May 2011

HL7 v3 RIM: Is It Really that Intimidating?

May 31, 2011

There is little doubt that the first time you see the HL7 v3 RIM, or Reference Information Model, it will make you wonder how someone thought that this could make things easier. One of the key thoughts in moving from HL7 v2 to HL7 v3 is that the new v3 would be a model-driven methodology. [...]

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Why Facebook, Google and 37Signals do better technology than Healthcare IT

May 29, 2011

Been meaning to blog a post on this for ages. It’s pretty obviously to any entrepreneur who runs a medical software company why technology in health care tends to lag behind what other industries have.  The best technology to be found is in the consumer sector – consumers buy products they themselves want to use.  [...]

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How do you make a Pink Daiquiri?

May 28, 2011

Dear Agony Aunt, My husband is having an affair with his secretary. He brings her home and they hang out in our bedroom, while he wants me to make them pink daiquiri’s in the kitchen. My problem is – how do I make a pink daiquiri? For anyone that knows me, it is a favorite [...]

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Chocolate Teapot Not Otherwise Classified

May 27, 2011

There is one standard objection from the HL7 community to the position of ontological realism which underlies the commentary provided on this blog. This is that the ontological realist strives for ‘perfection’, where HL7 and its ilk, more sensibly, strive for mere ‘practical utility’. Examination of the concrete proposals made under the ontologically realist heading [...]

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Remember Your Manners

May 25, 2011

At one time or another, you may have heard a book titled, “All I Really Need To Know I Learned in Kindergarten,” by Robert Fulghum. The book is incredibly creative and acquired worldwide popularity for its nuanced way of explaining success in adulthood. Robert takes some of the lessons we learn in Kindergarten, like “share [...]

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

May 25, 2011

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

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Kudos to a Physician for Transferring to an EHR

May 21, 2011

Six months ago I wrote a post regarding my experience with one of my specialists converting to an Electronic Health Record. They were only three weeks into the process when I had my visit and it took a little bit longer than normal since I had to meet with a registration person to fill in [...]

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When is supporting the XML encoding of HL7 2.X a good idea?

May 21, 2011

This question came up on the HL7 mailing lists recently so I thought I would give a business perspective on it. I would say that less than 0.5% of the market implements the XML encoding of HL7 2.X in XML.  I gave some of my perspective already with my article on why a JSON encoding [...]

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Modular EHR Certification for an Interface Engine – What Does It Mean?

May 19, 2011

As the product manager of Corepoint Integration Engine, it has been an interesting learning experience from the time the decision was made to pursue the EHR modular certification to the time certification was achieved. And, before beginning the certification trek, time was spent trying to uncover the real story of whether an integration engine even [...]

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Ivar Jacobson to Keynote SOA in Healthcare Conference

May 19, 2011

OMG® and Health Level Seven® International (HL7), along with Open Health Tools and the Business Ecology® Initiative, today announced that Dr. Ivar Jacobson, Founder, Chairman and CTO, Ivar Jacobson International, will be giving a keynote address at the fourth annual SOA in Healthcare conference: “SOA Road-map to Integration: Architecting Interoperability in Healthcare”. The conference will [...]

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Meaningful Use, EHR Certification, & Healthcare Integration

May 18, 2011

  There are many moving parts to achieving Meaningful Use, and using a certified Electronic Health Record (EHR) application is at the core. Moving – or exchanging – is also essential since patient data needs to get from Point A to Points B, C, D, plus more. Exchanging patient data is the role an integration [...]

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#HITsm Tweet Chat Summary from May 16, 2011

May 17, 2011

[View the story "#HITsm Tweet Chat - May 16, 2011" on Storify] HL7 Standards» | HL7 Standards

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JSON – A natural standard

May 17, 2011

What is JSON? It stands for JavaScript Object Notation. It is rapidly becoming the standard for transmitting data between applications.  It is like XML but a lot less heavy weight. It is much easier to write a JSON parser than an XML parser. There are huge number of JSON parsers implemented in every language you can think [...]

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HL7 Refresh

May 16, 2011

Here, continuing the theme of “the fall of the RIM“, are some recent contributions on the future of HL7: From Tom Beale at Woland’s Cat: How could HL7 refresh? From Grahame Grieve at Health Intersections: 

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SOAP is an Oxymoron, may it REST in peace

May 15, 2011

SOAP stands for Simple Object Access Protocol. But there is nothing simple about it. If you don’t believe me, then go read the specification. It’s not surprising the thing got so out of hand – just look at the list of contributors.  They all had to ‘add value’ in some way. Oh dear. Thank goodness it’s dying. [...]

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iPatient: The New Citizen-Patient?

May 14, 2011

I recently came across a reference to an iPatient. It was in a New York Times Op-ed piece entitled Treat the Patient, Not the CT Scan by Abraham Verghese, a professor at the Stanford University School of Medicine. The crux of his editorial was to maintain the focus on the patient rather than the electronic [...]

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SOA in Healthcare Conference: Program and First Keynote Announced

May 13, 2011

OMG® and Health Level Seven® International (HL7), along with Open Health Tools and the Business Ecology® Initiative, today announced the first keynote and that the program for the fourth annual SOA in Healthcare conference: “SOA Road-map to Integration: Architecting Interoperability in Healthcare” is now available. The conference will be held July 13-15, 2011 at the [...]

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Doing the Right Things Right in Health IT

May 11, 2011
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Radiology Workflow: Integrated

May 11, 2011

The goal of healthcare IT is to ensure all systems and applications within a healthcare system work smoothly together for organized, seamless data flow. The first step to achieving such a goal is to understand your current workflow. The technology used in imaging centers and radiology practices, in particular, is rapidly evolving, and the technology [...]

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Keeping Your Health Stats On Track

May 6, 2011

Last Saturday, I volunteered for a 5K with an organization called Girls on the Run. Girls on the Run is a fantastic organization focused on improving girls’ self-esteem by introducing them to the sport of running. The program meets after school, in schools across the country, to play games constructed around confidence building and physical [...]

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

May 3, 2011

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

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