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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
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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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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([email protected]).
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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([email protected]).
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([email protected]).
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;[email protected]+1-781-4440404.Sponsorshipopportu-nitiesareavailable;[email protected]+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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22 MAY 2011
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.
23MAY 2011
AFFILIATE CONTACTS
HL7 ArgentinaDiego KaminkerPhone: +54-11-4781-2898Email: [email protected]
HL7 AustraliaDavid Rowlands Phone: +61-420-306-556 Email: [email protected]
HL7 AustriaStefan SabutschPhone: +43-664-3132505Email: [email protected]
HL7 BrazilMarivan Santiago AbrahaoPhone: +55-11-3045-3045Email: [email protected]
HL7 CanadaMichael van CampenPhone: +1-250-881-4568Email: [email protected]
HL7 ChileSergio Konig Phone: +56-2-7697996 Email: [email protected]
HL7 China Caiyou Wang Phone: +86-010-82801546 Email: [email protected]
HL7 ColombiaFernando A. Portilla Phone: +57-2-5552334 x41Email: [email protected]
HL7 CroatiaStanko Tonkovic, PhDPhone: +385-1-6129-932Email: [email protected]
HL7 Czech RepublicLibor SeidlPhone: +420-775-387691Email: [email protected]
HL7 FinlandJuha Mykkanen, PhDPhone: +358-403552824 Email: [email protected]
HL7 France Nicolas Canu Phone: +33 02-35-60-41-97 Email: [email protected]
HL7 GermanyBernd Blobel, PhDPhone: +49-941-944-6769 Email: [email protected]
HL7 GreeceGeorge Patoulis, MD, MPHPhone: +30-213-2031933Email: [email protected]
HL7 Hong Kong Chung Ping Ho Phone: +852 34883762 Email: [email protected]
HL7 IndiaSupten Sarbadhikari, MBBS, PhD Email: [email protected]
HL7 ItalyStefano LottiPhone: +39-06-42160685Email: [email protected]
HL7 JapanMichio Kimura, MD, PhDPhone: +81-3-3506-8010Email: [email protected]
HL7 KoreaByoung-Kee Yi, PhD(Interim Chair) Phone: +82 234101944 Email: [email protected]
HL7 Luxembourg Stefan Benzschawel Phone: +352-425-991-889 Email: [email protected]
HL7 New ZealandDavid HayPhone: +64-9-638-9286Email: [email protected]
HL7 Norway Espen Moeller Phone: +47 97008186 Email: [email protected]
HL7 Pakistan Dr. Hafiz Farooq Ahmad Phone: +92 51-90852155 Email: [email protected]
HL7 RomaniaFlorica Moldoveanu, PhD Phone: +40-21-4115781Email: [email protected]
HL7 RussiaTatyana Zarubina MD, PhD Phone: +007-495-434-55-82 Email: [email protected]
HL7 SingaporeColleen Brooks Phone: +65-68181246 Email: [email protected]
HL7 SpainCarlos Gallego PerezPhone: +34-93-693-18-03 Email: [email protected]
HL7 SwedenGustav AlvfeldtPhone: +82 234101944 Email: [email protected]
HL7 SwitzerlandBeat HeggliPhone: +41-1-806-1164Email: [email protected]
HL7 TaiwanChien-Tsai Liu, PhD Phone: +886-2-25526990Email: [email protected]
HL7 The NetherlandsRobert Stegwee, MSc, PhDPhone: +31-30-689-2730Email: [email protected]
HL7 TurkeyErgin SoysalEmail: [email protected]
HL7 UKCharlie BishopPhone: +44-8700-112-866Email: [email protected]
HL7 UruguaySelene Indarte Phone: +5985-711-0711 Email: [email protected]
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: [email protected] CHIEF TECHNICAL OFFICERJohn QuinnHL7 InternationalPhone: 216-409-1330Email: [email protected] ArB CO-CHAIRS Charles Mead, MD, MSc 3rd Millennium, Inc. Phone: 510-541-8224 Email: [email protected]
Ron Parker HL7 CanadaPhone: 902-832-0876Email: [email protected]
INTERNATIONAL REPRESENTATIVE Jay ZimmermanHL7 Canada Phone: 250-385-1510 Email: [email protected]
Ravi Natarajan NHS Connecting for Health Phone: 44-113-6520 Email: [email protected]
DOMAIN EXPERTS CO-CHAIRSAustin KreislerScience Applications International Corp. (SAIC)Phone: 404-542-4475Email: [email protected]
Edward Tripp Edward S Tripp and Associates, Inc. Phone: 224-234-9769 Email: [email protected]
FOUNDATION & TECHNOLOGY CO-CHAIRSGeorge (Woody) Beeler Beeler Consulting, LLC Phone: 507-254-4810 Email: [email protected]
Anthony Julian Mayo Clinic Phone: 507-266-0958 Email: [email protected]
STRUCTURE & SEMANTIC DESIGN CO-CHAIRSCalvin BeebeMayo ClinicPhone: 507-284-3827Email: [email protected]
Gregg SeppalaUS Department of Veterans AffairsPhone: 301-526-2703 Email: [email protected]
TECHNICAL & SUPPORT SERVICES CO-CHAIRSPatrick Loyd GPI Phone: 415-209-0544 Email: [email protected]
Ken McCaslinQuest Diagnostics, IncorporatedPhone: 610-650-6692Email: [email protected]
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:[email protected]
RobertStegwee,MSc,PhD—HL7InternationalLiaisonHL7TheNetherlandsPhone:31-30-689-2730Email:[email protected]
HelenStevensLove—SecretaryGordonPointInformaticsLtd.Phone:250-598-0312Email:[email protected]
AnatomicPathologyDavidBooker,MDCollegeofAmericanPathologistsPhone:706-736-0991Email:[email protected],MDCollegeofAmericanPathologistsPhone:646-322-4648Email:[email protected]
ArchitecturalreviewBoard
CharlieMead,MD,MSc3rdMillennium,Inc.Phone:510-541-8224Email:[email protected]
RonParkerHL7CanadaPhone:902-832-0876Email:[email protected]
JohnQuinnHealthLevelSevenInternationalPhone:216-409-1330Email:[email protected]
ArdenSyntax
RobertJenders,MDNationalLibraryofMedicinePhone:310-435-3192Email:[email protected]
Attachments
DurwinDayHealthCareServiceCorporationPhone:312-653-5948Email:[email protected]
CraigGabronBlueCrossBlueShieldofSouthCarolinaPhone:803-763-1790Email:[email protected]
JimMcKinleyBlueCrossandBlueShieldofAlabamaPhone:205-220-5960Email:[email protected]
ChildHealth
DavidClassen,MD,MSAllianceforPediatricQualityPhone:801-532-3633Email:[email protected]
GayDolin,MSNLantanaConsultingGroupPhone:714-744-4152Email:[email protected]
JoyKuhlAllianceforPediatricQualityPhone:703-842-5311Email:[email protected]
AndySpooner,MD,FAAPCincinnatiChildren’sHospitalPhone:513-803-0121Email:[email protected]
FelicianoYu,MDSt.LouisChildren’sHospitalPhone:314-454-2808Email:[email protected]
ClinicalContextObjectWorkgroup(CCOW)DavidFusariMicrosoftCorporationPhone:978-749-0022Email:[email protected]
MichaelRussell,MDDukeTranslationalMedicineInstitutePhone:919-684-2513Email:[email protected]
DavidStaggsUSDepartmentofVeteransAffairsPhone:858-826-5629Email:[email protected]
ClinicalDecisionSupportGuilhermeDelFiol,MDDukeTranslationalMedicineInstitutePhone:919-681-7011Email:[email protected]
RobertJenders,MDNationalLibraryofMedicinePhone:310-435-3192Email:[email protected]
KensakuKawamoto,PhDDukeTranslationalMedicineInstitutePhone:919-684-2340Email:[email protected]
HowardStrasbergWoltersKluwerHealthPhone:408-746-9958Email:[email protected]
ClinicalGenomics
JoyceHernandezMerck&Co.,Inc.Phone:732-594-1815Email:[email protected]
KevinHughes,MDPartnersHealthCareSystem,Inc.Phone:617-724-0048Email:[email protected]
AmnonShaboIBMPhone:972-544-714070Email:[email protected]
MollieUllman-CullerePartnersHealthCareSystem,Inc.Phone:617-582-7249Email:[email protected]
ClinicalInteroperabilityCouncil
SamBrandt,MDSiemensHealthcarePhone:610-219-5701Email:[email protected]
MeredithNahmDukeTranslationalMedicineInstitutePhone:919-668-8339Email:[email protected]
DianneReevesNationalCancerInstituteCenterforBioinformaticsPhone:301-435-5602Email:[email protected]
AnitaWaldenDukeTranslationalMedicineInstitutePhone:919-668-8256Email:[email protected]
ClinicalStatement
HansBuitendijkSiemensHealthcarePhone:610-219-2087Email:[email protected]
PatrickLoydGPIPhone:415-209-0544Email:[email protected]
RikSmithiesHL7UKPhone:44-7720-290967Email:[email protected]
SuzanneGonzales-WebbUSDepartmentofVeteransAffairsPhone:858-366-2008Email:[email protected]
RichardThoresonSAMHSAPhone:240-276-2827Email:[email protected]
MaxWalkerDepartmentofHealthPhone:61-3-9096-1471Email:[email protected]
EducationMikeHendersonEasternInformatics,Inc.Phone:301-585-5750Email:[email protected]
DiegoKaminkerHL7ArgentinaPhone:54-11-4781-2898Email:[email protected]
AbdulMalikShakirCityofHopeNationalMedicalCenterPhone:626-644-4491Email:[email protected]
ElectronicHealthRecords
GaryDickinsonCentriHealthPhone:951-536-7010Email:[email protected]
DonMon,PhDAmericanHealthInformationManagementAssociationPhone:312-233-1135Email:[email protected]
JohnRitterCollegeofAmericanPathologistsPhone:847-832-7732Email:[email protected]
HelenStevensLoveGordonPointInformaticsLtd.Phone:250-598-0312Email:[email protected]
PatriciaVanDykeDeltaDentalPlansAssociationPhone:503-243-4492Email:[email protected]
ElectronicServices
BillBraithwaite,MD,PhDEquifaxPhone:+1202-543-6937Email:[email protected]
LorraineConstable(Interim)ConstableConsultingInc.Phone:780-951-4853Email:[email protected]
KenMcCaslinQuestDiagnostics,IncorporatedPhone:610-650-6692Email:[email protected]
HL7 Work Group Co-Chairs, continued
29MAY 2011
EmergencyCareLauraHeermannLangfordIntermountainHealthcarePhone:801-290-6674Email:[email protected]
DonaldKamens,MDXPressTechnologiesPhone:904-296-1189Email:[email protected]
JamesMcClay,MDUniversityofNebraskaMedicalCenterPhone:402-559-3587Email:[email protected]
PeterParkUSNavyBureauofMedicine&SurgeryPhone:202-762-3438Email:[email protected]
FinancialManagement
KathleenConnorMicrosoftCorporationPhone:360-480-7599Email:[email protected]
BeatHeggliHL7SwitzerlandPhone:41-1-806-1164Email:[email protected]
MaryKayMcDanielMarkam,Inc.Phone:602-266-2516Email:[email protected]
GenerationOfAnesthesiaStandards
MartinHurrell,PhDPhone:44-7711-669-522Email:[email protected]
AlanNicolPhone:44-141-585-6358Email:[email protected]
GovernmentProjectsJillKaufmanCollegeofAmericanPathologistsPhone:847-832-7163Email:[email protected]
NancyOrvisUSDepartmentofDefense,MilitaryHealthSystemPhone:703-681-5657Email:[email protected]
MitraRoccaFoodandDrugAdministrationPhone:301-796-2175Email:[email protected]
HealthCareDevices
ToddCooperBreakthroughSolutionsFoundry,Inc.(IEEE)Phone:858-435-0729Email:[email protected]
PattyKrantzMedtronicPhone:763-526-0513Email:[email protected]
JohnRhoads,PhDPhilipsHealthcarePhone:978-659-3024Email:[email protected]
ImagingIntegration
HelmutKoenig,MDSiemensHealthcarePhone:49-9131-84-3480Email:[email protected]
HarrySolomonGEHealthcareITPhone:847-277-5096Email:[email protected]
ImplementableTechnologySpecifications
PaulKnappContinovationServices,Inc.Phone:604-987-3313Email:[email protected]
DaleNelsonSquaretrendsLLCPhone:916-367-1458Email:[email protected]
AndyStechishinGordonPointInformaticsLtd.Phone:780-903-0885Email:[email protected]
Implementation/Conformance
WendyHuangCanadaHealthInfowayInc.Phone:416-595-3449Email:[email protected]
FrankOemigHL7GermanyAgfaHealthcarePhone:49-208-781194Email:[email protected]
RobertSnelickNationalInstituteofStandards&TechnologyPhone:301-975-5924Email:[email protected]
Infrastructure&Messaging
AnthonyJulianMayoClinicPhone:507-266-0958Email:[email protected]
PatrickLoydGPIPhone:415-209-0544Email:[email protected]
DavidShaverCorepointHealthPhone:214-618-7000Email:[email protected]
SandraStuartKaiserPermanentePhone:925-924-7473Email:[email protected]
InternationalMentoringCommittee
DiegoKaminkerHL7ArgentinaPhone:54-11-4781-2898Email:[email protected]
JohnRitterCollegeofAmericanPathologistsPhone:847-832-7732Email:[email protected]
MarketingCouncil
CatherineChronakiHL7HellasFORTH-InstituteofComputerSciencePhone:30-2810-391691Email:[email protected]
JillKaufman,PhDCollegeofAmericanPathologistsPhone:847-832-7163Email:[email protected]
ReneSpronkHL7TheNetherlandsPhone:31-318-553812Email:[email protected]
GrantWoodIntermountainHealthcarePhone:801-408-8153Email:[email protected]
ModelingandMethodology
George(Woody)BeelerJr.,PhDBeelerConsulting,LLCPhone:507-254-4810Email:[email protected]
JeanDuteauHL7CanadaPhone:780-937-8991Email:[email protected]
GrahameGrieveHealthIntersectionsPtyLtdPhone:61-3-9450-2222Email:[email protected]&AConsulting,Ltd.Phone:780-993-9501Email:[email protected]
RaviNatarajanNHSConsultingforHealthPhone:44-113-390-6520Email:[email protected]
IoanaSingureanuEversolve,LLCPhone:603-870-9739Email:[email protected]
OrdersandObservations
HansBuitendijkSiemensHealthcarePhone:610-219-2087Email:[email protected]
RobertHausam,MDOntoReasonPhone:801-949-1556Email:[email protected]
AustinKreislerScienceApplicationsInternationalCorp.(SAIC)Phone:404-542-4475Email:[email protected]
PatrickLoydGPIPhone:415-209-0544Email:[email protected]
KenMcCaslinQuestDiagnostics,Inc.Phone:610-650-6692Email:[email protected]
OutreachCommitteeforClinicalResearch
EdHelton,PhDNationalCancerInstituteCenterforBioinformaticsPhone:919-465-4473Email:[email protected]
PatientAdminstration
GreggSeppalaUSDepartmentofVeteransAffairsPhone:301-526-2703Email:[email protected]
JayZimmermanHL7CanadaPhone:250-385-1510Email:[email protected]
PatientCare
StephenChu,PhDNationaleHealthTransitionAuthority(NEHTA)Email:[email protected]
WilliamGoossenHL7TheNetherlandsResults4CareB.V.AmersfoortPhone:31-654-614458Email:[email protected]
IanTownendNHSConnectingforHealthPhone:44-113-280-6743Email:[email protected]
KlausVeilHL7AustraliaPhone:61-412-746-457Email:[email protected]
30 MAY 2011
HL7 Work Group Co-Chairs, continued PatientSafety
NickHalseyEuropeanMedicinesAgencyPhone:44-0-20-7523-7100Email:[email protected]
AliRashideeQuantrosPhone:408-514-4804Email:[email protected]
MeadWalkerHealthDataandInteroperabilityInc.Phone:610-518-6259Email:[email protected]
Pharmacy
GarryCruickshankThamesValleyHealthcarePhone:519-657-3125Email:[email protected]
TomdeJongHL7TheNetherlandsPhone:31-6-3255291Email:[email protected]
RobertHallowellSiemensHealthcarePhone:610-219-5612Email:[email protected]
ProcessImprovementCommittee
MargieKennedyHL7CanadaPhone:902-926-2827Email:[email protected]
HelenStevensLoveGordonPointInformaticsLtd.Phone:250-598-0312Email:[email protected]
ProjectServices
RickHaddorffMayoClinicPhone:507-284-2013Email:[email protected]
FreidaHallQuestDiagnostics,Inc.Phone:610-650-6794Email:[email protected]
PublicHealthEmergencyResponse
AleanKirnakAmericanImmunizationRegistryAssociationPhone:760-419-8436Email:[email protected]
JoginderMadraGordonPointInformaticsLtd.Phone:780-717-4295Email:[email protected]
JohnRobertsTennesseeDepartmentofHealthPhone:615-741-3702Email:[email protected]
MichelleWilliamsonNationalCenterforHealthStatistics/CDCPhone:301-458-4618Email:[email protected]
PublishingCommittee
George(Woody)BeelerJr.,PhD-V3BeelerConsulting,LLCPhone:507-254-4810Email:[email protected]
JaneDaus-V2McKessonProviderTechnologiesPhone:847-495-1289Email:[email protected]
AndrewStechishin-V3GordonPointInformaticsLtd.Phone:780-903-0855Email:[email protected]
KlausVeil-V2HL7AustraliaPhone:61-412-746-457Email:[email protected]
RegulatedClinicalResearchInformationManagement
EdHelton,PhDNationalCancerInstituteCenterforBioinformaticsPhone:919-465-4473Email:[email protected]
DavidIberson-HurstCDISCPhone:44-9-7989-603793Email:[email protected]
JohnSpeakmanNationalCancerInstituteCenterforBioinformaticsPhone:301-451-8786Email:[email protected]
EdwardTrippEdwardS.Tripp&Associates,Inc.Phone:224-234-9769Email:[email protected]
RimBasedApplicationArchitecture
PeterHendler,MDKaiserPermanentePhone:510-248-3055Email:[email protected]
AmnonShabo,PhDIBMPhone:972-544-714070Email:[email protected]
ReneSpronkHL7TheNetherlandsPhone:33-318-553812Email:[email protected]
Security
BerndBlobel,PhDHL7GermanyUniversityofRegensburgMedicalCenterPhone:49-941-944-6769Email:[email protected]
MikeDavisUSDepartmentofVeteransAffairsPhone:760-632-0294Email:[email protected]
JohnMoehrkeGEHealthcarePhone:920-912-8451Email:[email protected]
ServicesOrientedArchitecture
DonJorgensonInpriva,Inc.Phone:970-472-1441Email:[email protected]
GalenMulrooneyUSDepartmentofVeteransAffairsPhone:703-815-0900Email:[email protected]
KenRubinHewlett-PackardEnterprisesServicesPhone:703-845-3277Email:[email protected]
AnnWrightsonHL7UKPhone:44-8700-112-866Email:[email protected]
StructuredDocuments
LioraAlschulerLantanaConsultingGroupPhone:802-785-2623Email:[email protected]
CalvinBeebeMayoClinicPhone:507-284-3827Email:[email protected]
RobertDolin,MDLantanaConsultingGroupPhone:714-532-1130Email:[email protected]
GrahameGrieveHealthIntersectionsPtyLtdPhone:61-3-9450-2222Email:[email protected]
AustinKreislerScienceApplicationsInternationalCorp(SAIC)Phone:404-542-4475Email:[email protected]
Templates
JohnRobertsTennesseeDepartmentofHealthPhone:615-741-3702Email:[email protected]
MarkShafarmanShafarmanConsultingPhone:510-593-3483Email:[email protected]
Tooling
JaneCurryHealthInformationStrategies,Inc.Phone:780-459-8560Email:[email protected]
TimIrelandNHSConnectingforHealthEmail:[email protected]
AndrewStechishinGordonPointInformaticsLtd.Phone:780-903-0855Email:[email protected]
Vocabulary
JimCaseNationalLibraryofMedicinePhone:301-594-9152Email:[email protected]
HeatherGrainStandardsAustralia,LlewelynGrainInformaticsPhone:613-956-99443Email:[email protected]
RobertHausamOntoReasonPhone:801-949-1556Email:[email protected]
WilliamT.KleinKleinConsulting,Inc.Phone:631-924-6922Email:[email protected]
BeverlyKnightHL7CanadaPhone:416-595-3449Email:[email protected]
HL7 FACILITATORSSteering Division Facilitators
Rick HaddorffMayo Clinic/FoundationStructure & Semantic DesignPhone: 507-284-2013Email: [email protected]
Dave HamillHealth Level Seven InternationalTechnical & Support ServicesPhone: 734-677-7777Email: [email protected]
Lynn Laakso Health Level Seven InternationalFoundation and Technology Phone: 906-361-5966 Email: [email protected]
Modeling and Methodology Facilitators
George (Woody) Beeler, Jr., PhDBeeler Consulting LLCFacilitator-at-LargePhone: 507-254-4810 Email: [email protected]
Charlie BishopHL7 UKClinical StatementPhone: 44-8700-112-866Email: [email protected]
Bernd Blobel, PhD HL7 GermanySecurity Phone: 49-941-944-6769Email: [email protected]
Kathleen Connor Microsoft CorporationFinancial ManagementPhone: 360-480-7599Email: [email protected]
Kevin Coonan, MD Deloitte ConsultingEmergency CarePhone: 202-213-3891Email: [email protected]
Norman DaoustDaoust Associates Patient Administration Phone: 617-491-7424Email: [email protected]
Jean Duteau Gordon Point Informatics Ltd.PharmacyPhone: 780-937-8991Email: [email protected]
Hugh Glover HL7 UK Medication Phone: 44-0-7889-407-113Email: [email protected]
Grahame Grieve Health Intersections Pty LtdInfrastructure & Messaging Phone: 61-3-9450-2222 Email: [email protected]
William “Ted” KleinKlein Consulting, Inc. Vocabulary Phone: 631-924-6922Email: [email protected]
Austin Kreisler Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC)PHER, Structured Documents Phone: 404-542-4475Email: [email protected]
John Kufuor-Boakye Gordon Point Informatics Ltd.Patient CarePhone: 780-438-0178Email: [email protected]
Patrick LoydGPIOrders & Observations Phone: 415-209-0544Email: [email protected]
Joginder MadraGordon Point Informatics Ltd.ImmunizationPhone: 780-717-4295Email: [email protected]
Dale NelsonSquaretrends LLCImplementable Technology SpecificationsPhone: 916-367-1458Email: [email protected]
Craig Parker, MDIntermountain HealthcareClinical Decision Support Phone: 801-859-4480Email: [email protected]
Jenni PuyenbroekScience Applications International Corporation (SAIC)Implementation/ConformancePhone: 678-261-2099Email: [email protected]
Amnon Shabo, PhD IBM Clinical GenomicsPhone: 972-544-714070Email: [email protected]
AbdulMalik ShakirCity of Hope National Medical CenterModeling & Methodology Phone: 626-644-4491Email: [email protected]
Ioana SingureanuEversolve, LLCCBCC & Health Care DevicesPhone: 603-870-9739Email: [email protected]
Corey SpearsMcKesson Provider TechnologyEHRPhone: 206-269-1211Email: [email protected]
Mead WalkerHealth Data and Interoperability, Inc. Patient Safety; RCRIMPhone: 610-518-6259Email: [email protected]
Publishing Facilitators
Becky AngelesScenPro, Inc.RCRIMPhone: 972-437-5001 Email: [email protected]
Douglas Baird Boston Scientific CorporationTemplates Phone: 651-582-3241Email: [email protected]
Mike DavisUS Department of Veterans AffairsSecurity Phone: 760-632-0294Email: [email protected]
Jean DuteauHL7 CanadaPatient CarePhone: 780-937-8991Email: [email protected]
Isobel FreanHL7 UKClinical StatementPhone: 44-207-656-2146Email: [email protected]
Peter GilbertWayne State University School of MedicineStructured DocumentsPhone: 313-262-1429Email: [email protected]
Robert HallowellSiemens HealthcareMedication; PharmacyPhone: 610-219-5612Email: [email protected]
Anthony Julian Mayo Clinic Infrastructure & Messaging Phone: 507-266-0958 Email: [email protected]
Helmut Koenig, MDSiemens HealthcareImaging Integration Phone: 49-9131-84-3480Email: [email protected]
Austin KreislerScience Applications InternationalCorporation (SAIC)Orders & ObservationsPhone: 404-542-4475Email: [email protected]
Margaret (Peggy) Leizear Food and Drug AdministrationRCRIMPhone: 301-827-5203Email: [email protected]
Joginder Madra Gordon Point Informatics Ltd.Patient SafetyPhone: 780-717-4295 Email: [email protected]
Mary Kay McDanielMarkam, Inc.Financial ManagementPhone: 602-266-2516Email: [email protected]
Dale NelsonSquaretrends LLCCMET; Implementable Technology SpecificationsPhone: 916-367-1458Email: [email protected]
Frank Oemig HL7 Germany German RealmPhone: 49-208-781194 Email: [email protected]
Nancy OrvisUS Department of Defense, Military Health SystemGovernment Projects Phone: 703-681-5657Email: [email protected]
Craig Parker, MDIntermountain HealthcareClinical Decision Support Phone: 801-859-4480Email: [email protected]
31MAY 2011
32 MAY 2011
Jenni PuyenbroekScience Applications InternationalCorporation (SAIC)Implementation/ConformancePhone: 678-261-2099Email: [email protected]
John RitterCollege of American PathologistsEHRPhone: 847-832-7732Email: [email protected]
Robert SavageAmerican Immunization Registry Assoc.Immunization; PHEREmail: [email protected]
Gregg SeppalaUS Department of Veterans AffairsPatient Administration Phone: 301-526-2703Email: [email protected]
Ioana SingureanuEversolve, LLCCBCCPhone: 603-870-9739Email: [email protected]
Margarita SordoPartners HealthCare System, Inc.GelloPhone: 617-643-5894Email: [email protected]
Anita WaldenDuke Translational Medicine InstituteClinical Interoperability CouncilPhone: 919-668-8256Email: [email protected]
Grant WoodIntermountain HealthcareClinical GenomicsPhone: 801-408-8153Email: [email protected]
Vocabulary Facilitators
Paul Biondich, MDIU School of MedicineChild HealthPhone: 317-278-3466Email: [email protected]
Steve ConnollyApelon, Inc.SecurityEmail: [email protected]
Kevin Coonan, MD Deloitte ConsultingEmergency CarePhone: 202-213-3891Email: [email protected]
Guilherme Del Fiol, MDDuke Translational Medicine InstituteClinical Decision SupportPhone: 919-681-7011Email: [email protected]
Kristi EckersonEmory University, Research &Health Services ITPHERPhone: 404-712-5086Email: [email protected]
Christof GessnerHL7 GermanyHealth Care DevicesPhone: 49-172-3994033Email: [email protected]
Hugh Glover HL7 UKCMET Phone: 44-0-7889-407113Email: [email protected]
Margaret Haber, BSN, RN, OCN National Cancer Institute Center for BioinformaticsRCRIM Phone: 301-594-9185Email: [email protected]
W. Edward Hammond, PhD Templates Phone: 919-383-3555Email: [email protected]
Robert Hausam, MDOntoReasonOrders & Observations; Structured DocumentsPhone: 801-949-1556Email: [email protected]
Joyce HernandezMerck & Co. Inc.Clinical GenomicsPhone: 732-594-1815Email: [email protected]
Wendy HuangCanada Health Infoway Inc.Patient AdministrationPhone: 416-595-3449Email: [email protected]
Julie JamesII4SMMedication; Pharmacy Phone: 44-7747-633-216Email: [email protected]
William “Ted” Klein Klein Consulting, Inc. Modeling & Methodology Phone: 631-924-6922Email: [email protected]
Patrick LoydGPIClinical StatementPhone: 415-209-0544Email: [email protected]
Susan MatneyIntermountain HealthcarePatient CarePhone: 801-680-2161Email: [email protected]
Robert McClure, MDApelon, Inc.CBCCPhone: 303-926-6771Email: [email protected]
Nancy OrvisUS Department of Defense, Military Health SystemGovernment Projects Phone: 703-681-5657Email: [email protected]
Jenni PuyenbroekScience Applications InternationalCorporation (SAIC)Implementation/ConformancePhone: 678-261-2099Email: [email protected]
Sarah RyanClinical Interoperability CouncilEmail: [email protected]
Harold SolbrigApelon, Inc.Modeling & Methodology Phone: 807-993-0269Email: [email protected]
Harry Solomon GE Healthcare ITImaging Integration Phone: 847-277-5096Email: [email protected]
Sandra Stuart Kaiser PermanenteInfrastructure & Messaging Phone: 925-924-7473Email: [email protected] Pat Van DykeDelta Dental Plans AssociationEHRPhone: 503-243-4992Email: [email protected]
HL7 FACILITATORS, continued
ChiefExecutiveOfficer
2011 HL7 STAFFAssociateExecutive
Director
CharlesJaffe,MD,[email protected]
ChiefTechnicalOfficer
ExecutiveDirector
MarkMcDougall+1-734-677-7777
KarenVanHentenryck+1-734-677-7777
DirectorofMeetings
Director,ProjectManagementOffice
ManagerofEducation
MaryAnnBoyle+1-734-677-7777
ManagerofAdministrative
Services
DirectorofCommunications
DirectorofTechnical
Publications
DirectorofTechnicalServices
MichaelKingery+1-919-636-4032
DirectorofMembership
Services
TSCProjectManager
WebDevelopmentCoordinator
33MAY 2011
34 MAY 2011
DonMon,PhDAmericanHealthInformation
ManagementAssociation+1-312-233-1135
AustinKreislerScienceApplications
InternationalCorp.(SAIC)+1-404-542-4475
2011 HL7 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
JillKaufman,[email protected]
RobertDolin,MDLantanaConsultingGroup
+1-714-532-1130Bob.Dolin@LantanaGroup.
com
BillBraithwaite,MD,PhDEqufax,Inc.
Directors-at-Large
JohnQuinnHL7CTO
KeithBooneGEHealthcareIT+1-617-519-2076
HansBuitendijkSiemensHealthcare+1-610-219-2087hans.buitendijk@siemens.com
CharlesJaffe,MD,PhDHL7CEO
MarkMcDougallHL7ExectiveDirector
DennisGiokas,MSHL7Canada
AdvisoryCouncilChair
RichardDixonHughesDH4PtyLimited
ExOfficioMembers
CatherineChronakiFORTH-InstituteofComputer
Science;HL7HellasBoD+30-2810-391691
AffiliateDirectors
MichaelvanCampenGordonPointInformaticsLtd.
Chair Chair-Elect Treasurer Secretary TechnicalSteeringCommitteeChair
RebeccaKush,PhDCDISC
W.EdwardHammond,PhD+1-919-383-3555
StanHuff,MDIntermountainHealthcarePhone:+1801-442-4885
Email:[email protected]
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
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