Standards

HL7 Offers Free Ambassador Webinar-CDA® Release 2 and the CCD®: Standards for the Meaningful Exchange of Health Information and Clinical Summaries

June 15, 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 Clinical Document Architecture Release 2.0 (CDA) and the Continuity of Care Document (CCD) on Wednesday, June 22 from 11:00 am – 12:00 noon EDT. HL7 [...]

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HL7, IHE and the Health Story Project Encourage HL7 Ballot Participation: Proposed Standards to Support Meaningful Use of EHR Systems

April 28, 2011

HL7, IHE and the Health Story Project encourage review and comment on proposed health information exchange specifications that support meaningful use of electronic health record (EHR) systems. HL7 Press Releases

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HL7′s HIMSS Exhibit Interoperability for the 21st Century Healthcare System (Booth 3919) Highlights e-Prescribing, EHR, Other HL7 Standards Supporting Interoperability

April 12, 2011

Health Level Seven (HL7), one of the world;s most prolific healthcare standards developers, will once again deliver its message of semantic interoperability through standards in healthcare at the Health Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Annual Conference and Exhibition. This year the HL7 exhibit, Interoperability for the 21st Century Healthcare System, is located on the main [...]

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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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Health Level Seven Signs Memorandum of Understanding with Accredited Standards Committee (ASC) X12

April 5, 2011

Health Level Seven (HL7) Inc., one of the world’s most prolific healthcare standards developers, recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with The Accredited Standards Committee (ASC) X12, in yet another example of HL7′s proactive efforts of cooperation and harmonization in healthcare standards development. HL7 Press Releases

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Publication of HIPAA NPRM for Electronic Claims Attachment Standards Marks Defining Moment for ASC X12 and HL7

February 27, 2011

The Accredited Standards Committee (ASC) X12 and Health Level Seven (HL7) announced today that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published a Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) for electronic claims attachments in the Federal Register. The publication of this NPRM – in accordance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) [...]

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ONC Announces New Project to Harmonize Standards that Support Meaningful Use of EHR Systems

February 23, 2011

Today the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) announced the launch of an industry project to consolidate and harmonize required health information exchange specifications that support meaningful use of electronic health record (EHR) systems. The project, called the “HL7/IHE Health Story Implementation Guide Consolidation Project,” is a collaboration of Health Level [...]

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HL7 Standards to Host Grand Rounds

January 31, 2011

February is almost here and to start things off, HL7 Standards is pleased to announce it will host Grand Rounds Vol. 7 No. 19 on Tuesday, February 1, 2011. For those unfamiliar with the program, Grand Rounds is a weekly blog sharing movement for health care professionals (physicians, nurses, CIOs, students, researchers, etc.) to share [...]

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Health Level Seven Reaches Major Milestones in Fostering Harmonization of Healthcare Interoperability Standards

December 31, 2010

Health Level Seven (HL7) today announced four major milestones toward harmonization of interoperability standards as a result of the HL7 Working Group meeting held January 8 – 13, 2007 in San Diego, CA. HL7 Press Releases

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HL7 Standards Are Foundation of HIMSS 2007 IHE Interoperability Showcase

December 26, 2010

Health Level Seven (HL7), a preeminent healthcare IT standards development organization with broad international representation, and Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise (IHE) continue their collaborative relationship at this year’s IHE Interoperability Showcase at the 2007 Annual Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Conference & Exhibition from Feb. 25-March 1, 2007, in New Orleans, LA. HL7 [...]

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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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Health Level Seven, America’s Health Insurance Plans, and the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association Sign MOU to Collaborate on Portability Standards for Personal Health Records

December 5, 2010

Health Level Seven, Inc. (HL7), America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP), and the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association (BCBSA), today announced they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to create a collaborative process for the maintenance of portability standards for personal health records (PHR). HL7 Press Releases

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Health Level Seven Announces Key 2008 Initiatives for Messaging Standards, EHR and Structured Documents

November 23, 2010

Health Level Seven (HL7), a preeminent healthcare IT standards development organization with broad international representation, today announced key initiatives for 2008 to guide the development and adoption of healthcare IT standards in the U.S. and worldwide. The announcement was made at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) annual meeting. HL7 Press Releases

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Health Level Seven Brings Cohesion, Responsiveness to Clinical Documentation Standards Development

November 12, 2010

Health Level Seven (HL7), a preeminent developer of global healthcare standards, today announced breakthrough progress with its Clinical Document Architecture (CDA), including four new implementation guides. The guides address basic documentation requirements for diagnostic imaging, consultations, quality reporting and home health monitoring. These four implementation guides have been developed in response to industry demand as [...]

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A Message to our Readers: HL7 Standards Website Update

November 8, 2010

“Wise and prudent men – intelligent conservatives – have long known that in a changing world worthy institutions can be conserved only by adjusting them to the changing time.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt The healthcare information technology industry is changing every day. New policies are approved, new technology is developed and innovative minds are challenged [...]

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Global Leader Health Level Seven Hosts Pioneering Cross-Continent Dialogue on Standards and Interoperability in Africa

November 5, 2010

Orlando, FL., U.S. – January 13, 2009 – Health Level Seven (HL7), a preeminent healthcare IT standards development organization with diverse member representation from around the world is assuming a growing role in global standards and interoperability consensus. In this spirit, the organization announced today that it is hosting a high-level delegation of five Ugandan [...]

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HL7 Offers Free Ambassador Webinar on the Version 3 Family of Standards

November 4, 2010

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 Version 3 on Tuesday, November 9, from 12:00 – 1:15 pm ET. Version 3 is HL7′s globally-defined family of standards developed with a model-driven methodology, and [...]

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Healthcare Standards & Certification Criteria – Updates & Resources

November 3, 2010

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) issued an update (issued on October 12) to the Standards and Certification Criteria Rule. It was, essentially, a correction to remove an implementation guide from the public health agency surveillance and reporting criteria. GEN I Feed

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HL7 Assumes Leadership Role in Historic Charter Organization with Leading U.S. Standards Developers

October 25, 2010

Ann Arbor, MI., U.S. – March 19, 2009 – As health system reform and the movement to give each American an interoperable EHR by 2014 pick up speed, Health Level Seven (HL7) today announced its participation in the new SDO (standards development organization) Charter Organization (SCO). The purpose of the SCO is to increase coordination [...]

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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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Information and Communication Technologies Standards in the Health Sector

September 25, 2010

A new study has been released on behalf of the Enterprise & Industry Directorate General of the European Commission on the topic of ICT standards in the health sector: current situation and prospects. The study contains a number of interesting remarks on HL7, for example welcoming the current initiative towards greater collaboration between HL7, ISO [...]

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