International

HL7 International Appoints ONC’s Doug Fridsma, MD, PhD, to the Board of Directors

June 1, 2011

Health Level Seven® International (HL7®), the global authority for interoperability and standards in healthcare information technology with members in 55 countries, today announced the appointment of Doug Fridsma, MD, PhD, director of the Office of Interoperability and Standards, Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), to the HL7 Board of Directors. HL7 [...]

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HL7 International to Host Free Ambassador Webinar-HL7 Standards for Meaningful Use on April 14, 2011

April 9, 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 HL7 Standards for Meaningful Use on Thursday, April 14 from 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EDT. HL7 Press Releases

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Preparations for May HL7 International Working Meeting in Orlando, USA, under way

February 27, 2011

The next Working Meeting of HL7 International, the leading authority for global healthcare IT standards, will be held May 15-20 in Orlando, Florida, USA. More than 50 Work Groups, Committees and Task Forces will meet to progress the HL7 V2.x, CDA, V3 and EHR Standards. HL7 News, Tools and Resources Update

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Health Level Seven Highlights Successes of 2005, Important 2006 Initiatives at HIMSS – Support for Hurricane Katrina evacuees, collaboration with ASTM International and other groups, and the recent release of HL7 Version 3 Normative Edition top list of im

January 30, 2011

Health Level Seven, Inc. (HL7), now beginning its 20th year of healthcare standards development, is using its 2,000 square feet of exhibit space at the Healthcare Information and ManagementSystems Society’s (HIMSS) Annual Conference and Exhibition to highlight how its standards provide real-life solutions, to educate attendees on the plethora of HL7 standards activities and to [...]

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CCHIT Names HL7 International CEO Charles Jaffe as 2011 Board Commissioner

December 18, 2010

The Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT) announced yesterday that HL7 International CEO Charles Jaffe, MD, PhD, is named as one of eleven appointees to its board of Commissioners to serve a two-year term beginning Jan. 1, 2011. HL7 Press Releases

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Presentations from the HL7 International October Plenary Meeting now available for Download

November 28, 2010

The presentations given at the HL7 International Plenary Meeting held 3-8 October 2010 in Boston, USA, are now available for download. The slides include “Genetics and Genomics in Clinical Medicine” by Raju Kucherlapati and “Personal Genome Project” by George Church, both from the Harvard Medical School. Summaries of the Panel are also available. HL7 News, [...]

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The Health Story Project and Health Level Seven International to Host Webinar on How to Exchange Basic Records and Meet Early Meaningful Use Requirements (Part II)

November 21, 2010

Health Level Seven (HL7) International, the global authority for interoperability and standards in healthcare information technology, and the Health Story Project, a collaborative of healthcare vendors, providers and associations, will present a complimentary webinar on Wednesday, December 1 from 10:00 – 11:00 am ET to discuss how healthcare providers can exchange basic records and meet [...]

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Health Level Seven Version 2.5 Becomes an International Standard

October 10, 2010

Health Level Seven® (HL7®), the global authority for interoperability and standards in healthcare information technology with members in 57 countries, today announced its Version 2.5 messaging standard has been approved as an international standard by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). HL7 Press Releases

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Health Level Seven’s EHR-System Functional Model Becomes an International ISO Standard

September 21, 2010

Health Level Seven® (HL7®), the global authority for interoperability and standards in healthcare information technology with members in over 55 countries, today announced its Electronic Health Record (EHR) System Functional Model Release 1.1 has been published as an international standard by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). The model will enable vendors worldwide to develop, [...]

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Health Level Seven Announces Name Change to Reflect International Focus

September 18, 2010

Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA – January 14, 2010 – Health Level Seven® International (HL7®), the global authority for interoperability and standards in healthcare information technology, today announced that the organization has changed its name to Health Level Seven International to represent its focus on the development of global healthcare IT standards. HL7 Press Releases

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OMG and Health Level Seven International Recap Successful 2009

September 15, 2010

OMG™ and Health Level Seven® (HL7) International have been collaborating for the past several years on the Healthcare Services Specification Project (HSSP), which is focused on producing industry healthcare service oriented architecture (SOA) standards. HL7 Press Releases

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HL7 International May Working Meeting – Rio, Brazil

September 8, 2010

The next Working Group Meeting of HL7 International will be 16-20 May 2010 in Rio de Janiero, Brazil. The WGM will be preceded by a ISO TC215 Plenary Meeting and the International HL7 Implementation Conference (IHIC). HL7 News, Tools and Resources Update

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HL7 International May 2010 Standards Ballots

September 5, 2010

HL7 International will be balloting: Clinical Document Architecture (CDA), Electronic Health Records, Version 2.x Messaging, Version 3 Messaging, V3 Specifications (Infrastructure and Foundation), etc. The ballot is scheduled to open on 5 April 2010 and close on 9 May 2010. Click on the link for more information on the ballot. HL7 News, Tools and Resources [...]

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Save the Date and Call for Participation: 3rd Annual SOA in Healthcare Conference, Presented by OMG and HL7 International

August 26, 2010

OMG™ and Health Level Seven® International (HL7) today announced that the third annual “SOA in Healthcare: Improving Health through Technology: The role of SOA on the path to meaningful use,” conference will be held July 12-14, 2010 at the Westin Arlington Gateway, in Washington, D.C. In addition, the Conference Review Committee has issued the Call [...]

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Health Level Seven International Comments on Proposed Establishment of Certification Programs for Health Information Technology

August 21, 2010

Health Level Seven® International (HL7®), the global authority for interoperability and standards in healthcare information technology, has released comments supporting moving forward on the development of programs for the voluntary certification of health information technology. HL7 Press Releases

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HL7 International May 2010 Working Meeting Rio de Janiero, Brazil

August 15, 2010

HL7 International will hold its upcoming May Working Group Meeting in Rio. The WGM is preceeded by an ISO TC215 Plenary Meeting as well as an International HL7 Implementation Conference (IHIC). HL7 News, Tools and Resources Update

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Featured Sessions Announced for 3rd Annual SOA in Healthcare Conference, Presented by OMG and HL7 International

August 14, 2010

May 28, 2010 – OMG™, and Health Level Seven® International (HL7), along with Open Health Tools and the BPM/SOA Community of Practice, today announced featured sessions for the third annual “SOA in Healthcare: Improving Health through Technology: The role of SOA on the path to meaningful use,” conference. The conference will be held July 12-14, [...]

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HL7 International Working Meeting Information

August 8, 2010

Information on the Work Group activities at the HL7 International Working Group Meeting in Rio de Janiero, Brazil, is now collated in one convenient location on the HL7 Wiki. Apart from general WGM information, the agendas and meeting papers of most committees are available for review and download. HL7 News, Tools and Resources Update

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Health Level Seven International Releases Comments on European Union’s Public Open Consultation on the Review of the European Standardization System

August 5, 2010

Health Level Seven® International (HL7®), the global authority for interoperability and standards in healthcare information technology, has submitted comments to the to the European Union’s recent public open consultation on the review of the European Standardization System. The aim of the open consultation is to gain an understanding of stakeholders’ view on the review of [...]

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The Health Story Project and Health Level Seven International to Host Webinar on How to Exchange Basic Records and Meet Early Meaningful Use Requirements

August 4, 2010

Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA — July 14, 2010 — Health Level Seven (HL7), the global authority for interoperability and standards in healthcare information technology, and the Health Story Project, a collaborative of healthcare vendors, providers and associations, will present a complimentary webinar on Wednesday, July 21 from 2 to 3 pm ET to discuss how [...]

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January 2011 HL7 International Working Meeting to be held in Sydney, Australia

April 3, 2010

The January 2011 Working Meeting of the HL7 International standards organisation will be held in Sydney, Australia. Scheduled for 9-14 January 2011, the Working Meeting will provide the forum for more than 50 Work Groups, Committees and Task Forces to progress the HL7 V2.x, CDA, V3 and EHR Standards. An extensive range of Courses, Tutorials [...]

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