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Health Level Seven (HL7) Develops Proof of Concept for Continuity of Care Record (CCR)

April 28, 2011

The first project to emerge from a Health Level Seven (HL7) and ASTM International memorandum of understanding signed in September has demonstrated how ASTM’s Continuity of Care Record (CCR) can be implemented as an HL7 Version 3 (V3) Clinical Document Architecture (CDA) XML document. The CCR is a snapshot or mini-summary of relevant patient information [...]

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Accountable Care April

April 11, 2011

It is debatable if March truly “went out like a lamb” this year, particularly from a healthcare IT perspective. Last week, on March 31, the United States Department of Health and Human Services announced the release of the proposed rule for the development of accountable care organizations, also known as ACOs. This development, although primarily related to [...]

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If Air Travel Was Like The Health Care Industry

April 9, 2011

Yesterday as I was searching around YouTube, admiring the works of Ross D. Martin, MD, MHA, FACMI and his clever HITECH: An Interoperetta in Three Acts and The Meaningful Yoose Rap, when I stumbled upon a video titled “If Air Travel Worked Like Health Care.” I hadn’t seen this particular video before, however, I am very [...]

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Accountable Care Organizations: The Proposed Rule

April 3, 2011

One of the most used three letter acronym in health care today is ACO – Accountable Care Organization. Today, the proposed rule was issued by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). The proposed rule for the Medicare Shared Savings Program: Accountable Care Organizations will be read by many, and the discussions and debates [...]

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HL7 Structured Documents Technical Committee Opens Balloting for CDA, Release 2.0 Implementation Guides for Care Record Summary (CRS)Documents, Levels 1 and 2; Invites Participation in Open Webinars April 13 and April 19

March 24, 2011

The Health Level Seven (HL7) Structured Documents Technical Committee (SDTC) is proud to offer the first ballot for Clinical Document Architecture (CDA), Release 2.0 Implementation Guides for Care Record Summary (CRS) documents, Levels 1 and 2, US realm. Open Webinars, hosted by Dictaphone and McKesson, to introduce the Implementation Guides and to encourage participation in [...]

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Managed Care or Community Hub of Wellness? Differing perspectives on ACOs.

February 26, 2011

… EHR, HL7, MU, HITECH, HIE, IHE, NHIN, ONC, HHS, CDA, CCD, JCAHO, HIPAA… The health IT loves acronyms. Keeping track of these acronyms can be challenging, particularly when there are replacements or additions to what has already being used. Lucky for us, there’s a new acronym in health care causing quiet a dialogue: ACO. [...]

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HL7 to Develop Continuity of Care Record Clinical Document Architecture Implementation Guide

February 17, 2011

Health Level Seven, Inc. (HL7) today announced that it will create an implementation guide for expressing ASTM International’s Continuity of Care Record (CCR) data set in an HL7 Version 3 (V3) Clinical Document Architecture (CDA), Release 2 (R2) document. This implementation guide will afford the United States healthcare industry an incremental but immediate step toward [...]

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HL7 Continuity of Care Document, a Healthcare IT Interoperability Standard, is Approved

December 30, 2010

Health Level Seven (HL7) today announced that the Healthcare IT Interoperability Standard, has been Approved by Balloting Process and Endorsed by Healthcare IT Standards Panel. HL7 Press Releases

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GS1 and HL7 Join Forces to Develop Global Standards to Improve Patient Care

December 21, 2010

HL7 and GS1 have announced today they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding that begins an era of collaboration in developing global standards for improving patient care. HL7 Press Releases

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Character Matters in Health Care Social Media

December 10, 2010

Character matters when it comes to health care social media. It matters on two fronts – having character and being a character. Both are important to get people engaged and keep them interested in the conversations. HL7 Standards

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SOA Consortium, OMG and HL7 Announce Program for SOA in Healthcare Workshop: Realizing Quality of Care, Business Value, and Delivery on IT’s Promise

November 27, 2010

The SOA Consortium™, Object Management Group™ (OMG™), and Health Level Seven (HL7), today announced the program for the “SOA in Healthcare: Realizing Quality of Care, Business Value and Delivery on IT’s Promise,” workshop to be held April 15-17, 2008 at the Crowne Plaza Chicago O’Hare in Chicago, IL. Registration details may be found online at [...]

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Case Study from Mayo Clinic Added to SOA in Healthcare Workshop: Realizing Quality of Care, Business Value, and Delivery on IT’s Promise

November 22, 2010

The SOA Consortium™, Object Management Group™ (OMG™), and Health Level Seven (HL7), today announced that Dr. Peter L. Elkin, Professor of Medicine at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, will be presenting the case study “eQuality Solutions: Enabling Safe and Effective Medical Practice while Decreasing Costs,” at the SOA in Healthcare Workshop. For more information [...]

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Health Care Social Media – My Confession

November 20, 2010

I am not the first, and probably will not be the last one. I had my doubts about certain aspects of health care social media. Most of my value concerns were focused on Twitter. For at least four years, I have been an active healthcare and technology blogger, and the content and subsequent discussions found [...]

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HL7 and IEEE Renew Agreement to Continue to Collaborate to Create Standards for Health Care Devices

October 14, 2010

Health Level Seven® International (HL7®), the global authority for interoperability and standards in healthcare information technology with members in 55 countries, announced today that it has signed a two-year agreement with the IEEE Standards Association (IEEE-SA) to continue to collaborate to help create standards for use in healthcare devices. HL7 Press Releases

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