HL7 101: A Beginner’s Guide
by Matthew ~ April 1st, 2007. Filed under: HL7 101.Dave Shaver (CTO and founder of NeoTool) has written a great HL7 beginner’s guide at For the Record Magazine. Dave says:
In extremely general terms, HL7 is a messaging standard that enables clinical applications to exchange data. In today’s world of e-mail, FTP, Bluetooth, and high-speed downloads, that may seem passe, if not unremarkable. In the healthcare - every user and setting is unique- world, however, that type of data exchange can be challenging.
Read the rest of the article here.