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The HL7 greenCDA Implementation Guide has been published by the HL7 Structured Documents Work Group. The HL7 Clinical Document Architecture (CDA®) is at the core of the requirements 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 utility of CDA while making it easier to implement. It is a simplified XML for CDA templates.
“Any developer with basic XML knowledge and a tool that can process simple XML sche-mas can create green instances. We flattened the hierarchy, focused on variable data ver-sus fixed structural markup, and removed complexities like xsi:type. The result is simple and intuitive,” said Rick Geimer, Lantana Group CTO and co-editor of the greenCDA Implementation Guide.
greenCDA features include: • XML schema validation • Simple business names • Tagged data elements in extensible library • Rapid path to Meaningful Use compliance • Modular XML with business names generate JAVA, .NET • Single style sheet display, as for all CDA • Extensible to physician documentation requirements and quality
The enthusiastic response to the development of greenCDA is driving rapid experimenta-tion and has raised the question of how greenCDA fits into the larger ecosystem of clini-cal information systems. This trial use and experimentation will help us understand how going green affects ease of use for data capture; management and analysis; when it might be an appropriate wire format for CDA; if there are significant limits on expressivity; and where the cost and benefits may lie.
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greenCDA™ Implementation Guide Now Available
By Liora Alschuler, Co-Chair, HL7 Structured Documents Work Group and Co-Editor, greenCDA
® Health Level Seven and HL7 are registered trademarks of Health Level Seven International, registered in the US Trademark Office
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In This Issue... greenCDA™ Implementation Guide, continued
The CDC is planning a pilot project with vendors interested in using greenCDA to enable use of their systems for submitting Central Line Insertion Practices (CLIP) data to the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN).
“Use of greenCDA and supporting transformation tools show great promise as an approach for reducing the effort required to implement fully normative CDA,” said Daniel A. Pollock, MD, Surveillance Branch, Division of Healthcare Quality Promo-tion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
HL7 looks forward to a robust and informative discussion with all stakeholders leading to acceleration of the development and adoption of interoperable clinical information systems. We encourage a broad range of experimentation across different use cases and environments and welcome the trial use and the opportunity to review the oppor-tunities, costs and benefits of going green across the spectrum of implementation.
For more information on the greenCDA, visit the greenCDA wiki at http://wiki.hl7.org/index.php?title=GreenCDA_Project.
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greenCDA: Transforming the Essential into the Interoperable
greenCDA™ Implementation Guide..... 1-2
CDA®: Spirometry Test Standardization....................................3-4
Software Implementation of CDA......... 5, 9
Update From Headquarters.................. 6-7
Report from the HL7 International Council Meeting in Sydney................... 8-9
Post Sydney WGM Survey and First Time Attendee Survey.................... 10
News from the PMO and Project Services Work Group............................. 11
Healthcare Information Standards for Active Aging: State of Play for Patient Summaries............................................ 12
eHealth Week: “eHealth: Investing in Health Systems of the Future”............... 13
New Chair for the Joint Initiative Council.......................... 14
EFMI Special Topic Conference 2011: eHealth across Borders without Boundaries ............................ 15
TSC Newsletter Update.................... 16-17
Upcoming International Events............. 17
SAIF Architecture Program.............. 18-19
4th Annual SOA in Healthcare Conference........................................... 20
Certification Exam Congratulations..... 21
HL7 Benefactors................................... 22
Welcome HL7 Luxembourg................... 22
Affiliate Contacts................................... 23
Organizational Members.................. 24-26
2011 Technical Steering Committee Members ............................ 27
Steering Divisions................................. 27
HL7 Work Group Co-Chairs.............. 28-30
HL7 Facilitators............................... 31-32
HL7 Staff Members................................ 33
2011 Board of Directors....................... 34
Educational Summits.............................35
Upcoming Working Group Meetings................................................36
3MAY 2011
Clinical Document Architechture: Spirometry Test Standardization ByM.DOMINGOandM.LIZANA,CentredeCompetènciesd’Integració.Parcdela ciènciailainnovacióTecnocampusdeMataró.08304-Mataró.Espanya C.GALLEGO,Oficinad’EstàndardsiInteroperabilitat–FundacióTicSalut.Departament deSalutdelaGeneralitatdeCatalunya–ChairOfHL7Spain
Respiratorydiseases,especiallychronicobstructivepulmonary
disease(COPD),lungcancerandtuberculosis,aremaincausesofmortalitythatwillcontinuetoincreaseinthecomingdecades.Aspirometeristhemedicaldevicemandatedtomeasurethepulmo-naryvolumeandcapacity,identifyingpossiblealterations.Commonly,alldeviceshaveapropri-etarydataformatoutput.Thisisasetbackfortheirintegrationindifferentenvironmentsbecausewhendataisstoredonasharedrepository,itisnotin-teroperablesinceallofthedatadoesnotsharethesameformatnordoesitcontainstructureddata.
Drivenby“Oficinad’EstàndardsiInteroperabilitatdeTICSalut”and“PladeDigitalitzaciódelaImatgeMèdicadelDepartamentdeSalutdelaGeneralitatdeCatalunya,”astandardhasbeencreatedbasedontheHL7ClinicalDocumentArchitecture,Release2(CDA®R2).Thegoalofthestandardistonormal-izeacompletedataset,includingbothdatareceivedfromspirometersaswellasthosethatcomefromthetestcitationprovidedbytheelectronicclinicalhistoryfromahospitalormedicalcenter.
Consequently,thisstandardcreatesaspirometryreportthatcontainsnotonlytheinformationre-
latedwiththespirometrytest,butalsoallthedatafromthetestrequest,patientidentification,andspirometer.Thissetofdatacompiledfromdiffer-entsourcesrequiresapplyingaCDAR2structure,orientedtoeasetheintegrationbetweenmedicaldeviceandthehealthinformationsystem(HIS),andahigherinteroperabilityamonghospitalinfor-mationsystems.
Thedatamodel1hasbeendevelopedbyamultidis-ciplinaryscientificteam,consistingofpulmonolo-gists,health-techexpertsandspirometermanufac-turers,thusprovidingdifferentperspectivesaboutthismodel.Themodelisthusenrichedbythediversityandvastknowledgeoftheteam.
Twoversionsofthisdatamodel1exist.Thefirstversionismoredetailedandisclearlyorientedtoasubsequentexecutionofadataminingsystem.Thesecondversionismorebasicandtakesintoaccountthatnotallthecentersorhospitalscanprovidetheinformationrequiredbythedetailedversion.
Afterthedatamodelwasdeveloped,asetofnor-mativeandtechnologicalarticfactswasgeneratedtofacilitatethestandardimplementation:
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Manuel Domingo
Matias Lizana
This standard creates a spirometry report that contains not only the information related with the spirometry test, but also all the data from the test request, patient identification, and spirometer.
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• CDAR2SpirometryImplementationGuide2:ThisguidecontainsthenormstofollowtoimplementCDAR2correctly,includingmanda-toryfieldsandtheircontent.Twoversionsofthisimplementationguidehavebeencreated—oneforeachversionofthedatamodel.
• CDAR2XMLFormattedTemplates:AsetofCDAR2spirometrytemplateshasbeencre-ated.Templatesexistforbothversions,basicanddetailed.
• XSLStyleSheet:ThisisafileneededtovisualizespirometryCDAR2,whichfollowsastandardstylesheetforCDA-HL7presentation.
UsingspirometryCDAR2allowsfortheresultingreportstobesharedthroughdifferenthospitalhealthinformationsystems,andexecutesdataminingservices,thatareveryimportantformedicalresearchprocesses.Itisalsoimportanttonotethatthedoctorcanviewthespirometrydigitallyfromhisworksta-tionandwatchthetestshistoryforeachpatient.
ThefirstimplementationoftheCDAR2spirometrystandardwasthroughanopen-sourceintegrationframeworkcalledEI2Med,basedonMirthConnect,inwhichmanytoolshavebeendevelopedtoeasegenerationandintegrationbetweenstandardfilesandHIS.ManufacturersandspirometrymodelshavebeenintegratedwiththeintegrationframeworkEI2Med.
PublichospitalsinCataloniaarecurrentlycollabo-ratingonpilotprojectstovalidatethenormaliza-tionandintegrationtechnologyofthespirometrytests.ThereareplanstostarttheimplementationinallhealthfacilitiesinCatalonia.
References1 T. Salas, M. Domingo, y F. Burgos. Data model of the
CDA R2 spirometry standard to the “Departament de Salut de la Generalitat de Catalunya.” 2010.
2 M. Domingo, M. Lizana y D. Kaminker. CDA R2 spirometry implementation guide to the “Departament
de Salut de la Generalitat de Catalunya.” 2010.
Figure 1. Visualization of spirometry report CDA R2
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Software Implementation of CDA®
ByReneSpronk,Co-Chair,HL7RIMBAAWorkGroup;Trainer/Consultant,Ringholm
ThisarticleisanabridgedversionofaRIMBAAwhitepapercreatedbytheRIMBAAWorkGroup.Thewhitepa-perisbasedonactualHL7Version3implementationexperiences.Afullversioncanbefoundathttp://j.mp/gDwZKm.
IntroductionTheimplementationoftheCDAstandardandthevalidationofCDA-conformantXMLinstancesisbasedontwotypesofspecifications:
1. TheCDAclassmodel,arefine-mentoftheHL7ReferenceInformationModel(RIM).TheclassmodelisexpressedinMIF(ModelInterchangeFormat),HL7’smetamodelformat.
2. Context-specificconstraints(templates)ofthegenericCDAmodel,asdefinedinaCDAimplementationguideforspecificdocumenttypeandonespecificcontext.Atthispointintimetemplatesaremostlyde-finedintextualform.AsingleCDAimplementationguidemaydefinehundredsoftemplates.
AnHL7MIFdefinitionoftheCDAclassmodelisprovidedwiththeHL7Version3standard.TheCDAMIFfilecanbetransformedintoless“rich”expressionssuchasUMLandXMLschema.PartsoftherequirementsasexpressedbytheMIFarelostduringthetransformationprocess.
CDA implementation using XML techniquesThestandardrequiresthatallCDAinstancesvalidateagainstapublishedCDAXMLschema.ThisisthemainreasonwhyalotofCDAimplemen-tationsarebasedontheCDAXMLschema.ThewideavailabilityofXMLtoolsisadefiniteadvantage;however,therearedisadvantagesaswell.TheXMLschemalanguageisnotrichenoughbyfartoexpressalloftherequirementsthatpresentintheoriginalCDAclassmodel.ACDAdocumentinstancethatvalidatesagainsttheXMLschemaisnotguar-anteedtobeavalidCDAinstance–tobeavalidCDAinstanceonehastocreateXMLthatconformstotherequirementsthatareexpressedintheCDAclassmodel.
Classgeneratorsarecommonlyusednexttootherwell-knownXMLtechniquessuchasXpathandDOM/SAX.JAXBisanexampleofaclassgenerator:atoolwhichtrans-formsXMLschematocorrespond-ingJavaclasses.
Model driven CDA implementationInordertofulfillallrequirementsasexpressedbytheCDAclassmodel,thestartingpointforallCDAimple-mentationswouldhavetobetheCDAMIF.MIF,however,hasthedisadvantagethatitisanHL7spe-cificformatthatisonlysupportedbyalimitednumberoftools.BecauseCDAisessentiallyaninformationmodelwithoutanybehavioralas-
pectsassociatedwithit,onehastheoptionofcreatingaverysolidmap-pingfromCDAMIFtoUML,whichinturnallowsfortheuseofUMLbasedtools.
TheCDAMIF(ortheUMLequiva-lentthereof)canbeusedbyclassgeneratorstocreateasetofclasses(ine.g.JavaorC#).Thereareafewfreelyavailableclassgeneratorsthatonecouldconsiderwhenimple-mentingCDA:
1. MDHT(http://www.cdatools.org/),aCDAspecificclassgenerator.ThistoolgeneratesJavaclassesbasedonaUMLrepresentationoftheCDAclassmodelandonanOCLrepresentationofappli-cabletemplates.
2. MARC-HIEverest (http://everest.marc-hi.ca/),an
HL7Version3(notjustCDA)MIF-basedclassgenerator.
3. JavaSIG(http://aurora.regen-strief.org/javasig),anMIF-basedtoolkitwhichgeneratesJavaclasses(unfortunatelynotre-centlyupdated).
SummaryThediagramonpage9showstherelationshipsbetweenthevariousartifactsdiscussedinthisarticle.ACDAdocumenthastoconformtotherequirementsasdefinedinaCDAimplementationguide.IthastoconformtoboththeformalCDAclassmodelaswellasthetemplates.The
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6 MAY 2011
Aussies Hit a Home Run ByMarkMcDougall,ExecutiveDirector,HL7
Mark McDougall
January MeetingAftermanymonthsofplanningandpromotions,alongwiththehelpofmanydedicatedindividuals,HL7’sJanuary2011WorkingGroupMeetinginSydneywasabigsuccess.Themeetingwasbothproductiveandenjoyable.
Wehad310attendeesfrom21coun-triesparticipateinthedozensofworkgroupmeetingsand/or40tutorialsessions.Themeetingalsofeaturedadd-oneducationalworkshopspro-ducedbyHL7AustraliaattheendoftheWGMweek
WhiletherearemanyindividualsthatplayedkeyrolesinplanningtheSydneyWGM,I’dliketopersonallyrecognizetheincredibleeffortsmadebythreeindividuals:RichardDixonHughes,KlausVeilandTinaCon-nell-Clark.Theyworkedincrediblyhardanddevotedhundredsofhoursworkingtoensurethesuccessofthismeeting.OnbehalfoftheHL7Board,Isendasincerethankyoufortheireffortsforwhichthesuccessofthismeetingreliedsoheavily.
HL7’smeetingswerespreadoutamongthreefacilitiesduringourSydneyWorkingGroupMeeting.ThegeneralsessionsconvenedattheAmoraHotel,tutorialswereheldintheStandardsAustraliaroomsintheExchangeCentre,andmostoftheworkgroupmeetingswereproducedattheCliftonsMeetingFacilities.ThelogisticsforplanningthisWGMandgettingourattendeestotheirmeetingsweresmoothlymanagedprimarilybyHL7’sDirectorofMeetings,LillianBigham,Clifton’sManagerJoanneMcMaster,andRichardDixonHughes.
Kudostothemfortheirinsightfulpre-meetingplanningandwonderfullyexecutedplanstoproduceaverysuc-cessfulmeetinginbeautifulSydney.
Meeting SponsorsIamalsopleasedtorecognizesev-eralorganizationsthatsponsoredkeycomponentsofourrecentJanuaryWorkingGroupmeetinginwonderfulSydney,Australia.ThedrivingforcebehindtheresourcingfortheSydneymeetingwereprovidedby:
• AustralianGovernment,Depart-mentofHealthandAging
• HL7Australia• NationalE-HealthTransitionAu-
thority(NEHTA)• StandardsAustralia
Weareverygratefulforthevaluablesponsorshipsalsoprovidedbythefol-lowingorganizations:
• BeelerConsulting,LLC• DH4• Genie• GordonPointInformatics• HealthLink• Hewlett-Packard• Interfaceware• JPSystems• Kestral• Linkmed• Microsoft• OrionHealth• PenComputerSystems• SparxSystems
ThesponsorshipsupportprovidedbyalloftheaboveorganizationscontributedheavilytothefinancialsuccessoftheHL7meetingandismuchappreciated.
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Richard Dixon Hughes Tina Connell-Clark
HL7 Director of Meetings Lillian Bigham with Cliftons meeting planner Joanne McMaster at the January Working Group Meeting in Sydney, Australia.
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HIMSSForover20years,HL7hasexhibitedeachyearattheannualconferenceoftheHealthcareInformationandMan-agementSystemsSociety(HIMSS).Thisyear’sHIMSSconventioncon-venedinOrlando,FloridaduringtheweekofFebruary20,2011.HL7onceagainreceivedplentyofattentionatourHL7exhibitionbooth,whichwasonthemainaisleandatthecenteroftheverylargeHIMSSExhibitionthatattractedover31,000people.
HL7’sDirectorofCommunications,AndreaRibick,oversawtheredesignoftheHL7booththatresultedinasignificantupgradetoourboothinwaysthatactuallyreducedHL7’sboothcosts.Andreaalsooversawtheproductionof27thirtyminutepresen-tationsonHL7standardsandrelevanttopics.Manyofthepresentationsattractedcrowdsthatfilledthetheaterareaandledtostandingroomonly.Ialsowishtoexpressoursincerethankstothemanyindividualswhovolunteeredtostaffourboothand/ormakepresentationsinourbooth,including:WoodyBeeler,PhDBobDolin,MDEdHammond,PhDChuckJaffe,MD,PhDLenelJamesKenMcCaslin
ChuckMeyerDonMon,PhDDanPollock,MDJohnQuinnKenRubinErinSparnonSandyStuartGrantWood
Benefactors and SupportersWearethrilledtohaveattractedthealltimehighestnumberofHL7bene-factorsandsupporters,whoarelistedonpage22.TheirsupportofHL7isverymuchneededandsincerelyap-preciated.WearepleasedtorecognizeourbenefactorsinallofourHL7newsletters,ontheHL7website,inallofourHL7pressreleases,andatall
ofourHL7WorkingGroupMeetings.Aspecialthankyouisextendedtothelistoffirmsthatrepresentour2011HL7benefactorsandsupporters.
Organizational Member FirmsAslistedonpages24-26,HL7isveryproudtoreportthatthenumberofHL7organizationalmembercompaniescontinuestobenearanalltimehighof530companies.WesincerelyappreciatetheirongoingsupportofHL7viatheirorganizationalmembershipdues.
In ClosingIwouldliketoonceagainthankallofthosewhoparticipatedinourJanuaryWGMinincrediblybeautifulSydney,Australia.Theparticipantshadmanyroles,suchasattendee,tutorialspeaker,sponsor,andmeetingplanninghelper.Wesincerelyappreci-ateeveryonewhoparticipatedintheSydneyWorkingGroupMeetingandwouldliketocongratulateHL7Aus-tralia,NEHTAandStandardsAustraliafortheirrolesinhittingahomerunwiththeJanuaryWGM.Itwasahugesuccess!Thankyou.
Sponsors for the January Working Group Meeting in Sydney, Australia
HL7 Chair Dr. Bob Dolin presents at the HL7 Exhibit at HIMSS 2011 in Orlando, FL.
8 MAY 2011
Report from the
HL7 International Council Meeting in Sydney ByCatherineChronaki,AffiliateDirector,HL7BoardofDirectors;Co-Chair,HL7International Council;InternationalLiaison,HL7HellasBoard
NineteenHL7Affiliaterepresentativesandmorethan80guestsattendedthefirstInternationalCouncilmeetingtobeheldinAustralia.Theagendawasquitepacked;themorningsessionsweredevotedtoregularbusiness,reports,informationitems,andimmediatedecisionpoints.Theafternoonsessionwasdedicatedtothe“HL7aroundtheworld”sessionandfollowedfascinatingdevelopmentsin30+countriesacrossfourcontinents.
Inthefirstquarterofthemeeting,HL7’sCEODr.CharlesJaffepresentedtheframeworkdevelopedbytheBusinessModelTaskForcetoexploreoptionsandconsequencesofdifferentbusinessmodelsindevelopingandfurtherpro-motingtheuseofHL7standards.BerndBlobel,PhD,chairofHL7Germany,observedthattherearethreedifferentmodels,allofwhicharefollowedbyHL7:a)attractaudiencebyofferingmaterialforfree;b)enforceusebylaw–EuropemodelthroughISOforhealthcarestandards;c)sellproducts.Dr.BlobelfeltthatinternationalinputwouldbeusefulasHL7movesforwardwithweight-ingtheseideasinanewbusinessmodel.AvibrantdiscussionfollowedandstepsweretakentowardexploringwaystostrengthenthebusinessmodelofHL7Internationalanditsaffiliatestothebenefitoftheworld-wideeHealthcommunity.
JohnQuinn,HL7’sCTO,presentedhisreporttothecouncil.Hedescribedthenewtool-ingvisionoftheTSC,leveragingtheaddedvalueoftheStaticModelDesigner,Terminol-ogyManager,EHR-SFunctionalModel,andPublishedSpecificationsthroughaStandardArtifactRepository(asshowninFigure1).Inthecontextoftheproductvisibilityproj-ect,abrainchildofpastTSCchairCharlieMcCay,JohnQuinnpresented43differentHL7productsthathavebeenidentifiedandforwhichproductbriefswillbecreated.
RobertStegwee,chairofHL7Germany,Co-ChairoftheHL7InternationalCouncil,andtheCouncil’srepresenta-tivetotheJointInitiativeCouncil(JIC)forGlobalHealthInformaticsStandardization,announcedthathewillbesteppingdownastheCouncil’srepresentativetotheJICashehasbeennominatedasthenextCENTC251chair.TheCouncilrecognizedhiscontributionandcongratulat-edRobertonthiswell-deservedachievementthatwouldcertainlybringHL7evenclosertotheEuropeanstandard-izationbodies.
DuringtheCouncil’sextendedLunchmeetingonThurs-day,theimportanceoftheCouncilbeingrepresentedintheJICwasstronglysupportedandtherewasunanimous
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Figure 1: The tooling vision of the TSC as presented by John Quinn at the International Council.
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decisiontoselectanotherrepresentativeattheOrlandomeetinginMay.AffiliateChairsareencouragedtonominatethemselvesoroneoftheirmemberstothatposition.
DiegoKaminker,chairofHL7ArgentinaandpioneeroftheHL7eLearningprogram,presentedrelevantdevelop-mentsfocusingonthesignificantbacklogofrequeststoparticipateintheprogram.Henotedthatthisismainlyduetothelackoftutorsandtheemphasisoncompre-hensivenessandquality.HL7Indiareporteditspositiveexperiencewithrunningthecourse,andseveralother
affiliatesexpressedinterestinlaunchingtheirownpro-grams.Thetopicraisedalotofdiscussionaseducationisoneoftheprimaryfunctionsofmostcountries.Anotherimportantitemontheagendawastherevi-sionoftheAffiliateAgreement.TheCouncildecidedtorecommendtotheHL7Boardthattheexisting2009/2010agreementbeextendedtoendof2011andthatduring2011,consultationwiththeInternationalCouncilwillreviewissuesofconcern,suchasIP.
Intheafternoon,the“HL7aroundtheworldsession”included24countryreports,all
ofwhichareavailableaspartoftheminutesontheHL7Interna-tionalCouncil.AverytouchingmomentwaswhenByoung-KeeYisharedwithusthepainandsorrowofDr.Kwak’sprema-turedeath.Wewillallmisshiswarmth,kindness,andsupport.
Formoreinformationontheac-tivitiesoftheHL7InternationalCouncilanditsmeetingspleasevisit:http://www.hl7.org/Spe-cial/committees/international/
Internaltional Report cont. from pg. 8
CDAclassmodelcanbeexpressedineitherMIF,orinaderivedformatsuchasUMLorXMLschema.TemplatescanbeexpressedinSchematron,inOCL,orinMIFwithOCLanno-tations.TheactualvalidationofCDAinstancesisbasedontheexpressionsoftheCDAclassmodelandtheapplicabletemplates.
AsoftwareapplicationwillhavetobebasedontheCDAclassmodelifonewishestoensurethatonecreatesvalidCDAinstances.ApplicationsthatarebasedontheCDAXMLschemacan’tguaranteethatthedocumentsarevalidCDAinstances.TheMDHTtooliscurrentlythebesttoolavailabletosupportthecreationofCDAmodelbasedapplica-tiondevelopment.
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In memory of Dr. Yun Sik Kwak
10 MAY 2011
Post Sydney WGM Survey and First-Time Attendee Survey ByKarenVanHentenryck,AssociateExecutiveDirector,HL7
Post WGM SurveyThirty-nineworkgroupandBoard-appointedcommit-teesattendedthemostrecentworkinggroupmeetinginAustralia;29ofthosegroupscompletedthePIC-spon-soredpostWGMsurvey.WhilePIChadhopedtoim-provetheresponseratefromBoard-appointedcommit-teesforthissurvey,theresponseratedecreasedacrossallgroups.
AllofthegroupsthatrespondedtothesurveyindicatedthattheyhadrepresentationattheMondayeveningco-chairandsteeringdivisionmeetings.Thismaybeanimprovementoverthelastmeetings,whereallbutthreegroupswererepresented.However,giventhatonly29ofthe39groupscompletedthesurvey,itisdifficulttoquantify.Approximatelyonequarterofthegroupsthatcompletedthesurveyindicatedthattheyfailedtoachievequorum.
Thestatedobjectivesportionofthesurveyisalwaysinteresting.Consistentwiththelastfewsurveys,sta-tusupdatesandinformationsharingrelatedtoexistingprojectstoppedthelistofobjectiveswith95%ofre-spondentsidentifyingthisobjective.Workandprogressreportingonexistingprojectswasaclosesecondwith90%andjointmeetingsandengagementwithotherworkgroupswereidentifiedby80%ofrespondents,followedbynetworkingat60%ofrespondents.Newprojectinitiationandengagementwithlocal/regionalprojectswereidentifiedasobjectivesby50%ofrespon-dents,andballotresolutionwasidentifiedasanobjec-tivebyonly20%ofrespondents.
Ninetypercentofrespondentsindicatedthattheyac-complishedtheirworkgroupmeetingobjectivesandbusiness.The10%thatdidnotaccomplishtheirob-jectivesidentifiedinsufficientquorum,missingkeymembersandvenuefacilitiesasthetopthreeobstacles.Technicalsupportproblemsalsopresentedasignificantbarriertoachievinggoalsandobjectives.Participationbykeymembers,pre-meetingpreparednessandsuf-ficientquorumwerethetoprankingreasonscitedbyworkgroupsasenablingtheachievementofobjectivesandgoals.
Thirteenoftherespondingworkgroupsindicatedthattheyhadattendancefromlocalprofessionals.Twelveoftherespondingworkgroupsindicatedthattheywouldrecommendusingtheconferencefacilityagain.ThosenotrecommendingthefacilitycitedproblemswithInter-netconnectivityandthecostandlackofmanagementsupportforinternationalmeetings.Severalrespondentsnotedthatscatteringthemeetingsbetweenmultiplevenueswasnotideal.Similarly,nothavingcommunalbreakfast,lunchesandbreaksinterferedwithnetwork-ingopportunities.
First-Time Attendee SurveyPICalsosponsorstheFirst-TimeAttendeeprogramateachoftheworkinggroupmeetings.ThesemeetingstypicallyoccuronSundayeveningorMondaymorning,but,givenmeetingroomconstraintsinAustralia,therewasasinglefirst-timeattendeemeetingduringMondaylunch.Approximately60first-timeattendeesparticipat-edintheSydneymeetingandthirty-sixofthemprovid-edvaluablefeedbackonourprogram.Mostnotablewasthatattendeesfeeltheywouldbenefitfromadescriptionofthevariousribboncolorsandtheirassociatedroles(i.e.,co-chairs,mentors,Boardmembers,etc.).Like-wise,manyofthefirst-timeattendeesrespondedthatmoreinformationonthetypesofworkgroups(i.e.,perhapsoverviewsofthegroupsbysteeringdivisions)wouldbebeneficial.Finally,itisnoteworthythatmostofthefirst-timeattendeescitededucationasthereasonfortheirattendance,followedbynetworking.
PICwouldliketothankalloftheworkgroupsandfirst-timeattendeeswhoprovidedfeedback.ThepostWGMsurveyisavailableonthewebsiteat:http://www.hl7.org/Library/Committees/pi/Post%20Sydney%20WGM%20SurveySummary_02072011.pdf
QuestionsorcommentsaboutthesurveyortheresultscanbedirectedtoPICortoKarenVanHentenryck(Karenvan@HL7.org).
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Dave Hamill
News from the PMOand Project Services Work GroupByDaveHamill,Director,HL7ProjectManagementOfficeRickHaddorffandFreidaHall,Co-Chairs,ProjectServicesWorkGroup
Project Health ReportTheHL7PMOhasbeenworkingwiththeTechnicalSteeringCommit-tee(TSC)andProjectServicesWorkGrouptocreatetheProjectHealthReport.Thisreportreflectsvariousmetricsofaworkgroup’sprojectport-folioandisbasedondatagatheredfromProjectInsight,suchasstatusupdates,milestonedeliverabledatesandballotinginformation.
TheProjectHealthReportmetricsarereportedbyworkgroupandinclude:
• Totalnumberofprojects,brokendownbyprojectsthatareActive(pre-ballot),OnHold,Ina‘Bal-lotStatus,’orThreeYearPlanitems.
• “Red”/“Yellow”/“Green”countsofActive(pre-ballot)projects,ThreeYearPlanitemsand‘inaBallotStatus’proj-ects.Thecolorsdepictprojectcountsthatareontarget(green),behind<120days(yellow)orbehind>120days(red).
• NumberofprojectsmissingasteeringdivisionapprovaldateoraTSCapprovaldate.
• NumberofDSTUexpiredtestperiodprojects.
ThemetricsabovewillbethebasisforaProjectReportCardthatwillgradeeachworkgroup’sprojecthealth.Ulti-matelythesegradeswillbeincorporat-edintotheprojectapprovalprocess.
TheProjectHealthReportisavailableviaGForge,undertheTSC’sFiletab(http://gforge.hl7.org/gf/project/tsc/frs/?action=FrsReleaseBrowse&frs_package_id=98).
Additionally,aGForgeTrackerareahasbeencreatedwithintheTSC’sTrackertabtocapturesuggestionsforfutureprojecthealthmetrics.Feelfreetoenteryoursuggestionsat:http://gforge.hl7.org/gf/project/tsc/tracker/?action=TrackerItemBrowse&tracker_id=628orsendthemtothePMO(pmo@HL7.org).
Leveraging the Orders and Observations Composite Order Project to Provide Examples for a SAIF Implementation Guide
UnderaprojectsponsoredbytheTechnicalSteeringCommittee,ProjectServicesisworkingontheOrdersandObservations’CompositeOrderprojecttocreateconcreteexamplesofartifactsthatcanbeusedinafutureversionofanHL7SAIFImplementationGuide.
ThisisanopportunitytoapproachanHL7SAIFImplementationGuidefroma“bottom-up”strategy.ItisintendedtoproviderecommendationsandexamplesfromanHL7standardsde-velopmentprojectthatreliesonworkproductsfrommultipleworkgroups.
ThesedocumentedrecommendationsandexampleswillthenbeavailabletobeincorporatedintoafutureHL7SAIFImplementationGuide.
ProjectServicesishappytobework-ingonthisefforttohelpmoveHL7towardadoptionoftheSAIFarchitec-ture.Weappreciateandwelcomethe
contributionsfromallthoseinvolvedintheCompositeOrdersprojectandthisaccompanyingproject.
Guidance for Projects and BallotsAsareminder,ProjectServices,work-inginconjunctionwithDonLloyd,DirectorofTechnicalPublications,haspublishedtheHL7ElectronicBal-lotCharts.TheseballotchartsweredevelopedasasupplementtotheHL7Co-ChairHandbookinordertoprovideaquickreferencetoinforma-tionrelatedtoeachofthefourlevelsofHL7electronicballoting:
• ReviewBallot–CommentOnly• ReviewBallot–Informative
Document• ReviewBallot–DraftStandard
forTrialUse(DSTU)• NormativeBallot
Foreachballottype,theballotchartslisttheIntent,RecommendedUse,ProjectApprovalLevels,andBallotMilestones.Ifyouhavequestions,pleasefeelfreetocontactProjectServices.
HL7 Project Tracking ToolsAllofHL7’sprojecttools,includ-ingtheSearchableProjectDatabase,GForgeandProjectInsight,areavail-ableonwww.HL7.orgviaParticipate>Tools&Resources>ProjectTrack-ingTools.
12 MAY 2011
Healthcare Information Standards for Active Aging: State of Play for Patient Summaries ByCatherineChronaki,AffiliateDirectorHL7BoardofDirectors,InternationalCouncil Co-Chair;ChristianHay,GS1SeniorConsultantHealthcare,ChairIHESuisseandBoard MemberSwissMedicalInformaticsAssociation;andAnneMoen,RN,PhD,ChairNorwegian SocietyofMedicalInformatics,MIE2011SPCCo-ChairandLOCCo-Chair
Thisyear’sEuropeanhealthinfor-maticsconferenceMIE2011willbeheldinOslo,NorwayonAugust,28-31,2011.ThethemeisUserCen-tred,NetworkedHealthcare.Forthisconference,HL7International,anInstitutionalmemberoftheEuro-peanFederationforMedicalInfor-matics(EFMI)throughitsEuropeanBrusselsOffice,joinsforceswithGS1(anotherInstitutionalMemberofEFMI)andtheNorwegianSocietyforMedicalInformatics,toorganizeaninvitedsessionintheinvitationaltrack“PartnershipsinInnovation”anddiscusssignificantinteroperabil-itychallengesrelatedtopatientsum-maries.TheinvitationaltrackbringstogetherCharlesJaffe,MD,PhD,CEOofHL7International;BobDolin,MD,Chair,HL7International;andleadingeHealthandstandardizationexpertsinEuropetoreflectonthesynergiesneededforhealthinformaticsandstandardizationinternationallytoeffectivelysupportpatientsummariesinanintegratedcareenvironment.
Thegoalofthisconferenceistodis-cusschallengesforinteroperability,technologyandstandardsrelatedtopatientsummaries.Anunfoldinguserstoryenvisioningthehealth-illnesstrajectoryofanelderly,vulnerable
womenhamperedbychronic-diseasewithanacuteepisodewillframethediscussionoftechnological,organiza-tionalandprofessionalchallengestosupporthealthandactiveaging.Spe-cifically,theuserstorytakesanacuteepisoderequiringemergencyadmis-sionasastartingpoint,andthenfocusesoncriticalaspectsintheuserstorywhereinformationsharingisnecessary.Inparticular,thepotentialofcurrentandfutureinteroperabilitystandardsandemergingsolutionstoenableinnovativesystemstodeliverpatientsummarieslinkingorgani-zations,professionalstrands,andrequiredserviceswillbeaddressedbythefollowingquestions:• Whereareweandwheredowe
wishtobeinthefuture?• Whatdocurrenttoolsandap-
proachestostandardsdotosup-portinformationflowinanagingperson’shealth-illnesstrajectory?
• Whataretheproblems/chal-lengesthattechnologysolutions
needtoaddresstocontributetoanintegrated,holisticserviceapproachinanagingperson’shealth-illnesstrajectory?
•Whatcouldbethestrategicandoperationalinitiatives,byHL7,GS1,EFMIandothers;toaugmentintegrationacrosstechnological,professionalandorganizationalstrandstoensuremeaningfuluseofpatientsummaries?
Specificwiderissuesthatwillbetoucheduponinthediscussioninclude:1)ensuringsustainabilityofhealthcaresystems;2)deliveringqual-ityofcareandcontributingtodesiredpatientoutcomes;3)unlockingthemarketforinnovativeinteroperablesolutionsbasedonstandards;thussupportingtheEUdigitalagendakeyactionsonstandardsandinnovation.
Moreinformationisavailableat:www.mie2011.org.
Anne Mohen
Christian Hay
Catherine Chronaki
13MAY 2011
HL7 Educational Session at the eHealth Week 2011: “eHealth: Investing in Health Systems of the Future”
ByCatherineChronaki,AffiliateDirector,HL7InternationalandCo-Chair,HL7InternationalCouncil
eHealthWeek2011isaco-locationoftheEu-ropeanCommission’sHighLevelMinisterialConferenceandtheWorldofHealthITConference&Exhibi-
tionandisorganizedbytheEuropeanCommission(EC),theHealthcareInfor-mationandManagementSystemsSocietyEurope(HIMSSEurope),andtheHungarianPresidencyoftheCounciloftheEuropeanUnion.eHealthWeekwillbeheldinBuda-pest,HungaryonMay10-12,2011.
eHealthWeek2011bringstogetherkeystakeholdersfromEurope’shealthcarecom-munity,includingpolicymakers,providers,insurers,researchfacilities,vendorsandpatientassociations.ItwillhosttheeHealthGovernmentInitiative(eHGI),aformalbodyofhealthcarestatesecretariesandoth-erstakeholdersaimedataligningnationaleHealthsystemsinEurope.TheEuropeanOfficeofHL7,establishedinBrusselsin2010,isamemberoftheeHGIinitiative.
Thiswillbethenintheditionofthehigh-leveleHealthconference,whichhasalegacyofleadingprogressineHealthacrosstheEuropeanUnion,throughaseriesofMin-isterialDeclarations.Thisyear,thankstoOracle’ssignificantsupport,HealthLevelSevenwillbeparticipatingateHealthWeekwithaneducationaleventtargetedatgovern-mentofficials,nationalandregionaleHealthprojectleaders,anddecisionmakerswhowishtopromotesustainableeHealthinnova-tion,throughsafe,trusted,andinteroperableeHealthservicesandinfrastructures.
FREE EVENT!
eHealth Week: Health Level Seven International – Educational Session:
UnlockingthePowerofHealthInformationthroughCollaborativeUseofHealthInformationTechnologyStandards
Budapest,MondayMay10,4:45-6:00pm
Co-chairs:CatherineChronaki,HL7International&FORTH-InstituteofComputerScience MiroslavKoncar,HL7Croatia&OracleCorporation
• TheBusinessCaseforHL7:Charles Jaffe, CEO, HL7 International• TrustinInteroperability:Robert Stegwee, HL7 Ambassador; Chair,
HL7 The Netherlands; Co-Chair, HL7 International Council • InvestingintheSecondaryUseofHealthData:Pier-Yves Lastic,
HL7 Ambassador, Chair CDISC European Coordination Committee • CollaborativeUseofStandardsforX-BorderePrescriptionand
PatientSummaries:Fredrik Linden, epSOS Coordinator• HL7NeverSleeps:SnapshotsaroundtheGlobe:Catherine Chro-
naki, Affiliate Director, HL7 International Board of Directors
FormoreinformationontheeHealthWeek2011,pleasevisitwww.ehealthweek.orgorthetwitterpageathttp://twitter.com/EU_ehealthweek.
Toregister,pleasegotothefollowinglink:http://www.worldofhealthit.org/registration/TheHighLeveleHealthConferenceandDeclarations:http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/activities/health/policy/ehealth_conf
Catherine Chronaki
14 MAY 2011
New Chair for the Joint Initiative Council ByBronKislerandKeesMolenaar,ChairandImmediatePastChair,JointInitiativeCouncil Bron Kisler
Kees Molenaar
TheJointInitiativeonSDOGlobalHealthInformaticsStandardizationisacollaborativeinitiativetohelptheendusersofstandardsbyaddressingissuesofgapsandoverlapsacrosskeyglobalstandards:onetopic,onestandard.CDISC,CEN/TC251,GS1,HL7,IHTSDOandISO/TC215aremembersoftheJointInitiativeCouncil(JIC).In2010,theJICwaschairedbyKeesMolenaar,chairofCEN/TC2511;asofJanuary2011BronKislerfromCDISCisnowchairingtheJIC.
In2010,theJointInitiativeCouncilexpandedtosixmemberorganizations,addedanumberofworkitems,andworkedhardtobecomemoretransparentandsup-portiveofthebroaderhealthstandardscommunity.WelaunchedtheJointInitiative’swebsite2–hostedbyHL7–thatprovidesaccesstoallavailableJICdocuments:charter,policyandprocedures,workitemproposals,presentationslidesandmeetingminutes.ThewebsitealsoincludestheJICworkitemregistry,wherealljointworkitemscanbefound.TheJICbeganaprojectonau-tomaticidentificationanddatacapturestandardpatientIDandcaregiverIDaswellasaStandardsKnowledgeManagementTool(SKMT).TheJICalsodecidedtoadopttheISOworkitemBusinessrequirementsforasyntaxtoexchangestructureddoseinformationformedicinalproductsasaJointInitiativeworkitem.Otherkeyongo-ingJICprojectsinclude:theBRIDGmodel,ClinicalTrialsRegistration(CTR),IdentificationofMedicinalProducts(IDMP)andIndividualCaseSafetyReport(ICSR).
The2010successesareforemostsuccessesinleadershipcollaboration.TheJIChasachievedclosecollaboration
andcooperationbetweentheleadersoftheparticipatingSDOs;monthlyteleconferencesandhave2-3face-to-facemeetingsannu-ally.WestillhavemuchtogainincrossSDOprocedureslikesimul-taneousballotingandinfurthersupportingprojectleadstogettheirjointworkdone.Lookingforwardin2011,wewillcontinueworkinghardtoprogressintheseareas.
In2010,theJICalsostartedataskforcetoinvestigatehowwecanhelpemerginganddevelopingcountriesbyimprovingaccesstomeetingsandSDOmaterials.Incol-laborationwithSDOgloballeadership,thedonorcom-munity,andotherkeyglobalstakeholders,theJICwillcontinuetopushthisimportantworkforwardin2011.Weplantoexplorefurthertheusabilityofstandards,andeducationalopportunities,aswellasprojectsparticularlyrelevanttoemerginganddevelopingcountriessuchastuberculosisandHIV/AIDS.
TheJICwillbeexhibitingattheupcomingEuropeaneHealthWeekinBudapest,HungaryonMay10-12,2011.PleasestopbyifyouwouldlikemoreinformationregardingJointInitiativeprojectsorfutureactivities.
1 Kees has resigned as chair of CEN/TC251; Robert Stegwee is nominated as the new chairman2 www.jointinitiativecouncil.org
15MAY 2011
EFMI Special Topic Conference 2011:
eHealth across Borders without Boundaries ByProfessorBerndBlobel,PhD,ChairHL7Germanyand CatherineChronaki,AffiliateDirector,HL7BoardofDirectors;Co-Chair,HL7International
TheInternationalCouncilofHL7Internationalsponsoredthe11thEuropeanFederationofMedicalInformatics(EFMI)SpecialTopicConference(STC).ItwasheldinthepicturesqueLaško,SloveniaonApril
14-15,2011andwasorganizedbytheSlovenianSocietyofMedicalInformatics.
HL7Europe,theHL7InternationalFoundationestablishedinBrusselsin2010,andtheEuropeanHL7AffiliatesarecommittedtomovingforwardwitheHealthacrossbordersandwithoutbarriersastheyjoinforceswiththeIntegratingtheHealthcareEnterprise(IHE)Initiativeinaneducationalworkshopthatispartoftheconference.
TheHL7/IHEprogramwaschairedbyProfessorBerndBlobelandwasheldontheafternoonofThursday,April14.Theworkshop’sprogramincluded:
• HL7DevelopmentsinEuropeandWorldwidepre-sentedbyCatherineChronaki,AffiliateDirector,HL7InternationalBoardofDirectorsandBoardMember,HL7Hellas
• IHEInfrastructureSpecificationsforCross-BorderIn-teroperabilitypresentedbyLisaSpellman,IHESeniorDirector,Informatics,HIMSS
• eHealthEnablingContinuityofCarewithinandAcrossNationalBorderspresentedbyLacramioaraStoicu-Ti-vadar,BoardMember,HL7Romania
• HL7TestImplementationsintheCzechRepublicpre-sentedbyLiborSeidl,Chair,HL7CzechRepublic
• CTSIIforEnablingMulti-lingualCommunicationspre-sentedbyFrankOemig,BoardMember,HL7Germany
• DomainAnalysisModelsasReferenceforNationalProfilespresentedbyProfessorBerndBlobel,Chair,HL7Germany
Inaddition,auniqueposterpresentedrecentdevelopmentsinHL7International,itsorganizationandstandards.
Formoreinformationpleasevisit:http://www.stc2011.si
Bernd Blobel, PhD
Catherine Chronaki
Laško, Slovenia
16 MAY 2011
TSC ByLynnLaakso,HL7TSCProjectManager
TheTSCisconductingprojectsonproductvisibility,productquality,communicationstrategy,andin-novations,aswellasnewprojectsfortheSAIFArchitectureProgramandT3FReview.MoreinformationisavailableoneachoftheseeffortsfromtheTSCwebpageunder“Proj-ects,”athttp://www.hl7.org/Spe-cial/committees/tsc/projects.cfm.Inaddition,theTSCcontinuesmain-tenanceofWorkGroupVisibility,aswellasWorkGroupHealth.
• Bythe2011MayWGM,13workgroupswillneedtore-viewtheirMissionandCharter(M&C)statementswhichhavenotbeenreviewedfortwoyearsfortheWorkGroup Vis-ibility MaintenanceprojectatProjectInsight(PI#631)PleasereviewyourMissionandCharterstatementstokeepthemcurrent!Inaddition,thenewmetriconDecisionMak-ingPractices(DMP)willaffect17workgroups(WG)thatneedtoupdatetheirDMPsinaccordwiththelatesttemplate.Forthe2011MayWGM,theTSCwillalsorecognizethe“healthiest”workgroups.
• Newinnovativeconceptscanbesubmittedforpresentationandreviewatthe2011MayWGM,wheretheInnovations Project(PI#701)willagainhostanopportunityforpresen-
tationofnewconceptsandabriefstatusupdateoncurrentinnovationsinitiatives.
• TheTSCdeveloped,circulated,andapprovedtwonewprojectsthiscycle,fortheSAIF Archi-tecture Program (PI#751),andaTSC Retrospective Self-Assessment Based on T3F Recommendations (PI#749).
• The Product Quality project(PI#647)willbemovingfor-wardundertheumbrellaoftheSAIFArchitectureProgramasthatevolves.
TheTSCalsoapprovedanumberofnewprojects.YoucanalwaysseethemostrecentlistofnewprojectsfromtheProjectInsightSearchableDatabase.Youcansortthesearch-abledatabase.ToshowtheprojectsmostrecentlyapprovedbytheTSC,select“TSCApproval”fromamongthedifferentdatefieldsandthenclick“FilterProjects.”Byenteringadaterangeyoucanseejusttheproj-ectsapprovedsincethelastworkinggroupmeeting,orclickthecolumnheadingover“TSCApprovalDate”tobringthemostrecentTSCapprov-alstothetopofthelist.
TheTSCwelcomedbackRaviNata-rajan,whowaselectedbytheInter-nationalCounciltofilltheAffiliateRepresentativepositionvacatedbyCharlieMcCay.
TheTSCacknowledgedupdatestoworkgroupdocuments(M&C,DMP)asapprovedbytheworkgroups’respectivesteeringdivisions:
• DomainExpertsSteeringDivision(DESD)approvedanupdatedM&CfortheChildHealthWG,CommunityBasedCollaborativeCare(CBCC)WGandImagingIntegrationWG
• TheFoundationandTechnol-ogySteeringDivision(FTSD)approvedtheupdatedM&CfortheImplementableTechnologySpecifications(ITS)WG
• TheStructureandSemanticDe-signSteeringDivision(SSDSD)approvedanupdatetotheM&CofboththeArdenSyntaxWorkGroupandtheClinicalState-mentWG
• TheTSCapprovedanupdatetoitsM&CanditsDMP
TheTSChasapprovedseveralDSTUpublicationssincethelastworkinggroupmeeting.Interestedpar-tiesareinvitedtodownloadtheseDSTUsandprovidecommentsandfeedbackonthestandardsandtheirimplementationathttp://www.hl7.org/dstucomments/.
• Implementation Guide for CDA® Release 2.0 Progress Note,fortheStructuredDocu-mentsWorkGroupofSSDSD,atProjectInsightID(PI#679),for24months
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Newsletter Updates
Lynn Laasko
17MAY 2011
• Consent Directive CDA Imple-mentation Guide:fortheCommunityBasedCollabora-tiveCareWorkGroup(CBCC)ofDESD,at(PI#553),for18months
• HL7 Version 3 Standard: Transmission Infrastructure, Release 2:fortheInfrastruc-tureandMessaging(InM)WorkGroupofFTSD,at(PI#619),for24months
• Implementation Guide for NHSN Healthcare Associated Infection (HAI) Reports, Re-lease 6:forStructuredDocu-mentsWG(SDWG),at
(PI#319),for24months• HL7 Version 3 Standard:
Regulated Studies: CDISC Content to Message – Study Design, Release 1:and
• HL7 Version 3 Standard: Regulated Studies: CDISC Content to Message – Study Participation, Release 1:fortheRegulatedClinicalResearchInformationManagementWorkGroup(RCRIM)ofDESD,at
(PI#205),for24monthseach• Context-Aware Knowledge
Retrieval (Infobutton), Service-Oriented Architec-ture Implementation Guide:forClinicalDecisionSupportofSSDSDat(PI#507)for24months
• SDWGrequesteda1yearextensiontoeachofthebelowDSTUs,whichwereballoted2yearsago
• HL7 Implementation Guide for CDA Release 2: Quality Reporting Document Architecture (QRDA), Release 1:at
(PI#210).• HL7 Implementation
Guide for CDA Release 2: CDA Framework for Questionnaire Assess-ments, Release 1:at
(PI#381).
• HL7 Implementation Guide for CDA Release 2:
Operative Notes, Release 1:at (PI#728)
TheTSCalsoapprovedaspecialmeetingrequestforthePharmacyWorkGroup,whichmetintheUnitedKingdomfromFebruary14-16,2011.Inaddition,theTSCap-provedanout-of-cyclespecialmeet-ingfortheRIMBAAWorkGrouponNovember15,2011inAmsterdam,theNetherlands.
Foranyadditions,updatesorsug-gestionsonanyoftheseTSCpro-motedinitiativespleasecontactLynnLaakso(lynn@HL7.org).
How to find TSC informationTheTSCwikisitehousesitsmin-utes,processdocuments,templates,linkstotheArBwikiandtheTSCIssueTracker,alistofcurrentprojects,andmore.YoucanaccesstheTSCwikiat:http://www.hl7.org/permalink/?TSCWiki.Seethelinksbelowforinstructionsonhowtoviewthelistofprojectsandac-cesstheTSCIssueTracker.• TSCTracker:linktohttp://gforge.
hl7.org/gf/project/tsc/tracker/
UpcomingINTERNATIONAL EVENTSeHealth Conference 2011 / World of Health
IT Conference and ExhibitionBudapest,HungaryMay10–12,2011
Formoreinformation,pleasevisithttp://www.worldofhealthit.org/
eHealth 2011: Enabling Healthy OutcomesToronto,Canada
May29–June1,2011Formoreinformation,pleasevisit
http://www.e-healthconference.com/
12th International HL7 Interoperability Conference
LakeBuenaVista,FLMay13–14,2011
Formoreinformation,pleasevisitwww.ihic2011.org
MIE 2011Oslo,Norway
August28–31,2011Formoreinformation,pleasevisit
http://www.mie2011.org/
18 MAY 2011
Austin Kreisler
Service-Aware Interoperability Framework (SAIF) Architecture Program
IfyouwereattheJanuary2011WorkingGroupMeetinginSydney,youprobablyheardmetalkingalotabouttheSAIFArchitectureProgram.Ifyouarelikealotofpeople,youareprobablywonderingwhythisisanimportantprogramandwhatdoesitmeanfortheworkyouarecurrentlydoingdevelopingHL7standards.I’lltrytodescribethereasonswhythisisimportantandwhatshortandlongtermimpactitwillhaveonyourstandardsdevelopmentwork,andultimatelyonthestan-dardsHL7produces.
Onthesurface,theSAIFAr-chitectureProgram’spurposeistorollout,withintheHL7organization,theframeworkstandardsinteroperabilitydescribedbytheSAIFstan-dard.I’vedeliberatelyusedasmall“s”inSAIFstandardbecauseatthispoint,SAIFisnotformallyanHL7Standardofanysort.FormoreinformationonSAIF,seetheHL7wikiathttp://wiki.hl7.org/index.php?title=SAIF_main_pageandtheSAIFExecutiveSummaryathttp://wiki.hl7.org/index.php?title=SAIF_ExecutiveSummary.SAIFhasreceived
severalpeerreviews,butithasnotbeenballoted.BallotingSAIFandturningitintoanHL7Standard(capital“S”)isoneofthefirstthingswewouldliketoaccomplishundertheSAIFArchitectureProgram.De-velopmentoftheSAIFstandardhasprimarilybeentheresponsibilityoftheHL7ArchitecturalreviewBoard(ArB).TheArBhascreatedaprojecttoballottheSAIFstandard.
SAIFdescribesaframeworkwithinwhichanorganizationcandevelopinteroperabilityspecifications.SAIFwasdesignedtobegeneralenoughtobeadaptedbymanydifferentorgani-zationstomeettheirinteroperabilityneeds.HL7isobviouslyonesuchor-ganization,andtheSAIFArchitectureProgram’sprimarygoalistoflesh
outSAIFspecificallyforusewithintheHL7organization.Weactuallyhaveatermfortakingastandardanddefininghowitshouldbeusedforaparticularusecase—it’scalleddevelopinganimplementationguide.InadditiontoballotingtheSAIFstan-dard,oneofthetopgoalsoftheSAIFArchitectureProgramistodevelopHL7’sSAIFImplementationGuide.TheSAIFImplementationGuidewillultimatelydescribehowSAIFisused
withintheHL7organization.Developingthisimplemen-tationguideisgoingtobeasecondproject,thistimesponsoredbytheTechnicalSteeringCommittee.WhytheTSC?ThereasonisthattheTSCistheonegroupinHL7thatspansallthegroupsnec-essarytodevelopanddeployalltheaspectsofSAIFwithin
HL7.ManyexistingworkgroupswillhaveinputintodevelopingtheSAIFImplementationGuide.
Thusfar,wehaveidentifiedtwoprojectsfortheSAIFArchitectureProgram:aprojecttoballottheSAIFstandardandaprojecttodevelop
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ByAustinKreisler,Chair,HL7TechnicalSteeringCommittee
On the surface, the SAIF Archi-tecture Program’s purpose is to roll out, within the HL7 organi-zation, the framework standards interoperability described by the SAIF standard.
19MAY 2011
HL7’sSAIFImplementationGuide.Infact,therewillbeanumberofprojectsinvolvedindeployingSAIFwithinHL7.WewillbepilotingtheuseoftheSAIFImplementationGuidewithatleastonestandardsde-velopmentprojectandwewillneedtomanagechangestotoolingandprocessesforpublishingSAIFbasedstandardsaswellasotherprojectsthatwillbeidentifiedasweproceeddownthepathofimplementingSAIFatHL7.Thatbringsustotheword“Program”intheSAIFArchitectureProgram.Overthepastfewyears,HL7hasbeenimplementingaprojectmanagementapproachtothedevel-opmentofstandards.Thecomplexityofdevelopingstandardshascontin-uedtoevolvewithinHL7,reflectingthecomplexityoftheinteroperabilityspaceourstandardsaddress.RollingoutSAIFacrosstheHL7organizationisgoingtorequiremultipleprojects,andthoseprojectsneedtobecoor-dinated.ThatistheprimaryreasonfortheSAIFArchitectureProgram.Itwillbeusingprogrammanagementtechniquestomanagetheprojectswithintheprogram.ThisactuallymakesexplicitsomeprocesseswealreadyhavewithinHL7.Weef-fectivelyalreadyhavea“program”calledVersion2Publishingthatoverseesproductionofthevariousincrementalversionsof2.x(2.5.,2.5.1,2.6,2.7…).TherearecertainlyotherexamplesofimplicitprogramsalreadyatworkwithinHL7.OneofthegoalsofSAIFistomakeex-plicitthingswhichwerepreviouslyimplicit.Explicitidentificationof“programs”isoneeffectofmovingtoaSAIF-basedapproachtodevelopingstandards.Whatthismeansisthat
projectsassociatedwiththeSAIFPro-gramwillhaveaccountabilitybacktotheProgram,notjustaccountabilitytothesponsoringworkgroups.
NowyouareprobablywonderingwhatthismeansforthestandardsdevelopmentworkyouarecurrentlyperformingthroughHL7.ForthemajorityofexistingHL7standardsprojects,thereislittleornoimmedi-ateimpact.UnlessIhavealreadytalkedtoyourworkgroupaboutyourspecificproject,thenitisverylikelythereisnoimmediateimpactonyourproject.Inthelongterm,therewillcertainlybeanimpactonhowallHL7standardsaredeveloped,butourplanforrollingoutSAIFtothebroaderHL7organizationshouldmakethisaspainlessaspossible.
Currently,weenvisionthecreationofa“brand”called“HL7SAIFArchitect-ed”standard.Thefirststandardsun-derthisbrandarethelimitednumberofstandardsthatarepilotingtheSAIFImplementationGuideundertheSAIFArchitectureProgram.TheSAIFIm-plementationGuidewilldescribetheprocessesandartifactsnecessarytodevelopastandardcarryingthenewbrandname.Oncethepilotingstageiscompleted,wewilltransitiontothenextstagewherestandardsdevelop-mentprojectscanpetitiontojointheSAIFArchitectedBrand.TojointhebrandmeanstheprojectwillneedtodevelopthestandardaccordingtotheruleslaidoutintheSAIFImplementa-tionGuide.BecomingSAIFbrandedinthissecondphasewillbeoptional.Inthelongterm,wemayrequireallnewstandardstobedevelopedundertheSAIFbrand,followingtherules
andprocessesdescribedintheSAIFImplementationGuide.Itismyhopethatinthelongrun,theadvantagesofdevelopingastandardundertheSAIFbrandwillfaroutweighanydisad-vantages.WemayidentifyprocesseswithintheSAIFbrandwhichbringmajorbenefitswhilehavingminimalornocostforimplementinginthebroaderHL7organization.TheTSCwilllookatmovingthesesortsofbenefitsoutsideoftheSAIFbrandandintothebroaderHL7organizationmorequicklythandescribedabove.
Inconclusion,theSAIFArchitectureProgramissomethingeveryonepar-ticipatinginHL7shouldkeeptheireyeson.Theshorttermimpactonwhatyouaredoingtodayisprob-ablyminimal,butinthelongtermitwillhavesignificantimpactonhowHL7developsstandards.ThegoalisforSAIFtoprovideHL7awayofdevelopingimprovedinteroperabilitystandardsinaquickerfashion.
20 MAY 2011
4th Annual SOA in Healthcare Conference
July 13-15, 2011 in Washington, DC
OMG®andHealthLevelSeven®International(HL7)areexcitedtobringyouthefourthannualSOAinHealthcareConference:“SOARoad-maptoIntegration:Ar-chitectingInteroperabilityinHealthcare.”TheconferencewillbeheldJuly13-15,2011inWashington,D.C.
ThefocusoftheSOAinHealthcareConferenceistoconveyreal-worldexperiences,assemblingacommu-nityofpeerstoexchangeideasanddiscusswhathasworked,whatdidnotwork,andreviewbestpractices.Nota“techindustry”event,thisconferenceisexclu-sivelyhealthcarefocused,andwillhighlightthechal-lengesuniquetohealthcareorganizationsandempha-sizecross-industrysolutionsthatareviablewithinthehealthcaredomain.Itistargetedprimarilytoahealth-ITsavvyaudience.
Awidecross-sectionofthehealthindustrywillpar-ticipate,includinghealthcareproviders,payers,publichealthorganizationsandvendorsfromboththepublicandprivatesector.Theconferenceprogramcommit-teehasinvitedworld-classspeakerstopresentatthe4thAnnualSOAinHealthcareconference.Organiza-tionsexpectedtoparticipateincludeMITRE,CSC,DoDMilitaryHealthSystem,MayoClinic,FallonCommunityHealthPlan,BrazilDept.ofDefense,inadditiontomanyuniversities.
TheconferencewillfeatureakeynoteaddressbyPaulA.Tibbits,MD.Dr.TibbitswasinductedintoSeniorExecutiveServiceinFebruary2004,appointedDeputyChiefInformationOfficerforEnterpriseDevelopmentforDepartmentofVeteransAffairsonDecember7,
2006–July2010.HeiscurrentlytheDeputyChiefInformationOfficerforArchitecture,Strategy,andDesign.Pleasechecktheconferencewebsiteforadditionalkeynotesandfeaturedspeakers.Thecallforparticipationwasstillunderwayatthetimethisarticlewaswrittensobesuretosignupforprogramupdates.
Theconferencewillbeexperi-entiallyfocused;withspeakers
bringingtheirpersonalandorganizationalexperiencestowhatwillbeapresentationanddiscussion-orientedforum.TheconferencewillbedividedintoanExecu-tiveSummit,andFunctionalandTechnicalTracks.Sometopicareasyoucanexpecttoseeinclude:
• Modeling(SoaML,SysML,BPMN,etc.)• SemanticComputabilityandInteroperability• OntologyandVocabularies• DecisionSupportSystems• CloudComputing• EnterpriseArchitecture(Business,System,SOA andTechnical)
Registration & InformationTheSOAinHealthcareeventishostedbyOMG,HL7International,OpenHealthTools(OHT),andtheBPM/SOACommunityofPractice.EveryonewithaninterestinSOAinhealthcareisinvitedtoattend.Theearly-birdregistrationdiscountisavailableuntilFriday,May6,2011.Registrationinformationisavailableathttp://www.omg.org/hc-pr.Exhibitspaceisavailable;formoreinformationcontactMikeNarducciatmarket-ing@omg.org+1-781-4440404.Sponsorshipopportu-nitiesareavailable;contactKenBerkatkenberk@omg.orgor+1-781-4440404
21MAY 2011
Congratulations ttttttttttttttttttttt
To the following people who passed the HL7 Certification Exams
Certified HL7 V2.5/2.6 Chapter 2 Control Specialist
November11,2010BernardM.ChesterMaciejA.JakucMichelleM.LassenWayneM.MachucaBrentNallPeterW.Svendsen
January12,2011JacqueAlsopLaraAuzinsPengGongWllemJ.KoopmanRussellA.McDonellDavidH.McKillopAngusB.Miller
January25,2011AqilaDissanayakeGayathriVijayabaskarMichaelSangaNeelamKumariPreetiPutti
HL7 Canada
October25,2010GhislainBellmare
HL7 India
October30,2010SachinAtriShivamMundra
November13,2010SuganthiChinnachamyHemalathaElangovanDeepasriKonkaS.SathyashreeRamanathanSiddharthSharmaRajeshwariSwaminathanSubramanyamValluryRaghuKiranYajamanamArjunYuppalaDeepakDhawanGautamGargRajeevKharwalAnuradhaNardiaBabitaRaniAmitKumarSinghPonnurajSubramanianJatinVerma
December4,2010SenthilGurupathamVarriMalleswaraRaoRamMohanAADSriHarithaVemuruDecember11,2010JyotsnaArvapalliSudheendraBalagarRohitNirulaBhuvaneshPachauri
Dr.Balamurugan PitchumaniLakshmiPrasadPRManjunathBSanjeevamurthyGurudattaSakaleshpura ShankaraiahShashiKiranCV
December18,2010ShrinivasNagralShujahDasGuptaRahulYogeshBajariaNamitaWaikulAjeetYadavRanjitPoduvalMihirR.VeeraArifKhanPramodChandraDashRohitJainShraddhaSayaniAshishSethAkanshaSahuDeeptiChowdharyArvindSahare
February19,2011JitinSharma
HL7 Spain
November5,2010RobertCastellorMorantJoséRamónGarcíaPardosDanielSantamaríadeJalónSamuelMoñuxSalvadorDavidOjedaAuréDiegoBenedictoConsejo
November11,2010MarcosCabreraGoñiAlfredoPayaPardoJoséLuisAndreuCarlosSánchezArribasJesúsRodríguezMartínde losSantosEliadelaViudaAlonsoJuanCarlosGonzálezHerreroSantiagoBorrasNatividadAntoniodePedroGarcíaLuisMiguelArribasEscudero
December2,2010RodrigoCobaOlmo
December16,2010DanielNebotBenabarreAlbertoFuentesMiguelVichRamosSergioMerinoIsaacCastroGarcíaJorgeCremadesSebastienChaoulliEugeniSendrósFernándezRobertoAceroCachoMaríaÁngelesGiménezFebrerNoeliaSánchezPérezÀlexRodríguezCasinoJuanCarlosRoigXavierMurSantamaria
February22,2011FernandoIzquierdoRialCarmenPilarUbedaPortugués SantosJosé-CarlosElviraGómez
Certified HL7 CDA SpecialistNovember11,2010ThomasA.CarrJonathanHendrichJohnS.SlavichBenUphoffKamaliniH.Vaidya
January13,2011JacqueAlsopSarahL.AtwillMatthewJ.CordellMichaelCoweyPeterW.DaviesMikeFarahDavidGeraghtyCorinneE.GowerWillemJ.KoopmanYu-ShengLoStuartK.MacKinnonDevendraS.MaisnamPaulW.McKeeAlexanderMenseDavidE.MitchellEdwinNgJohnE.ReynoldsStefanW.SabutschKanishkSudarsahan
HL7India
December4,2010ArvindRamaswamy
December18,2010HiralShahRoshanR.AnchanVaishaliK.DesaiNirmalaVerma
HL7Spain
December2,2010RubéndelCasarArocaRamónJorgePrietoRodríguezDanielMartosLópezFranciscoRomeraRodrigoEstherCarnereroMartínAlbertoMorenoCondeFranciscoPascualPeña
December15,2010JorgeRodríguezGrañaBeatrízQuintanaRodríguezFranciscoJoséMalladoMuñozGemaRoldánGonzálezIreneNietoRuizGonzaloMontesdeocaZamoraRaulLopezGarciaDavidLedoDovaleManuelEnriqueRomeroNavarro
MaríaAngelesSernaLledoIvanExpositoJaramilloLucíaReyesManzanoGomezLuisSánchezdelOjoJorgeGallinatoGarcia
December16,2010BelénPonsDanielCasasEnricSamperSosaJoséVicenteTorresIvarsEduardoLlinaresLegidoJoséManuelLopezSarioAlbertoBorjaRubio
February22,2011JuanAntonioFernándezMorenoFélixFedericodeMesa
Certified HL7 Version 3 RIM SpecialistHL7Canada
October25,2010WalidEl-Hallak
October27,2010SylvieDemers
October30,2010SilkyElwadhi
November19,2010YogeshChopadeJeffT.HoriiRobB.Tholl
December20,2010KinKei(Gary)Fung
February9,2011BradleyChruszczDustinDoanTonyHeYvanTran
HL7India
December18,2010RoshanFernandesAnjaliKaleMayankKapoorAniketBartakeVirenShah
HL7Spain
November11,2010ÁlvaroDomínguezBragado
February22,2011DavidMonerJoséAlbertoMaldonado
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HL7 Benefactors as of April 15, 2011
US Department of Defense
Military Health System
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
HL7 International Welcomes HL7 Luxembourg as its Newest Affiliate
Stefan Benzschawel, MDDr.StefanBenzschawelistheinauguralchairofHL7Luxembourg.HeholdsadegreeinComputerSciencefromtheUniversityofKaiserslautern.Afterhisstudies,heworkedasamemberofaresearchgroupfinancedbyIBMandasscientificcollaboratoroftheUniversityofTrierwhereheearnedaDoctorate.Hissoftwareand
healthcareindustryexperi-encebaseduponthreeyearsatSAPassoftwaredevel-oper,and10yearsasR&DmanageratAGFAHealth-Care.Forthepasttwoyears,hehasbeentheprojectleaderforeHealthattheCRPHenriTudor.
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AFFILIATE CONTACTS
HL7 ArgentinaDiego KaminkerPhone: +54-11-4781-2898Email: diego.kaminker@kern-it.com.ar
HL7 AustraliaDavid Rowlands Phone: +61-420-306-556 Email: Chairman@HL7.org.au
HL7 AustriaStefan SabutschPhone: +43-664-3132505Email: standards@sabutsch.at
HL7 BrazilMarivan Santiago AbrahaoPhone: +55-11-3045-3045Email: chair@HL7.org.br
HL7 CanadaMichael van CampenPhone: +1-250-881-4568Email: Michael.vanCampen@GPinformatics.com
HL7 ChileSergio Konig Phone: +56-2-7697996 Email: skoenig@itg-salud.com
HL7 China Caiyou Wang Phone: +86-010-82801546 Email: nctingting@yahoo.com.cn
HL7 ColombiaFernando A. Portilla Phone: +57-2-5552334 x41Email: fportila@gmail.com
HL7 CroatiaStanko Tonkovic, PhDPhone: +385-1-6129-932Email: stanko.tonkovic@fer.hr
HL7 Czech RepublicLibor SeidlPhone: +420-775-387691Email: seidl@euromise.com
HL7 FinlandJuha Mykkanen, PhDPhone: +358-403552824 Email: juha.mykkanen@uef.fi
HL7 France Nicolas Canu Phone: +33 02-35-60-41-97 Email: nicolas.canu@wanadoo.fr
HL7 GermanyBernd Blobel, PhDPhone: +49-941-944-6769 Email: bernd.blobel@klinik.uni-regensburg.de
HL7 GreeceGeorge Patoulis, MD, MPHPhone: +30-213-2031933Email: chair@HL7.org.gr
HL7 Hong Kong Chung Ping Ho Phone: +852 34883762 Email: chair@HL7.org.hk
HL7 IndiaSupten Sarbadhikari, MBBS, PhD Email: chairman@hl7india.org
HL7 ItalyStefano LottiPhone: +39-06-42160685Email: slotti@invitalia.it
HL7 JapanMichio Kimura, MD, PhDPhone: +81-3-3506-8010Email: kimura@mi.hama-med.ac.jp
HL7 KoreaByoung-Kee Yi, PhD(Interim Chair) Phone: +82 234101944 Email: byoungkeeyi@gmail.com
HL7 Luxembourg Stefan Benzschawel Phone: +352-425-991-889 Email: stefan.benzschawel@tudor.lu
HL7 New ZealandDavid HayPhone: +64-9-638-9286Email: david.hay25@gmail.com
HL7 Norway Espen Moeller Phone: +47 97008186 Email: Espen.Moller@oslo-universitetssykehus.no
HL7 Pakistan Dr. Hafiz Farooq Ahmad Phone: +92 51-90852155 Email: farooq.ahmad@seecs.edu.pk
HL7 RomaniaFlorica Moldoveanu, PhD Phone: +40-21-4115781Email: florica.moldoveanu@rdslink.ro
HL7 RussiaTatyana Zarubina MD, PhD Phone: +007-495-434-55-82 Email: tv.zarubina@gmail.com
HL7 SingaporeColleen Brooks Phone: +65-68181246 Email: colleen.brooks@mohh.com.sg
HL7 SpainCarlos Gallego PerezPhone: +34-93-693-18-03 Email: cgallego@ticsalut.cat
HL7 SwedenGustav AlvfeldtPhone: +82 234101944 Email: byoungkeeyi@gmail.com
HL7 SwitzerlandBeat HeggliPhone: +41-1-806-1164Email: beat.heggli@nexus-schweiz.ch
HL7 TaiwanChien-Tsai Liu, PhD Phone: +886-2-25526990Email: ctliu@tmu.edu.tw
HL7 The NetherlandsRobert Stegwee, MSc, PhDPhone: +31-30-689-2730Email: robert.stegwee@capgemini.com
HL7 TurkeyErgin SoysalEmail: esoysal@gmail.com
HL7 UKCharlie BishopPhone: +44-8700-112-866Email: chair@HL7.org.uk
HL7 UruguaySelene Indarte Phone: +5985-711-0711 Email: hclinica@suat.com.uy
24 MAY 2011
BenefactorsAbbottAccentureAllscriptsCenters for Disease Control and Prevention/CDCDuke Translational Medicine InstituteEpicEuropean Medicines AgencyFood and Drug AdministrationGE Healthcare ITIBMIntel Corporation, Digital Health GroupInterSystemsKaiser PermanenteLockheed MartinMcKesson Provider TechnologiesMicrosoft CorporationNICTIZ Nat.ICT.Inst.Healthc.NetherlandsNovartisOracle Corporation - HealthcarePartners HealthCare System, Inc.Pfizer Inc.Philips HealthcareQuest Diagnostics, IncorporatedSiemens HealthcareThomson ReutersUS Department of Defense, Military Health SystemUS Department of Veterans Affairs
SupportersAEGIS.net, Inc.Beeler Consulting LLCCellcura IHMedicalCgate Health, Inc.Corepoint HealthiNTERFACEWARE, Inc.LINK Medical Computing, Inc.MeditureOrego Anesthesiology Group, PCSYSTEMS HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS ELEARNING
Consultants3rd Millennium, Inc.AccentureAccuregsoftwareACOM SolutionsAHIS - St. John Providence HealthAnakam, Inc.CAL2CAL CorporationCanon Development AmericasCentriHealthCollege of American PathologistsCSGDapasoft Inc.DeloitteDeloitte Consulting LLPDiagnostic Radiology and Oncology ServicesDinalex Technology Solutions Inc.Eastern Informatics, Inc.Edifecs, Inc.eGeeks, LLCEvolvent TechnologiesFEI.comForward Advantage, Inc.Frank McKinney Group LLCGartnerGensa CorporationGordon Point Informatics Ltd.GSI Health, LLCGuidewire ArchitectureHealthcare Data AssetsHealthcare Integration TechnologiesHealthCare TechnologiesHLN Consulting, LLC
Hubbert Systems ConsultingIntelligent Health SystemsIT BroadcastingLaboratoire Bio-Medic, Inc.Lantana Consulting GroupLMILockheed MartinMainstream Health, Inc.Matricis Informatique Inc.MedQuist, Inc.MedtronicMultimodal Technologies, Inc.MxSecurenewMentorOckham Information Services LLCOctagon Research Solutions, Inc.OTech, Inc.Pervasive SoftwareProfessional Laboratory Management, Inc.Ray Heath, LLCSabiaNet IncSEC Associates, Inc.SemanticBits, LLCShafarman ConsultingStrategic Solutions Group, LLCThe Diebold Company of CanadaThe Law Office of Jeffrey Chang PLLCThe St. John Group, LLCVangent, Inc.WestatWovenware
General InterestAdvanced Medical Technology Association (AdvaMed)Adventist HealthAgency for Healthcare Research and QualityAlabama Department of Public HealthAlliance for Pediatric QualityAmerican Assoc. of Veterinary Lab DiagnosticiansAmerican College of RadiologyAmerican Dietetic AssociationAmerican Health Information Management AssociationAmerican Immunization Registry Association (AIRA)American Medical AssociationAORNAZ Department of Health ServicesBlue Cross Blue Shield AssociationCabinet for Health and Family ServicesCalifornia Department of Health Care ServicesCalifornia HealthCare FoundationCalOptimaCAQHCDISCCEI Community Mental Health AuthorityCenters for Disease Control and Prevention/CDCCenters for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesCollege of Healthcare Information Mgmt. ExecutivesCom of Mass Department of Public HealthContra Costa County Health ServicesDelta Dental Plans AssociationDepartment of Developmental ServicesDepartment of Health, MelbourneDGS, Commonwealth of VirginiaDuke Translational Medicine InstituteECRI InstituteEmory University, Research and Health Sciences ITEstonian eHealth FoundationEuropean Medicines AgencyGeorgia Medical Care FoundationGeorgia Tech Research InstituteHealth Information and Quality AuthorityHealth Research Inc.HIMSSHospital Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
ICCBBA, Inc.Indian Health ServiceIntegrating the Healthcare Enterprise TaiwanIowa Department of Public HealthIowa Foundation for Medical CareIVD Industry Connectivity ConsortiumJSS Medical ResearchKyungpook National Univ. MIPTHL.A. County Dept of Public HealthLA County Probation DepartmentMedical Research CouncilMedical University of South CarolinaMichigan Public Health InstituteMinistry of Health - SloveniaMinnesota Department of HealthMissouri Department of Health & Senior ServicesMultimedia Development Corporation (MDeC)N.A.A.C.C.R.NANDA InternationalNational Association of Dental PlansNational Center for Health Statistics/CDCNational Council for Prescription Drug ProgramsNational Institute of Standards and TechnologyNational Library of MedicineNational Quality ForumNew York State Department of HealthNICTIZ Nat.ICT.Inst.Healthc.NetherlandsNIH/Department of Clinical Research InformaticsNorth Coast HIENYS Office of Mental HealthOA-ITSD - Department of Mental HealthOchsner Medical FoundationOffice of the National Coordinator for Health ITOhio Department of HealthOhio Health Information PartnershipOklahoma State Department of HealthPennsylvania Dept of Health-Bureau of InformationPharmaceuticals & Medical Devices AgencyPhastQuality Partners of Rhode IslandRTI InternationalSAFE-BioPharma AssnSAMHSASC Dept. of Health & Environmental Control HSSocial Security AdministrationState Hygienic Laboratory at University of IowaState of Hawaii Department of HealthTennessee Department of HealthTexas Association of Community Health Centers, IncTexas Department of State Health Services - LabTexas Health and Human Services CommissionThe Joint CommissionThe MITRE CorporationUS Army Institute of Surgical ResearchUS Department of Health & Human ServicesUniversity HealthSystem ConsortiumUniversity of Texas Medical Branch at GalvestonUSDA APHIS VS CIOUtah Department of HealthUtah Health Information NetworkVermont Oxford NetworkWashington State Department of Health
PayersBlue Cross and Blue Shield of AlabamaBlue Cross Blue Shield of South CarolinaBMS Reimbursement ManagementCIGNAHighmark, Inc.Premera Blue CrossTriWest Healthcare AllianceUnitedHealth GroupWellpoint, Inc.Wisconsin Physicians Service Ins. Corp
HL7 ORGANIZATIONAL MEMBERS
25JMAY 2011
PharmacyBristol-Myers SquibbEli Lilly and CompanyFood and Drug AdministrationGenzyme CorporationMerck & Co. Inc.NovartisPfizer Inc.Sanofi-Aventis R&DSapphire Health, LLCTakeda Global Research & Development Center, Inc.
ProvidersAdvanced Biological Laboratories (ABL) SAAkron General Medical CenterAlamance Regional Medical CenterAlbany Medical CenterAlere HealthARUP Laboratories, Inc.Ascension Health Information ServicesAspirus - Wausau HospitalAthens Regional Health Services, Inc.Avalon Health CareBJC HealthCareBlessing HospitalBloomington Hospital & Healthcare SystemsBlount Memorial HospitalCarilion ClinicCedars-Sinai Medical CenterCenter for Life ManagementChildren’s Health System of AlabamaChildren’s Hospital Medical Center of AkronCincinnati Children’s HospitalCity of Hope National Medical CenterCleveland Clinic Health SystemCommunity Reach CenterCorrectional Medical ServicesDavid Lawrence CenterDiagnostic Laboratory ServicesEast Alabama Medical CenterEastern Main Healthcare SystemsEmory HealthcareEndocrine Clinic of Southeast TexasHealix IncHealth Network LaboratoriesHealthBridgeHill Physicians Medical GroupIl Melograno Data Services S.p.A.Intermountain HealthcareJohns Hopkins HospitalKaiser PermanenteLaboratory Corporation of AmericaLahey ClinicLakeland Regional Medical CenterLexington Medical CenterLoyola University Health SystemLucile Packard Children’s HospitalMayo ClinicMedStar Health Information SystemsMeridian HealthMilton S. Hershey Medical CenterMultiCare Health SystemNational Cancer Institute Center for BioinformaticNationwide Laboratory Services, IncNew York-Presbyterian HospitalPartners HealthCare System, Inc.Pathology Associates Medical LaboratoriesPatient FirstQliance Medical Management, IncQueensland HealthQuest Diagnostics, IncorporatedRady Children’s Hospital and Health CenterRegenstrief Institute, Inc.Robert Bosch Healthcare
Rockford Health SystemRockingham Memorial HospitalSaudi Aramco - Healthcare Applications DivisionSecon of New EnglandSG NATCLAR SACSharp HealthCare Information SystemsShields Health CareSouth Bend Medical Foundation, Inc.Spectrum HealthStanford Hospital & ClinicsSteven Porter, MDSumma Health SystemTallahassee Memorial HospitalTexas Health ResourcesThe Children’s Hospital of PhiladelphiaThe North Carolina Baptist Hospitals, Inc.Trinity HealthTriRivers Health PartnersTuomey Healthcare SystemU.S. Department of Defense, Military Health SystemU.S. Department of Veterans AffairsUK HealthCareUniversity Hospital (Augusta)University of Chicago Medical CenterUniversity of Nebraska Medical CenterUniversity of Pittsburgh Medical CenterUniversity of Utah Health CareUniversity Physicians, Inc.UT M.D. Anderson Cancer CenterUW Medicine, IT ServicesVUMCWashington National Eye CenterWellMed Medical ManagementWest Virginia University HospitalsWheaton Franciscan Healthcare
Vendors//SOS/Corporation3M Health Information Systems4MedicaAbarca Health LLCAbbottABELSoft CorporationAccent on IntegrationACSACSAEGIS.net, Inc.Agilex TechnologiesAkimeka LLCAlert Life Sciences Computing, Inc.Allied Medical LLC, dba SB ClinicalAllscriptsAlphaCM, IncAltos Solutions, IncAltova GmbHAmazing ChartsAmerican DataAmerican Health Care SoftwareAmerican HealthTech, Inc.AmerisourceBergen Specialty GroupAmtelcoAndalusia health business solutionsAnvita HealthApelon, Inc.Applied Informatics for Health SocietyApplied Statistics & Management, Inc.Arthrex, IncASG Software SolutionsAskesis Development GroupAthena Health, Inc.Atirix Medical SystemsAurora MSCAvaility, LLCAxolotl Corporation
AxSysAxwayBalsam Healthcare Corp. LtdBeeler Consulting LLCBionuclearBlueStep SystemsBoston Life Labs LLC.Bradoc Data Management, IncBrightEHR, LLCBrookwood Systems, Inc.C7 TechnologiesCareCam InnovationsCarefx CorporationCarestream Health, Inc.Cellcura IHMedicalCerner CorporationCertify Data SystemsCetrea A/SCgate Health, Inc.Chace and Associates Technologies, LLCChartWise Medical Systems, Inc.ChemWareChiron Data SystemsClear EMRClinical Software SolutionsCliniComp, Intl.ClinigenceCMPMR, LLCCMRCNSICommunity Computer Service, Inc.Compu Care ALP, inc.CompuSoft Systems of PR IncComputer Technology CorporationComputrition, Inc.COMS Interactive, LLCConstitution Medical InvestorsCore Sound Imaging, Inc.Corepoint HealthCortex Medical Management Systems, Inc.CovisintCPCHSCPSICSC HealthcareCuraspan Healthgroup, Inc.Cyrus-XP LLCDarena Solutions LLCData Strategies, Inc.DATALINK SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT INCDawning Technologies, Inc.DeJarnette Research Systems, Inc.Delta System Inc.Dg Med Technology Corp.digiChart, Inc.Digital Medical Merge, Inc.DNA Data SystemsDocComplyDocSite, LLCDocuTAPDolbey & CompanyDoubleBridge Technologies, Inc.eDerm SystemseHealthCare Systems, Inc.EMC Information Intelligence GroupEmdat, Inc.e-MDsEmissary Professional Group, LLCEpicESRIExactData, LLCExpert Sistemas Computacionales S.A. DE C.V.ExplorysE-Z BIS, Inc.ezEMRx
HL7 ORGANIZATIONAL MEMBERS, continued
26 MAY 2011
FIACIA CorpFox Systems Inc.FSIGE Healthcare ITGibraltar Technologies, IncGrupo Prides S.AHaemonetics CorporationHalfpenny Technologies, Inc.Harris CorporationHCCSHealth Care Software, Inc.Health Intersections Pty LtdHealth Language, Inc.HealthCare Conversion ServicesHealthcare Management Systems, Inc.HEALTHCAREfirst, Inc.HEALTHeSTATEHealthlandHealthline Inc.HealthTrio, LLCHealthwise, Inc.Hewlett-Packard Enterprises ServicesHill AssociatesHira Ben, LLCHi-Range Technologies, IncHi-Tech Software, Inc.Holt Systems, IncHoneywell HomMedHospiServe Healthcare Services Pty) Ltd.Hyland Software, Inc.i4i Inc. (Infrastructures for Information Inc.)Iatric SystemsIBMIBSICANotes, LLCICLOPSiConnect ConsultingIgnis Systems CorporationImage Solutions, Inc.(ISI)ImageTrend INCInfo WorldInfoQuest Systems, Inc.Information BuildersInmediata Health GroupInstitute for Health MetricsIntegrated Healthcare Solution Sdn Bhdintegration AGIntel Corporation, Digital Health GroupIntel-GE Care Innovations, LLCIntelliSys ConsultingIntelliware Development IncInterface People, LPiNTERFACEWARE, Inc.Interfix, LLCInterSystemsIntraNexus, Inc.IntuitivEMR, Inc. dba AZZLYiSALUS HealthcareiSOFT Nederland b.v.Isoprime CorporationITIQ SolutionsJefferson Medical AssociatesJohn Wiley & SonsKeane, Inc.Kestral Computing Pty LtdKey Management GroupKrames StayWellLabware, IncLavender & Wyatt Systems, Inc.LawsonLawsonLife Systems SoftwareLife TechnologiesLINK Medical Computing, Inc.Liquent, Inc.
LogibecLORENZ Life Sciences GroupLSS Data SystemsManchac Technologies, LLC.Marin Health NetworkMasimo LabsMcKesson Provider TechnologiesMD Logic, IncMDofficeManager.comMECTA CorporationMEDai, Inc.MedcomsoftMedexter Healthcare GmbHMedFrame, Inc.MEDfx CorporationMEDHOST, Inc.Medical Informatics Engineering, Inc.Medical Office OnlineMediServe Information Systems, Inc.MeditureMEDIWARE Information SystemsMedPATH Networks, Inc.MedSign International CorporationMedVirginiaMeta HealthCare SolutionsMGRIDMicroFour, Inc.Microsoft CorporationMirth CorporationMitchell & McCormick, IncMITEM CorporationMitochon Systems.Modernizing Medicine, Inc.MPN Software Systems, Inc.NetDirectorNew Health Sciences, Inc.New Wave Software, Inc.NexJ Systems IncNexus ClinicalNitroDesk, Inc.Noteworthy Medical SystemsnovaHEALTH Pte LtdNuesoft Technologies, Inc.Oakland SoftwareOccupational Health ResearchOmnicell, Inc.Open Dental SoftwareOpenmed, LLCOpenTreatment.ComOptimus EMR, Inc.Opus Healthcare Solutions Inc.Oracle Corporation - HealthcareOrchard SoftwareOrego Anesthesiology Group, PCOrion HealthOZ SystemsP&NP Computer Services, Inc.PAREXELPatientNOWPhilips HealthcarePhysicians Medical Group of Santa Cruz CountyPolitechnika PoznanskaPositive Business Solutions, IncPrimeSource HealthcareProcuraPrometheus Computing LLCPronia Medical SystemsProwess Inc.QS/1 Data Systems, Inc.QuadraMed CorporationRazor Insights, LLCRecondo Technology, Inc.Reed Technology and Information Services Inc.ReLi Med SolutionsRemcare Inc.
Rice Lake Weighing SystemsRosch Visionary SystemsRTZ Associates, IncSabiamed CorporationSageSAIC - Science Applications International CorpSandlot, Inc.SANTEOS SASAS InstituteScantron CorporationScientific Retail Systems, Inc.Shared HealthSiemens HealthcareSilkOneSimplied Software Development LLCSMARTMD CorpSoftactics, Inc.Softek Solutions, Inc.Software AG USA, Inc.SonoSite, IncSOUTHERN LIFE SYSTEMS, INCSt. Jude MedicalStatRad, LLCSTI Computer Services, Inc.Stockell Healthcare Systems, Inc.Stratus EMRStreamlineMD, LLC.Suncoast SolutionsSunquest Information SystemsSuperclick Networks IncSurescriptsSurgical Information SystemsSurgiVision Consultants, Inc.Swearingen Software, Inc.SYSTEMS HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS ELEARNINGTactusMD, IncTC Software, Inc.Tectura CorporationTELCOR OISTeradata Corporation, GIS/AMSThe CBORD Group Inc.The Echo GroupThe Shams GroupThe SIMI Group, Inc.The SSI Group, Inc.TheraDoc, Inc.Thomson ReutersTidgewell Associates, Inc.Tolven, Inc.TouchPACS Health SolutionsTrellix MedteamTurningPoint Global Solutions LLCUnlimited SystemsUp To Data Professional Services GmbValley Hope Association - IMCSSVerizon BusinessVirco BVBAVirtifyVisionShare Inc.Warren Lamb & Associates, Ltd.Watermark Research Partners, Inc.WebMD Health ServicesWolters Kluwer HealthWorkflow.com, LLCXeo HealthXIFIN, Inc.XPress TechnologiesYak Digital Corp.ZetaSys Dental Enterprise SolutionZoho Corp.Zynx Health
HL7 ORGANIZATIONAL MEMBERS, continued
27MAY 2011
2011 TECHNICAL STEERING COMMITTEE MEMBERS
CHAIRAustin Kreisler Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC)Phone: 404-542-4475Email: austin.j.kreisler@saic.com CHIEF TECHNICAL OFFICERJohn QuinnHL7 InternationalPhone: 216-409-1330Email: jquinn@HL7.org ArB CO-CHAIRS Charles Mead, MD, MSc 3rd Millennium, Inc. Phone: 510-541-8224 Email: meadch@mail.nih.gov
Ron Parker HL7 CanadaPhone: 902-832-0876Email: rparker@infoway-inforoute.ca
INTERNATIONAL REPRESENTATIVE Jay ZimmermanHL7 Canada Phone: 250-385-1510 Email: jzimmerman@infoway-inforoute.ca
Ravi Natarajan NHS Connecting for Health Phone: 44-113-6520 Email: ravi.natarajan@nhs.net
DOMAIN EXPERTS CO-CHAIRSAustin KreislerScience Applications International Corp. (SAIC)Phone: 404-542-4475Email: austin.j.kreisler@saic.com
Edward Tripp Edward S Tripp and Associates, Inc. Phone: 224-234-9769 Email: edward.tripp@estripp.com
FOUNDATION & TECHNOLOGY CO-CHAIRSGeorge (Woody) Beeler Beeler Consulting, LLC Phone: 507-254-4810 Email: woody@beelers.com
Anthony Julian Mayo Clinic Phone: 507-266-0958 Email: ajulian@mayo.edu
STRUCTURE & SEMANTIC DESIGN CO-CHAIRSCalvin BeebeMayo ClinicPhone: 507-284-3827Email: cbeebe@mayo.edu
Gregg SeppalaUS Department of Veterans AffairsPhone: 301-526-2703 Email: gregg.seppala@gmail.com
TECHNICAL & SUPPORT SERVICES CO-CHAIRSPatrick Loyd GPI Phone: 415-209-0544 Email: patrick.e.loyd@gmail.com
Ken McCaslinQuest Diagnostics, IncorporatedPhone: 610-650-6692Email: kenneth.h.mccaslin@questdiagnostics.com
DOMAIN EXPERTSAnatomic PathologyAnesthesiologyAttachmentsChild HealthClinical Interoperability Council*Community Based Collaborative CareEmergency CareGovernment ProjectsHealth Care DevicesImaging IntegrationPatient CarePatient SafetyPharmacyPublic Health & Emergency Response Regulated Clinical Research Information Management
FOUNDATION & TECHNOLOGYImplementable Technology SpecificationsImplementation/ConformanceInfrastructure & MessagingModeling & MethodologyRIM Based Application ArchitectureSecurityService Oriented Architecture TemplatesVocabulary
TECHNICAL & SUPPORT SERVICESEducationElectronic ServicesInternational Mentoring CommitteeProcess Improvement CommitteeProject ServicesPublishingTooling
STRUCTURE & SEMANTIC DESIGNArden SyntaxClinical Context Object WorkgroupClinical Decision SupportClinical GenomicsClinical StatementElectronic Health RecordFinancial ManagementOrders & ObservationsPatient AdministrationStructured Documents
*Voice only; no vote
STEERING DIVISIONS
28 MAY 2011
HL7 WORK GROUP CO-CHAIRSAffiliatesCouncilCatherineChronaki—AffiliateLiaisonHL7Hellas/FORTH-InstituteofComputerSciencePhone:30-2810-391691Email:chronaki@ics.forth.gr
RobertStegwee,MSc,PhD—HL7InternationalLiaisonHL7TheNetherlandsPhone:31-30-689-2730Email:robert.stegwee@capgemini.com
HelenStevensLove—SecretaryGordonPointInformaticsLtd.Phone:250-598-0312Email:Helen.stevens@shaw.ca
AnatomicPathologyDavidBooker,MDCollegeofAmericanPathologistsPhone:706-736-0991Email:david.booker1@gmail.comVictorBrodsky,MDCollegeofAmericanPathologistsPhone:646-322-4648Email:victorbrodsky@gmail.com
ArchitecturalreviewBoard
CharlieMead,MD,MSc3rdMillennium,Inc.Phone:510-541-8224Email:meadch@mail.nih.gov
RonParkerHL7CanadaPhone:902-832-0876Email:rparker@infoway-inforoute.ca
JohnQuinnHealthLevelSevenInternationalPhone:216-409-1330Email:jquinn@HL7.org
ArdenSyntax
RobertJenders,MDNationalLibraryofMedicinePhone:310-435-3192Email:Jenders@nih.gov
Attachments
DurwinDayHealthCareServiceCorporationPhone:312-653-5948Email:dayd@bcbsil.com
CraigGabronBlueCrossBlueShieldofSouthCarolinaPhone:803-763-1790Email:craig.gabron@pgba.com
JimMcKinleyBlueCrossandBlueShieldofAlabamaPhone:205-220-5960Email:jbmckinley@bcbsal.org
ChildHealth
DavidClassen,MD,MSAllianceforPediatricQualityPhone:801-532-3633Email:dclassen@csc.com
GayDolin,MSNLantanaConsultingGroupPhone:714-744-4152Email:gay@lantanagroup.com
JoyKuhlAllianceforPediatricQualityPhone:703-842-5311Email:joy@kidsquality.org
AndySpooner,MD,FAAPCincinnatiChildren’sHospitalPhone:513-803-0121Email:andrew.spooner@cchmc.org
FelicianoYu,MDSt.LouisChildren’sHospitalPhone:314-454-2808Email:Yu_F@kids.wustl.edu
ClinicalContextObjectWorkgroup(CCOW)DavidFusariMicrosoftCorporationPhone:978-749-0022Email:david.fusari@microsoft.com
MichaelRussell,MDDukeTranslationalMedicineInstitutePhone:919-684-2513Email:michael.russell@duke.edu
DavidStaggsUSDepartmentofVeteransAffairsPhone:858-826-5629Email:david.staggs@va.gov
ClinicalDecisionSupportGuilhermeDelFiol,MDDukeTranslationalMedicineInstitutePhone:919-681-7011Email:guilherme.delfiol@utah.edu
RobertJenders,MDNationalLibraryofMedicinePhone:310-435-3192Email:jenders@nih.gov
KensakuKawamoto,PhDDukeTranslationalMedicineInstitutePhone:919-684-2340Email:kawam001@mc.duke.edu
HowardStrasbergWoltersKluwerHealthPhone:408-746-9958Email:howard.strasberg@wolterskluwer.com
ClinicalGenomics
JoyceHernandezMerck&Co.,Inc.Phone:732-594-1815Email:joyce_hernandez@merck.com
KevinHughes,MDPartnersHealthCareSystem,Inc.Phone:617-724-0048Email:kshughes@partners.org
AmnonShaboIBMPhone:972-544-714070Email:shabo@il.ibm.com
MollieUllman-CullerePartnersHealthCareSystem,Inc.Phone:617-582-7249Email:mollie_ullman-cullere@dfci.harvard.edu
ClinicalInteroperabilityCouncil
SamBrandt,MDSiemensHealthcarePhone:610-219-5701Email:sam.brandt@verizon.net
MeredithNahmDukeTranslationalMedicineInstitutePhone:919-668-8339Email:meredith.nahm@duke.edu
DianneReevesNationalCancerInstituteCenterforBioinformaticsPhone:301-435-5602Email:reevesd@mail.nih.gov
AnitaWaldenDukeTranslationalMedicineInstitutePhone:919-668-8256Email:anita.walden@duke.edu
ClinicalStatement
HansBuitendijkSiemensHealthcarePhone:610-219-2087Email:hans.buitendijk@siemens.com
PatrickLoydGPIPhone:415-209-0544Email:patrick.e.loyd@gmail.com
RikSmithiesHL7UKPhone:44-7720-290967Email:rik@nprogram.co.ukCommunityBasedCollaborativeCare
SuzanneGonzales-WebbUSDepartmentofVeteransAffairsPhone:858-366-2008Email:suzanne.l.gonzales-webb@saic.co
RichardThoresonSAMHSAPhone:240-276-2827Email:richard.thoreson@samhsa.hhs.gov
MaxWalkerDepartmentofHealthPhone:61-3-9096-1471Email:max.walker@health.vic.gov.au
EducationMikeHendersonEasternInformatics,Inc.Phone:301-585-5750Email:mike@easterninformatics.com
DiegoKaminkerHL7ArgentinaPhone:54-11-4781-2898Email:diego.kaminker@kern-it.com.ar
AbdulMalikShakirCityofHopeNationalMedicalCenterPhone:626-644-4491Email:abdulmalik@shakirconsulting.com
ElectronicHealthRecords
GaryDickinsonCentriHealthPhone:951-536-7010Email:gary.dickinson@ehr-standards.com
DonMon,PhDAmericanHealthInformationManagementAssociationPhone:312-233-1135Email:don.mon@ahima.org
JohnRitterCollegeofAmericanPathologistsPhone:847-832-7732Email:jritter@cap.org
HelenStevensLoveGordonPointInformaticsLtd.Phone:250-598-0312Email:helen.stevens@shaw.ca
PatriciaVanDykeDeltaDentalPlansAssociationPhone:503-243-4492Email:vandykp@odscompanies.com
ElectronicServices
BillBraithwaite,MD,PhDEquifaxPhone:+1202-543-6937Email:bill.braithwaite@equifax.com
LorraineConstable(Interim)ConstableConsultingInc.Phone:780-951-4853Email:lorraine@constable.ca
KenMcCaslinQuestDiagnostics,IncorporatedPhone:610-650-6692Email:kenneth.h.mccaslin@questdiagnostics.com
HL7 Work Group Co-Chairs, continued
29MAY 2011
EmergencyCareLauraHeermannLangfordIntermountainHealthcarePhone:801-290-6674Email:laura.heermann@imail.org
DonaldKamens,MDXPressTechnologiesPhone:904-296-1189Email:xpress@gmail.com
JamesMcClay,MDUniversityofNebraskaMedicalCenterPhone:402-559-3587Email:jmclay@unmc.edu
PeterParkUSNavyBureauofMedicine&SurgeryPhone:202-762-3438Email:peter.park@med.navy.mil
FinancialManagement
KathleenConnorMicrosoftCorporationPhone:360-480-7599Email:kathleen.connor@microsoft.com
BeatHeggliHL7SwitzerlandPhone:41-1-806-1164Email:Beat.Heggli@nexus-schweiz.ch
MaryKayMcDanielMarkam,Inc.Phone:602-266-2516Email:mk_mcdaniel@hotmail.com
GenerationOfAnesthesiaStandards
MartinHurrell,PhDPhone:44-7711-669-522Email:martinhurrell@gmail.com
AlanNicolPhone:44-141-585-6358Email:alan.nicol74@googlemail.com
GovernmentProjectsJillKaufmanCollegeofAmericanPathologistsPhone:847-832-7163Email:jkaufma@cap.org
NancyOrvisUSDepartmentofDefense,MilitaryHealthSystemPhone:703-681-5657Email:nancy.orvis@tma.osd.mil
MitraRoccaFoodandDrugAdministrationPhone:301-796-2175Email:mitra.rocca@fda.hhs.gov
HealthCareDevices
ToddCooperBreakthroughSolutionsFoundry,Inc.(IEEE)Phone:858-435-0729Email:t.cooper@ieee.org
PattyKrantzMedtronicPhone:763-526-0513Email:patty.krantz@medtronic.com
JohnRhoads,PhDPhilipsHealthcarePhone:978-659-3024Email:john.rhoads@philips.com
ImagingIntegration
HelmutKoenig,MDSiemensHealthcarePhone:49-9131-84-3480Email:helmut.koenig@siemens.com
HarrySolomonGEHealthcareITPhone:847-277-5096Email:harry.solomon@med.ge.com
ImplementableTechnologySpecifications
PaulKnappContinovationServices,Inc.Phone:604-987-3313Email:pknapp@continovation.com
DaleNelsonSquaretrendsLLCPhone:916-367-1458Email:dale.nelson@squaretrends.com
AndyStechishinGordonPointInformaticsLtd.Phone:780-903-0885Email:andy.stechishin@gmail.com
Implementation/Conformance
WendyHuangCanadaHealthInfowayInc.Phone:416-595-3449Email:whuang@infoway-inforoute.ca
FrankOemigHL7GermanyAgfaHealthcarePhone:49-208-781194Email:frank@oemig.de
RobertSnelickNationalInstituteofStandards&TechnologyPhone:301-975-5924Email:robert.snelick@nist.gov
Infrastructure&Messaging
AnthonyJulianMayoClinicPhone:507-266-0958Email:ajulian@mayo.edu
PatrickLoydGPIPhone:415-209-0544Email:patrick.e.loyd@gmail.com
DavidShaverCorepointHealthPhone:214-618-7000Email:Dave.Shaver@corepointhealth.com
SandraStuartKaiserPermanentePhone:925-924-7473Email:Sandra.stuart@kp.org
InternationalMentoringCommittee
DiegoKaminkerHL7ArgentinaPhone:54-11-4781-2898Email:diego.kaminker@kern-it.com.ar
JohnRitterCollegeofAmericanPathologistsPhone:847-832-7732Email:jritter@cap.org
MarketingCouncil
CatherineChronakiHL7HellasFORTH-InstituteofComputerSciencePhone:30-2810-391691Email:chronaki@ics.forth.gr
JillKaufman,PhDCollegeofAmericanPathologistsPhone:847-832-7163Email:jkaufma@cap.org
ReneSpronkHL7TheNetherlandsPhone:31-318-553812Email:rene.spronk@ringholm.com
GrantWoodIntermountainHealthcarePhone:801-408-8153Email:grant.wood@imail.org
ModelingandMethodology
George(Woody)BeelerJr.,PhDBeelerConsulting,LLCPhone:507-254-4810Email:woody@beelers.com
JeanDuteauHL7CanadaPhone:780-937-8991Email:jean.duteau@gpinformatics.com
GrahameGrieveHealthIntersectionsPtyLtdPhone:61-3-9450-2222Email:grahame@healthintersections.com.auLloydMcKenzieHL7CanadaLM&AConsulting,Ltd.Phone:780-993-9501Email:lloyd@lmckenzie.com
RaviNatarajanNHSConsultingforHealthPhone:44-113-390-6520Email:ravi.natarajan@nhs.net
IoanaSingureanuEversolve,LLCPhone:603-870-9739Email:ioana.singureanu@gmail.com
OrdersandObservations
HansBuitendijkSiemensHealthcarePhone:610-219-2087Email:hans.buitendijk@siemens.com
RobertHausam,MDOntoReasonPhone:801-949-1556Email:rhausam@xmission.com
AustinKreislerScienceApplicationsInternationalCorp.(SAIC)Phone:404-542-4475Email:austin.j.kreisler@saic.com
PatrickLoydGPIPhone:415-209-0544Email:patrick.e.loyd@gmail.com
KenMcCaslinQuestDiagnostics,Inc.Phone:610-650-6692Email:kenneth.h.mccaslin@questdia-gnostics.com
OutreachCommitteeforClinicalResearch
EdHelton,PhDNationalCancerInstituteCenterforBioinformaticsPhone:919-465-4473Email:heltone2@mail.nih.gov
PatientAdminstration
GreggSeppalaUSDepartmentofVeteransAffairsPhone:301-526-2703Email:gregg.seppala@gmail.com
JayZimmermanHL7CanadaPhone:250-385-1510Email:jzimmerman@infoway-inforoute.ca
PatientCare
StephenChu,PhDNationaleHealthTransitionAuthority(NEHTA)Email:Stephen.chu@nehta.gov.au
WilliamGoossenHL7TheNetherlandsResults4CareB.V.AmersfoortPhone:31-654-614458Email:wgoossen@results4care.nl
IanTownendNHSConnectingforHealthPhone:44-113-280-6743Email:ian.townend@nhs.net
KlausVeilHL7AustraliaPhone:61-412-746-457Email:Klaus@veil.net.au
30 MAY 2011
HL7 Work Group Co-Chairs, continued PatientSafety
NickHalseyEuropeanMedicinesAgencyPhone:44-0-20-7523-7100Email:nick.halsey@ema.europa.eu
AliRashideeQuantrosPhone:408-514-4804Email:arashidee@quantros.com
MeadWalkerHealthDataandInteroperabilityInc.Phone:610-518-6259Email:dmead@comcast.net
Pharmacy
GarryCruickshankThamesValleyHealthcarePhone:519-657-3125Email:g.cruickshank@sympatico.ca
TomdeJongHL7TheNetherlandsPhone:31-6-3255291Email:tom@nova-pro.nl
RobertHallowellSiemensHealthcarePhone:610-219-5612Email:robert.hallowell@siemens.com
ProcessImprovementCommittee
MargieKennedyHL7CanadaPhone:902-926-2827Email:mkennedy@infoway-inforoute.ca
HelenStevensLoveGordonPointInformaticsLtd.Phone:250-598-0312Email:helen.stevens@shaw.ca
ProjectServices
RickHaddorffMayoClinicPhone:507-284-2013Email:haddorff.richard@mayo.edu
FreidaHallQuestDiagnostics,Inc.Phone:610-650-6794Email:freida.x.hall@questdiagnostics.com
PublicHealthEmergencyResponse
AleanKirnakAmericanImmunizationRegistryAssociationPhone:760-419-8436Email:alean@swpartners.com
JoginderMadraGordonPointInformaticsLtd.Phone:780-717-4295Email:joginder.madra@gpinformatics.com
JohnRobertsTennesseeDepartmentofHealthPhone:615-741-3702Email:john.a.roberts@tn.gov
MichelleWilliamsonNationalCenterforHealthStatistics/CDCPhone:301-458-4618Email:mwilliamson@cdc.gov
PublishingCommittee
George(Woody)BeelerJr.,PhD-V3BeelerConsulting,LLCPhone:507-254-4810Email:woody@beelers.com
JaneDaus-V2McKessonProviderTechnologiesPhone:847-495-1289Email:jane.daus@mckesson.com
AndrewStechishin-V3GordonPointInformaticsLtd.Phone:780-903-0855Email:andy.stechishin@gmail.com
KlausVeil-V2HL7AustraliaPhone:61-412-746-457Email:klaus@veil.net.au
RegulatedClinicalResearchInformationManagement
EdHelton,PhDNationalCancerInstituteCenterforBioinformaticsPhone:919-465-4473Email:heltone2@mail.nih.gov
DavidIberson-HurstCDISCPhone:44-9-7989-603793Email:dibersonhurst@cdisc.org
JohnSpeakmanNationalCancerInstituteCenterforBioinformaticsPhone:301-451-8786Email:john.speakman@nih.gov
EdwardTrippEdwardS.Tripp&Associates,Inc.Phone:224-234-9769Email:edward.tripp@estripp.com
RimBasedApplicationArchitecture
PeterHendler,MDKaiserPermanentePhone:510-248-3055Email:peter@javamedical.com
AmnonShabo,PhDIBMPhone:972-544-714070Email:Shabo@il.ibm.com
ReneSpronkHL7TheNetherlandsPhone:33-318-553812Email:rene.spronk@ringholm.com
Security
BerndBlobel,PhDHL7GermanyUniversityofRegensburgMedicalCenterPhone:49-941-944-6769Email:bernd.blobel@klinik.uni-regensburg.de
MikeDavisUSDepartmentofVeteransAffairsPhone:760-632-0294Email:mike.davis@va.gov
JohnMoehrkeGEHealthcarePhone:920-912-8451Email:john.moehrke@med.ge.com
ServicesOrientedArchitecture
DonJorgensonInpriva,Inc.Phone:970-472-1441Email:djorgenson@inpriva.com
GalenMulrooneyUSDepartmentofVeteransAffairsPhone:703-815-0900Email:galen.mulrooney@va.gov
KenRubinHewlett-PackardEnterprisesServicesPhone:703-845-3277Email:ken.rubin@hp.com
AnnWrightsonHL7UKPhone:44-8700-112-866Email:ann.wrightson@wales.nhs.uk
StructuredDocuments
LioraAlschulerLantanaConsultingGroupPhone:802-785-2623Email:liora.alschuler@lantana-group.com
CalvinBeebeMayoClinicPhone:507-284-3827Email:cbeebe@mayo.edu
RobertDolin,MDLantanaConsultingGroupPhone:714-532-1130Email:bob.dolin@lantanagroup.com
GrahameGrieveHealthIntersectionsPtyLtdPhone:61-3-9450-2222Email:grahame@healthintersections.com.au
AustinKreislerScienceApplicationsInternationalCorp(SAIC)Phone:404-542-4475Email:Austin.j.kreisler@saic.com
Templates
JohnRobertsTennesseeDepartmentofHealthPhone:615-741-3702Email:john.a.roberts@tn.gov
MarkShafarmanShafarmanConsultingPhone:510-593-3483Email:mark.shafarman@earthlink.net
Tooling
JaneCurryHealthInformationStrategies,Inc.Phone:780-459-8560Email:janecurry@healthinfostrategies.com
TimIrelandNHSConnectingforHealthEmail:tim.ireland@nhs.net
AndrewStechishinGordonPointInformaticsLtd.Phone:780-903-0855Email:andy.stechishin@gmail.com
Vocabulary
JimCaseNationalLibraryofMedicinePhone:301-594-9152Email:james.case@mail.nih.gov
HeatherGrainStandardsAustralia,LlewelynGrainInformaticsPhone:613-956-99443Email:heather@lginformatics.com
RobertHausamOntoReasonPhone:801-949-1556Email:rhausam@xmission.com
WilliamT.KleinKleinConsulting,Inc.Phone:631-924-6922Email:kci@tklein.com
BeverlyKnightHL7CanadaPhone:416-595-3449Email:bknight@infoway-inforoute.ca
HL7 FACILITATORSSteering Division Facilitators
Rick HaddorffMayo Clinic/FoundationStructure & Semantic DesignPhone: 507-284-2013Email: haddorff.richard@mayo.edu
Dave HamillHealth Level Seven InternationalTechnical & Support ServicesPhone: 734-677-7777Email: dhamill@HL7.org
Lynn Laakso Health Level Seven InternationalFoundation and Technology Phone: 906-361-5966 Email: lynn@HL7.org
Modeling and Methodology Facilitators
George (Woody) Beeler, Jr., PhDBeeler Consulting LLCFacilitator-at-LargePhone: 507-254-4810 Email: woody@beelers.com
Charlie BishopHL7 UKClinical StatementPhone: 44-8700-112-866Email: chair@HL7.org.uk
Bernd Blobel, PhD HL7 GermanySecurity Phone: 49-941-944-6769Email: bernd.blobel@klinik.uni-regensburg.de
Kathleen Connor Microsoft CorporationFinancial ManagementPhone: 360-480-7599Email: kathleen.connor@microsoft.com
Kevin Coonan, MD Deloitte ConsultingEmergency CarePhone: 202-213-3891Email: kevin.coonan@gmail.com
Norman DaoustDaoust Associates Patient Administration Phone: 617-491-7424Email: normand@daoustassociates.com
Jean Duteau Gordon Point Informatics Ltd.PharmacyPhone: 780-937-8991Email: jean.duteau@gpinformatics.com
Hugh Glover HL7 UK Medication Phone: 44-0-7889-407-113Email: hugh_glover@bluewaveinformatics.co.uk
Grahame Grieve Health Intersections Pty LtdInfrastructure & Messaging Phone: 61-3-9450-2222 Email: grahame@healthintersections.com.au
William “Ted” KleinKlein Consulting, Inc. Vocabulary Phone: 631-924-6922Email: kci@tklein.com
Austin Kreisler Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC)PHER, Structured Documents Phone: 404-542-4475Email: austin.j.kreisler@saic.com
John Kufuor-Boakye Gordon Point Informatics Ltd.Patient CarePhone: 780-438-0178Email: kufuor@telusplanet.net
Patrick LoydGPIOrders & Observations Phone: 415-209-0544Email: patrick.e.loyd@gmail.com
Joginder MadraGordon Point Informatics Ltd.ImmunizationPhone: 780-717-4295Email: Joginder.madra@gpinformatics.com
Dale NelsonSquaretrends LLCImplementable Technology SpecificationsPhone: 916-367-1458Email: dale.nelson@squaretrends.com
Craig Parker, MDIntermountain HealthcareClinical Decision Support Phone: 801-859-4480Email: craig.parker@imail.org
Jenni PuyenbroekScience Applications International Corporation (SAIC)Implementation/ConformancePhone: 678-261-2099Email: jennifer.l.puyenbroek@saic.com
Amnon Shabo, PhD IBM Clinical GenomicsPhone: 972-544-714070Email: shabo@il.ibm.com
AbdulMalik ShakirCity of Hope National Medical CenterModeling & Methodology Phone: 626-644-4491Email: abdulmalik@shakirconsulting.com
Ioana SingureanuEversolve, LLCCBCC & Health Care DevicesPhone: 603-870-9739Email: ioana.singureanu@gmail.com
Corey SpearsMcKesson Provider TechnologyEHRPhone: 206-269-1211Email: corey.spears@mckesson.com
Mead WalkerHealth Data and Interoperability, Inc. Patient Safety; RCRIMPhone: 610-518-6259Email: dmead@comcast.net
Publishing Facilitators
Becky AngelesScenPro, Inc.RCRIMPhone: 972-437-5001 Email: bangeles@scenpro.com
Douglas Baird Boston Scientific CorporationTemplates Phone: 651-582-3241Email: douglas.baird@guidant.com
Mike DavisUS Department of Veterans AffairsSecurity Phone: 760-632-0294Email: mike.davis@va.gov
Jean DuteauHL7 CanadaPatient CarePhone: 780-937-8991Email: jean.duteau@gpinformatics.com
Isobel FreanHL7 UKClinical StatementPhone: 44-207-656-2146Email: freani@bupa.com
Peter GilbertWayne State University School of MedicineStructured DocumentsPhone: 313-262-1429Email: pgilbert@med.wayne.edu
Robert HallowellSiemens HealthcareMedication; PharmacyPhone: 610-219-5612Email: robert.hallowell@siemens.com
Anthony Julian Mayo Clinic Infrastructure & Messaging Phone: 507-266-0958 Email: ajulian@mayo.edu
Helmut Koenig, MDSiemens HealthcareImaging Integration Phone: 49-9131-84-3480Email: helmut.koenig@siemens.com
Austin KreislerScience Applications InternationalCorporation (SAIC)Orders & ObservationsPhone: 404-542-4475Email: austin.j.kreisler@saic.com
Margaret (Peggy) Leizear Food and Drug AdministrationRCRIMPhone: 301-827-5203Email: peggy.leizear@fda.hhs.gov
Joginder Madra Gordon Point Informatics Ltd.Patient SafetyPhone: 780-717-4295 Email: joginder.madra@gpinformatics.com
Mary Kay McDanielMarkam, Inc.Financial ManagementPhone: 602-266-2516Email: mk_mcdaniel@hotmail.com
Dale NelsonSquaretrends LLCCMET; Implementable Technology SpecificationsPhone: 916-367-1458Email: dale.nelson@squaretrends.com
Frank Oemig HL7 Germany German RealmPhone: 49-208-781194 Email: frank@oemig.de
Nancy OrvisUS Department of Defense, Military Health SystemGovernment Projects Phone: 703-681-5657Email: nancy.orvis@tma.osd.mil
Craig Parker, MDIntermountain HealthcareClinical Decision Support Phone: 801-859-4480Email: craigparkermd@imail.com
31MAY 2011
32 MAY 2011
Jenni PuyenbroekScience Applications InternationalCorporation (SAIC)Implementation/ConformancePhone: 678-261-2099Email: jennifer.l.puyenbroek@saic.com
John RitterCollege of American PathologistsEHRPhone: 847-832-7732Email: jritter@cap.org
Robert SavageAmerican Immunization Registry Assoc.Immunization; PHEREmail: robsavage@tds.net
Gregg SeppalaUS Department of Veterans AffairsPatient Administration Phone: 301-526-2703Email: gregg.seppala@gmail.com
Ioana SingureanuEversolve, LLCCBCCPhone: 603-870-9739Email: ioana.singureanu@gmail.com
Margarita SordoPartners HealthCare System, Inc.GelloPhone: 617-643-5894Email: msordo@dsg.harvard.edu
Anita WaldenDuke Translational Medicine InstituteClinical Interoperability CouncilPhone: 919-668-8256Email: anita.walden@duke.edu
Grant WoodIntermountain HealthcareClinical GenomicsPhone: 801-408-8153Email: grant.wood@imail.org
Vocabulary Facilitators
Paul Biondich, MDIU School of MedicineChild HealthPhone: 317-278-3466Email: mollewis@iupui.edu
Steve ConnollyApelon, Inc.SecurityEmail: sconnolly@apelon.com
Kevin Coonan, MD Deloitte ConsultingEmergency CarePhone: 202-213-3891Email: kevin.coonan@gmail.com
Guilherme Del Fiol, MDDuke Translational Medicine InstituteClinical Decision SupportPhone: 919-681-7011Email: guilherme.delfiol@utah.edu
Kristi EckersonEmory University, Research &Health Services ITPHERPhone: 404-712-5086Email: keckers@emory.edu
Christof GessnerHL7 GermanyHealth Care DevicesPhone: 49-172-3994033Email: gessner@mxdx.de
Hugh Glover HL7 UKCMET Phone: 44-0-7889-407113Email: hugh_glover@bluewaveinformatics.co.uk
Margaret Haber, BSN, RN, OCN National Cancer Institute Center for BioinformaticsRCRIM Phone: 301-594-9185Email: mhaber@mail.nih.gov
W. Edward Hammond, PhD Templates Phone: 919-383-3555Email: hammo001@mc.duke.edu
Robert Hausam, MDOntoReasonOrders & Observations; Structured DocumentsPhone: 801-949-1556Email: rhausam@xmission.com
Joyce HernandezMerck & Co. Inc.Clinical GenomicsPhone: 732-594-1815Email: joyce_hernandez@merck.com
Wendy HuangCanada Health Infoway Inc.Patient AdministrationPhone: 416-595-3449Email: whuang@infoway-inforoute.ca
Julie JamesII4SMMedication; Pharmacy Phone: 44-7747-633-216Email: julie@blue-wave.co.uk
William “Ted” Klein Klein Consulting, Inc. Modeling & Methodology Phone: 631-924-6922Email: kci@tklein.com
Patrick LoydGPIClinical StatementPhone: 415-209-0544Email: Patrick.e.loyd@gmail.com
Susan MatneyIntermountain HealthcarePatient CarePhone: 801-680-2161Email: susan.matney@utah.edu
Robert McClure, MDApelon, Inc.CBCCPhone: 303-926-6771Email: rmcclure@apelon.com
Nancy OrvisUS Department of Defense, Military Health SystemGovernment Projects Phone: 703-681-5657Email: nancy.orvis@tma.osd.mil
Jenni PuyenbroekScience Applications InternationalCorporation (SAIC)Implementation/ConformancePhone: 678-261-2099Email: jennifer.l.puyenbroek@saic.com
Sarah RyanClinical Interoperability CouncilEmail: ryansaraha1@earthlink.net
Harold SolbrigApelon, Inc.Modeling & Methodology Phone: 807-993-0269Email: hsolbrig@apelon.com
Harry Solomon GE Healthcare ITImaging Integration Phone: 847-277-5096Email: harry.solomon@med.ge.com
Sandra Stuart Kaiser PermanenteInfrastructure & Messaging Phone: 925-924-7473Email: sandra.stuart@kp.org Pat Van DykeDelta Dental Plans AssociationEHRPhone: 503-243-4992Email: vandykp@odscompanies.com
HL7 FACILITATORS, continued
ChiefExecutiveOfficer
2011 HL7 STAFFAssociateExecutive
Director
CharlesJaffe,MD,PhD+1-858-720-8200cjaffe@HL7.org
ChiefTechnicalOfficer
ExecutiveDirector
MarkMcDougall+1-734-677-7777
markmcd@HL7.org
KarenVanHentenryck+1-734-677-7777
karenvan@HL7.org
JohnQuinn+1-216-409-1330jquinn@HL7.org
DirectorofMeetings
Director,ProjectManagementOffice
LillianBigham+1-989-736-3703lillian@HL7.org
ManagerofEducation
DaveHamill+1-734-677-7777dhamill@HL7.org
MaryAnnBoyle+1-734-677-7777
maryann@HL7.org
ManagerofAdministrative
Services
DirectorofCommunications
LindaJenkins+1-734-677-7777linda@HL7.org
DirectorofTechnical
Publications
DirectorofTechnicalServices
MichaelKingery+1-919-636-4032
mkingery@HL7.org
AndreaRibick+1-734-677-7777andrea@HL7.org
DonaldLloyd+1-734-677-7777dlloyd@HL7.org
DirectorofMembership
Services
DianaStephens+1-734-677-7777diana@HL7.org
TSCProjectManager
LynnLaakso+1-906-361-5966lynn@HL7.org
WebDevelopmentCoordinator
JoshuaCarmody+1-734-677-7777joshua@HL7.org
33MAY 2011
34 MAY 2011
DonMon,PhDAmericanHealthInformation
ManagementAssociation+1-312-233-1135
don.mon@ahima.org
AustinKreislerScienceApplications
InternationalCorp.(SAIC)+1-404-542-4475
austin.j.kreisler@saic.com
2011 HL7 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
JillKaufman,PhD+1-847-832-7163jkaufma@cap.org
RobertDolin,MDLantanaConsultingGroup
+1-714-532-1130Bob.Dolin@LantanaGroup.
com
BillBraithwaite,MD,PhDEqufax,Inc.
+1-202-543-6937Bill.Braithwaite@Equifax.com
Directors-at-Large
JohnQuinnHL7CTO
+1-216-409-1330jquinn@HL7.org
KeithBooneGEHealthcareIT+1-617-519-2076
keith.boone@ge.com
HansBuitendijkSiemensHealthcare+1-610-219-2087hans.buitendijk@siemens.com
CharlesJaffe,MD,PhDHL7CEO
+1-858-720-8200cjaffe@HL7.org
MarkMcDougallHL7ExectiveDirector
+1-734-677-7777markmcd@HL7.org
DennisGiokas,MSHL7Canada
+1-416-595-3415dgiokas@infoway-inforoute.ca
AdvisoryCouncilChair
RichardDixonHughesDH4PtyLimited
+61-02-9953-8544richard@dh4.com.au
ExOfficioMembers
CatherineChronakiFORTH-InstituteofComputer
Science;HL7HellasBoD+30-2810-391691
chronaki@ics.forth.gr
AffiliateDirectors
MichaelvanCampenGordonPointInformaticsLtd.
+1-250-881-4568michael.vancampen@gpinformatics.com
Chair Chair-Elect Treasurer Secretary TechnicalSteeringCommitteeChair
RebeccaKush,PhDCDISC
+1-512-791-7612rkush@cdisc.org
W.EdwardHammond,PhD+1-919-383-3555
hammond001@mc.duke.edu
StanHuff,MDIntermountainHealthcarePhone:+1801-442-4885
Email:stan.huff@imail.org
35MAY 2011
HL7 EDUCATIONAL SUMMITSGain real-world HL7 knowledge TODAY that you can apply TOMORROW
What is an Educational Summit?The HL7 Educational Summit is a a two-day schedule of tutorials focused on HL7-specific topics such as Version 2, Version 3 and Clinical Document Architecture. Educational sessions also cover general interest industrytopics such as vocabulary. Why Should I Attend?
This is an invaluable educational opportunity for the healthcare IT community as it strives for greater interop-erability among healthcare information systems. Our classes offer a wealth of information designed to benefit a wide range of HL7 users, from beginner to advanced.
Among the benefits of attending the HL7 Educational Summit are:
• Efficiency Concentrated two-day format provides maximum training with minimal time investment
• LearnToday,ApplyTomorrow A focused curriculum featuring real-world HL7 knowledge that you can apply immediately
• QualityEducation High-quality training in a “small classroom” setting promotes more one-on-one learning
• SuperiorInstructors You’ll get HL7 training straight from the source: Our instructors. They are not only HL7 experts; they are the people who help produce the HL7 standards
• CertificationTesting Become HL7 Certified: HL7 is the sole source for HL7 certification testing, now offering testing on Version 2.6, Clinical Document Architecture, and Version 3 RIM
• Economical A more economical alternative for companies who want the benefits of HL7’s on-site training but have fewer employees to train
July 12 – 14, 2011Embassy Suites Denver-Aurora
Denver, CO
November 15 – 17, 2011Embassy Suites at the Chevy Chase Pavilion
Washington, DC
UPCOMING EDUCATIONAL SUMMITS
Upcoming WORKING GROUP MEETINGS
May 13 – 18, 2012
Working Group Meeting
Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre Hotel
Vancouver, BC, Canada
January 15 – 20, 2012
Working Group Meeting
Hyatt Regency on the Riverwalk San Antonio, TX
May 15 – 20, 2011
Working Group Meeting
Hilton in the Walt Disney World Resort
Lake Buena Vista, FL
PLEASE BOOK YOUR ROOM AT THE HL7 MEETING HOTEL
HL7 urges all meeting attendees to secure their hotel reservations at the HL7 Working Group Meeting Host Hotel. In order to secure the required meeting space, HL7 has a contractual obligation to fill our sleeping room block. If you make reservations at a different hotel, HL7 risks falling short on our obligation and will incur additional costs in the form of penalties. Should this occur, HL7 will likely be forced to pass these costs on to our attendees through increased meeting registration fees.Thank you for your cooperation!
Visit www.HL7.org for more information on these upcoming HL7 meetings.
September 11 – 16, 2011
25th Annual Plenary and Working Group Meeting
Town and Country Resort and Convention Center
San Diego, CA
September 9 – 14, 2012
26th Annual Plenary & Working Group Meeting
Hyatt Regency Baltimore Baltimore, MD
January 13 – 18, 2013
Working Group Meeting
Pointe Hilton at Squaw Peak Resort
Phoenix, AZ