Seven® International (HL7®), the global authority for interoperability and standards in healthcare information technology with members in 55 countries, will present a complimentary Ambassador webinar on the HL7 Electronic Health Record System Functional Model (EHR-S FM) and the Personal Health Record System Functional Model (PHR-S FM) on Tuesday, May 31 from 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EDT.

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Ivar Jacobson to Keynote SOA in Healthcare Conference

2011-05-19T00:50:00.001+10:00

OMG® and Health Level Seven® International (HL7), along with Open Health Tools and the Business Ecology® Initiative, today announced that Dr. Ivar Jacobson, Founder, Chairman and CTO, Ivar Jacobson International, will be giving a keynote address at the fourth annual SOA in Healthcare conference: "SOA Road-map to Integration: Architecting Interoperability in Healthcare". The conference will be held July 13-15, 2011 at the Hyatt Dulles, in Herndon, VA. Registration and program details may be found online at http://www.omg.org/hc-pr.

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SOA in Healthcare Conference: Program and First Keynote Announced

2011-05-13T03:49:00.000+10:00

OMG® and Health Level Seven® International (HL7), along with Open Health Tools and the Business Ecology® Initiative, today announced the first keynote and that the program for the fourth annual SOA in Healthcare conference: "SOA Road-map to Integration: Architecting Interoperability in Healthcare" is now available. The conference will be held July 13-15, 2011 at the Hyatt Dulles, in Herndon, VA. Registration and program details may be found online at http://www.omg.org/hc-pr.

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HL7 Publishes Plan-to-Plan Personal Health Record (PHR) Data Transfer Implementation Guide

2011-05-03T05:49:00.001+10:00

May 2, 2011-Health Level Seven International (HL7®) today announced the release of the Plan-to-Plan Personal Health Record (PHR) Data Transfer Implementation Guide. The HL7 CCD guide was created for the U.S. payer stakeholder community and is intended to be used with the Accredited Standards Committee (ASC) X12 Patient Information (275) Implementation Guide, to ensure consistency in the implementation of U.S. realm PHR data transfer functions between health plans.

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HL7, IHE and the Health Story Project Encourage HL7 Ballot Participation: Proposed Standards to Support Meaningful Use of EHR Systems

2011-04-29T05:48:00.001+10:00

HL7, IHE and the Health Story Project encourage review and comment on proposed health information exchange specifications that support meaningful use of electronic health record (EHR) systems.

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NCPDP and HL7 Announce New Chair and Chair Elect of the SCO, an Industry-wide Collaborative Focused on Healthcare Standardization and Interoperability

2011-04-21T07:49:00.001+10:00

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Health Level Seven Announces Newest Affiliate-HL7 Luxembourg

2011-04-19T04:49:00.001+10:00

Health Level Seven® (HL7®), the global authority on standards for interoperability of health information technology with members in 55 countries, today announced the addition of HL7 Luxembourg to its growing number of more than 30 affiliates. HL7 affiliates are a critical component of the increasing global scope and orientation of the HL7 family of standards.

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Apple iPad Reviews

2011-04-17T23:06:00.003+10:00

Reviews and info on one of the most promising eHealth handheld computing devices, the Apple iPad can be found here: www.Apple-iPad-Reviews.com Many believe that the iPad opens a new era of handheld and mobile computing in hospitals and other healthcare organizations...

HL7 International to Host Free Ambassador Webinar-HL7 Standards for Meaningful Use on April 14, 2011

2011-04-07T01:49:00.001+10:00

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Health Level Seven Announces Upcoming Release of the greenCDA™ Implementation Guide

2011-02-22T00:51:00.001+11:00

Health Level Seven® (HL7®) International, the global authority on standards for interoperability of health information technology with members in 55 countries, today announced that the highly anticipated greenCDA™ Implementation Guide is scheduled to be released in March. The HL7 Clinical Document Architecture (CDA™) is at the core of the requirement for Meaningful Use of Electronic Health Records. It supports continuity of care and re-use of clinical data for public health reporting, quality monitoring, patient safety and clinical trials. greenCDA maintains the full utility of CDA while making it easier to implement. It is a simplified XML for CDA templates.

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ONC Announces New Project to Harmonize Standards that Support Meaningful Use of EHR Systems

2011-02-21T03:50:00.001+11:00

Today the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) announced the launch of an industry project to consolidate and harmonize required health information exchange specifications that support meaningful use of electronic health record (EHR) systems. The project, called the "HL7/IHE Health Story Implementation Guide Consolidation Project," is a collaboration of Health Level Seven (HL7) International, Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise (IHE) and the Health Story Project. Working through the HL7 standards development organization, volunteers will consolidate exchange standards for eight common types of clinical documents along with the HL7 Continuity of Care Document (CCD) standard into one comprehensive implementation package that establishes a foundation for health information exchange.

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New Site for HL7 Messaging

2011-02-17T01:40:00.001+11:00

A new site for HL7 Message development is being built HL7 Messaging for the users of Health level 7 messaging.

4th Annual SOA in Healthcare Conference: Save the Date and Call for Participation

2011-01-14T02:59:00.001+11:00

Needham, MA, USA and Ann Arbor, MI, USA – January 13, 2011 – OMG® and Health Level Seven® International (HL7) today announced that the fourth annual SOA in Healthcare Conference: "SOA Road-map to Integration: Architecting Interoperability in Healthcare" will be held June 14-16, 2011 in Washington, D.C. The Review Committee has issued the Call for Participation. Registration and abstract submission details may be found online at http://www.omg.org/hc-pr.

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CCHIT Names HL7 International CEO Charles Jaffe as 2011 Board Commissioner

2010-12-17T04:50:00.001+11:00

The Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT) announced yesterday that HL7 International CEO Charles Jaffe, MD, PhD, is named as one of eleven appointees to its board of Commissioners to serve a two-year term beginning Jan. 1, 2011.

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The Health Story Project and Health Level Seven International to Host Webinar on How to Exchange Basic Records and Meet Early Meaningful Use Requirements (Part II)

2010-11-24T07:44:00.001+11:00

Health Level Seven (HL7) International, the global authority for interoperability and standards in healthcare information technology, and the Health Story Project, a collaborative of healthcare vendors, providers and associations, will present a complimentary webinar on Wednesday, December 1 from 10:00 – 11:00 am ET to discuss how healthcare providers can exchange basic records and meet early meaningful use requirements. The webinar is also co-sponsored by the Association for Healthcare Documentation Integrity (AHDI) and the Clinical Documentation Industry Association (CDIA).

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2010-08-30T10:42:00.000+10:00

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2010-08-27T13:32:00.000+10:00

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2010-08-27T13:27:00.001+10:00

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Get Motivated with Inspiring Awards, Posters & Gifts

2010-08-11T12:34:00.000+10:00

Inspiring motivational awards, posters & gifts can make a difference to any HL7 eHealth implemenation team. We have seen these items in many organisations and some make really great gifts!

More info here: Internet Marketing Discounts Web Site. (Note the 75% discounts available as well as the many free motivational resources!

HL7 International Standards and Working Meeting

2010-07-17T17:28:00.002+10:00

HL7 International will hold its first Working Meeting in 2011 from January 9-14 in Sydney Australia. Preliminary details here: Sydney 2011 HL7 Meeting

Unlock the Secrets of HL7!

2010-02-27T16:26:00.001+11:00

Understanding and applying the Health Level 7 standards is not very difficult with appropriate help and support. However, what is the best way to get started?

1. Go to the Introduction to HL7 - it covers the very basics of the Heath Level 7 standards.

2. Read text-books and manuals to unlock the secrets of HL7: http://tinyurl.com/yecvsvy

HL7 International meets in Phoenix, USA

2010-01-13T17:59:00.000+11:00

Join us at the HL7 International Working Group Meeting, Jan. 17-22 in Phoenix, USA: http://bit.ly/28f3QP

2009-04-14T23:04:00.005+10:00

Complete HL7 Tools Dictionary: www.HL7.org.au/HL7-Tools.htm

Information page on HL7 Tools

May 2009 Kyoto Working Meeting Open for Registration

2009-02-12T22:59:00.001+11:00

The registration for the May 2009 Working Meeting in Kyoto is open. See the HL7 Australia web site for details and links.

Orlando WGM Report now available

2009-01-29T03:02:00.001+11:00

The delegation report from the HL7 Working Meeting in Orlando, USA, is now available here: www.HL7.org.au/HL7-WGM.htm

HL7 Tools Site Continues to be Popular

2008-10-17T13:21:00.004+11:00

The Health Level 7 Tools and Resources site (www.HL7.org.au/Tools.htm) continues to lead the HL7 community with the most comprehensive collection of HL7 Tools and gets about 10,000 hits per month!

HL7 Jobs

2008-05-23T02:21:00.005+10:00

The has been some recent discussion regarding HL7 jobs - how many there are, where they are and who is getting them...

One place were one might start looking soon is the "HL7 Jobs" web site at www.HL7Jobs.com. While the site has just started up, it would be worth having a look.

Mirth V1.7.1 supports HL7 and DICOM

2008-05-11T19:22:00.001+10:00

The open source Mirth 1.7.1 interface engine now includes support for the Digital Imaging in Medicine (DiCOM) standard. Robust support for HL7 V2.x and V3, XML, EDI X12 and NCPDP have been a feature of Mirth in the past but DiCOM support is a natural extension for Mirth to provide system integrators and RIS and PACS vendors with a low-cost interoperability solution.

Check the HL7 Tools page for more details and other tools.

e-Health & Health Informatics Education

2008-04-25T05:24:00.003+10:00

A new site for e-Health & Health Informatics Education has been set up to assist in choosing the right college or university. Helpful links provide access to popular courses - residential and on-line.

Go to www.HL7.com.au/Healthcare-Informatics-Education.htm for more details.

How do HL7ers communicate?

2007-12-12T00:49:00.002+11:00

The HL7 community is spread far and wide across the globe. Keeping in touch is not so easy - and can lead to stupendously high phone bills.

For some years now, the free Skype phone service has provided some relief. Most HL7ers use Skype for phone calls and conferences - the built-in "IM Chat" allows communicating across time zones. In recent times, "chat groups" are allowing teams of HL7 Standards developers to continuously keep in touch and weave content threads that allow all participants to track work across continents and time zones.

The Skype User Guide provides an Introduction and helps exploiting Skype's advanced features.

HL7 Tools & Resources News

2007-12-11T23:17:00.000+11:00

To keep up-to-date with new HL7 Tools and Resources, subscribe to the News Feed at www.HL7.com.au/HL7-Tools-RSS.xml.

HL7 CDA R2 Education Seminar

2007-11-28T17:30:00.000+11:00

NEHTA in cooperation with HL7 Australia is holding a CDA education seminar on 5th December 2007 in Brisbane.

This seminar will be held in conjunction with two other concurrent e-health sessions:

"Web Services for e-Health – an Introduction"
"Identity Management in an e-Health Environment - Introducing the Technologies"

For more details & registration, go to www.slatteryit.com.au/nehta_tes07.html

Registrations for the CDA event have been brisk, so register asap.

PS: A copy of the CDA R2 Standard will be provided to participants!

HL7 Australia Seminar

2007-10-24T02:30:00.000+10:00

HL7 Australia is holding a two-day seminar on HL7 Acknowledgement Processes, Coding Systems and Terminologies, Conformance Testing and Use of DataTypes.

Other issues that will be covered are IHE, Referral and Discharge, Archetypes in V2.x Messages and Digital Signatures in V2.x Messages.

For more details go to www.HL7.org.au/2007-MEL.htm.

OK, Questions, please ...

2006-02-09T00:31:00.000+11:00

Please feel free to make comments or ask questions. I will endeavor to provide answers ...

HL7 Tools and Resources - making life easier for Implementers!

2006-02-08T23:26:00.000+11:00

Welcome to the HL7 Tools and Resources blog!

This is the place to look for answers about tools, resources and assistance to implement HL7 healthcare systems computer interfaces.

To get started, read the HL7 Introduction at www.HL7.com.au/FAQ.htm.

Then look though (or search) this blog for useful info...