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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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Health Level Seven Announces Working Group Meeting (WGM) Schedule for 2005; Features First Ever WGM Outside North America

April 15, 2011

Health Level Seven (HL7) Inc., one of the world’s most prolific healthcare standards developers, today announced its working group meeting (WGM) schedule for 2005, which includes its first ever WGM outside North America in May. HL7 Press Releases

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HL7 and CDISC Mark First Anniversary of Renewed Associate Charter Agreement, Joint Projects Result from Important Healthcare-Clinical Research Industry Collaboration

February 25, 2011

Health Level Seven, Inc. (HL7) and The Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC) recently celebrated the one-year anniversary of their renewed associate charter agreement (initial agreement 2001) and report that several joint projects have been initiated as a result of this strengthened collaboration. HL7 Press Releases

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My First Patient, My Perpetual Patient

January 4, 2011

I survived anatomy…  It feels so good to write that sentence.  Maybe my former friends will allow me to associate with them once again, now that I don’t perpetually smell like formaldehyde and latex gloves.  Medical students, doctors, physician assistants, and others who take human anatomy have varying opinions on how enjoyable the course was, [...]

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HL7 Announces Industry’s First Electronic Health Record System (EHR-S) Functional Requirements Standard

December 28, 2010

Health Level Seven (HL7), apreeminent healthcare IT standards development organization with broad internationalrepresentation, today announced it has passed the healthcare industry’s first ANSI-approvedstandard that specifies the functional requirements for an electronic health record system (EHR-S). HL7 Press Releases

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Emergency Medicine to Benefit from the HL7′s First Registered Clinical Profile Derived from the Electronic Health Record System Functional Model Standard

December 22, 2010

Health Level Seven (HL7), a preeminent healthcare IT standards development organization with broad international representation, today announced the Emergency Care Functional Profile (EC FM) as the first registered profile based upon HL7′s EHR System Functional Model (EHR-S FM) standard. HL7 Press Releases

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CEN TC, ISO TC and HL7 Launch first Joint Working Group and Integrated Work Program Activities

December 13, 2010

CEN/TC 251, ISO/TC 215 and HL7 launched their inaugural Joint Initiative Council HL7 Press Releases

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Health Level Seven Announces First e-Learning Course

November 27, 2010

Health Level Seven (HL7), a preeminent healthcare IT standards development organization with broad international representation, today announced the first HL7 e-Learning Course covering Versions 2 and 3, and Clinical Document Architecture (CDA) that will begin in March 2008. This is a limited edition introductory course targeted to those without previous experience using HL7 standards. HL7 [...]

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HL7 Announces Industry’s First Electronic Health Record System (EHR-S) Functional Requirements Standard for Child Healthcare

November 7, 2010

Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.A.?January 8, 2009? Health Level Seven (HL7), a preeminent healthcare IT standards development organization with broad international representation, today announced it has passed the healthcare industry’s first ANSI-approved standard that specifies the basic functional requirements for child healthcare in an electronic health record system (EHR-S). The HL7 Child Health Functional Profile for [...]

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HL7 Announces Industry’s First Electronic Health Record System (EHR-S) Functional Requirements Standard for Clinical Research

October 1, 2010

Health Level Seven® (HL7®), the global authority for interoperability and standards in healthcare information technology with members in 57 countries, today announced it has published the healthcare industry’s first ANSI (American National Standards Institute)-approved standard that specifies the functional requirements for regulated clinical research in an electronic health record system (EHR-S). The HL7 EHR Clinical [...]

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Putting First Things First

September 5, 2010

In a previous article, we highlighted Stephen Covey’s time-tested book 7 Habits of Highly Effective People and discussed how it can be applied to leading healthcare interoperability initiatives. GEN I Feed

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Health Level Seven India Successfully Launches First e-Learning Course Offerings

August 23, 2010

Health Level Seven® International (HL7®), the global authority for interoperability and standards in healthcare information technology, today announced that the HL7 India Affiliate has successfully launched the HL7 e-Learning Course (ELC) program. The first session concluded in December 2009 and included students from India, Saudi Arabia and Qatar. HL7 Press Releases

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