January 2011 Newsletter

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JANUARY 2011
2010 Ed Hammond Volunteer of the Year Awards
Seven members honored
HL7 honored seven members with the 14th annual W. Edward Hammond, PhD Volunteer of the
Year Award. Established in 1997, the award is named after Dr. Ed Hammond, one of HL7’s most
active volunteers, founding member and past Board chair. The award recognizes individuals who
have made significant contributions to HL7’s success. The 2010 recipients include:
• Hugh Glover and Julie James, HL7 UK
• Stan Huff, MD, chief medical informatics officer, Intermountain Healthcare
• Charlie Mead, MD, MSc, CTO, 3rd Millennium, Inc.
• Mark Shafarman, principal, Shafarman Consulting
• D. Mead Walker, Health Data and Interoperability, Inc.
• Pat Van Dyke, director of information, security, privacy and EDI representing Delta Dental
Plans Association
About the Volunteers:
Hugh Glover and Julie James have
been involved with HL7 since 2001. They
received the award jointly as they are
partners both personally and professionally. They have both actively contributed
to HL7 for many years and have held
leadership positions in the Pharmacy
Work Group such as a co-chair or facilitator. Their backgrounds—James as a
pharmacist and Glover’s expertise in data
modeling—complement each other and
have brought valuable insight to HL7.
Both have been involved with Version 3
development since its inception. James
is also active in the Patient Safety Work
Julie James, Ed Hammond and Hugh Glover
Group. She currently serves as a Vocabulary Facilitator for medication and pharmacy. Glover currently serves as the Pharmacy Work Group representative on the Common Product
Model project. He also serves as a Modeling and Methodology Facilitator for medication and as a
Vocabulary Facilitator for CMET.
Stan Huff, MD is a long-time member of HL7 and currently
sits on the HL7 Board of Directors. An international expert
on vocabulary, he was one of the first co-chairs elected to
lead HL7’s Vocabulary Work Group, a position he held for
nearly a decade. He was also one of the early co-chairs for
HL7’s Templates Work Group. Additionally, Huff has been
elected to the HL7 Board of Directors twice, serving as chair
from 2000 – 2001. Actively involved in the development of
Version 3, he has served as Vocabulary Facilitator for the
Vocabulary and Orders and Observations Work Groups. In
2008, Huff was named to the HL7 Roadmap Committee, and
in 2009 he was elected by the Board of Directors to serve as
the US representative to the HL7 International Council.
Ed Hammond and Stan Huff
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® Health Level Seven and HL7 are registered trademarks of Health Level Seven International, registered in the US Trademark Office
In This Issue...
Seven 2010 Volunteers of the Year
Honored............................................. 1-3
HL7 Organizational Relations Update.... 3
HL7 Comes of Age................................... 4
Looking Ahead to Meaningful Use
Stage II................................................... 5
Update From Headquarters..................6-8
2011 Publishing Calendar...................... 8
Remembering Dr. Yun Sik Kwak.......... 9
Co-Chair Q & A................................ 10-11
News from the PMO.............................. 11
HL7 Static Model Designer Tool.......... 12
HL7 Standards in Child Health............. 13
Seven Members Honored, continued
Charlie Mead, MD has been a member of HL7 since
1995. He co-chaired the Patient Care Work Group for
many years and later became co-chair of Personnel
Management. Mead was a member of the HL7 International Board of Directors for two terms, serving one of
them as Treasurer. An avid participant in the development of Version 3, he was among the initial Modeling
and Methodology facilitators and has spearheaded
efforts over the years to improve the accessibility and
readability of Version 3.
A member of the CDISC Board of Directors, Mead has encouraged and nurtured collaborations
between CDISC and HL7, and has been an active participant in the Regulated Clinical Research
Information Management (RCRIM) Work Group. With support from HL7 RCRIM, CDISC, and
FDA, he founded the project that developed the model we now know as the Biomedical Research
Integrated Domain Group (BRIDG) model. Mead currently serves as chair of the Architectural review Board (ArB), and is instrumental in driving the development of the Services Aware Interoperability Framework, known as SAIF.
Mark Shafarman has been a member of HL7 since 1992.
He has served HL7 in almost every capacity including
co-chair of the Control Query Work Group for many
years, co-chair of the Templates Work Group (a position
that he holds today), and as co-chair of the initial Affiliates’ Council. Shafarman also held the position of the
Chair of HL7 from 2004 – 2005, and served on the HL7
Board of Directors, the Technical Steering Committee,
and the ArB for a number of years. He was integral in
the development of the original HL7 Version 2 certification exam and currently serves as an HL7 Ambassador.
International Council Meeting
in Cambridge................................... 14-15
GELLO: The Domain Specific Language
of Healthcare........................................ 16
IHIC 2011: The Tomorrowland
of Health.............................................. 17
ISHEP 2010 Workshop Recap.......... 18-19
Upcoming International Events............. 19
Save the Date for MIE 2011.................. 20
Certification Exam Congratulations..... 21
Save the Date for HIMSS 2011............. 22
HL7 Benefactors................................... 22
Affiliate Contacts................................... 23
Organizational Members..................24-26
2011 Technical Steering
Committee Members ............................ 27
Steering Divisions................................. 27
HL7 Work Group Co-Chairs..............28-30
HL7 Facilitators............................... 31-32
HL7 Staff Members................................33
2011 Board of Directors....................... 34
Ed Hammond and Charlie Mead
Ed Hammond and Mark Shafarman
In addition, HL7’s current working relationship with
the European Committee for Standardization (CEN)
was forged under Sharfarman’s leadership, and he has
served as HL7’s liaison to that organization for a number of years.
D. Mead Walker has been a member of HL7 since
1993. Shortly after joining, he was elected co-chair of
the Quality Assurance/Data Modeling Committee, a
precursor to today’s Modeling and Methodology Work
Group, and to the Architectural review Board, which
he chaired for nearly a decade. Walker served on the
HL7 Board of Directors from 1998-1999, and has been
actively engaged in the development of Version 3. He
was one of the initial authors of the Message Development Framework (MDF) and its successor, the H7
Development Framework (HDF).
Continued on next page
Ed Hammond and Mead Walker
Educational Summits.............................35
Upcoming Working Group
Meetings................................................36
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HL7 Organizational
Relations Update
Scott M. Robertson,
PharmD
ByScottMRobertson,PharmD,Co-Chair,HL7OrganizationalRelationsCommittee
HL7interactswithmanyotherstandardsdevelopment,
professional,industry/tradeandacademicorganizations.
Theseinteractionsarekeytomakingsurewehavethe
appropriateinterestsandknowledgeinvolvedinourstandardsdevelopment,andthatourstandardsarecoordinatedwithotherstandards,industryinitiativesandregulatorydevelopments.Whilesomeoftheserelationships
arecasual,thereareanumberofformalizedagreements
withotherorganizations,currentlyasMemorandaofUnderstanding(MOUs)andAssociateCharterAgreements
(ACAs).Thepurposeofaformalagreementistodefine
commongoals,workingparameters,and,insomecases,
extendingsomejointmemberbenefits(e.g.,conference
registrationatmemberrates).
TheOrganizationalRelationsCommittee(ORC)ischarged
withmonitoringandmanagingtheserelationSeven Members Honored, cont. from pg. 2
ships.TheORCdoesnot“control”relationships,
butweensurethattheappropriateagreements
Asoughtaftermodelingexpert,WalkerhasservedasModeling
areinplace,andup-to-date,asappropriate.The
FacilitatorforboththePatientSafetyandRCRIMWorkGroups,
currentagreementsarepostedontheHL7webandbeenanactivememberoftheModelingandMethodology
siteunderAboutUs>Agreements(http://www.
(MnM)WorkGroupformanyyears.Healsoservesasthecohl7.org/about/agreements.cfm
chairtothePatientSafetyWorkGroupandhasparticipatedin
thePublicHealthandEmergencyResponseWorkGroup.Walker
recentlyservedanothertermonthenewly-formedArBandisthe
Overthepastyear,theORChasbeenreviewing
immediatepastchairoftheFoundation&TechnologySteering
theexistingMOUsandACAs.Wehavefound
Division,servingasoneofthatgroup’stworepresentativeson
thatthereislittledifferencebetweenanMOU
theTechnicalSteeringCommittee.
andanACA,andthattherearenocriteriato
determinewhenaformalagreementisnecesPat Van Dykejoined
HL7in2003.Anactive
sary.TheORChasdevelopedaproposaltoconmember,sheisdeeply
solidatetheMOUandACAintoasingledocuinvolvedinthedevelment.Thenewparadigmwoulddifferentiate
opmentofElectronic
betweenagreementsthatarespecifictoprojects
HealthRecord(EHR)
andgeneralagreementswhichalignorganizastandards.VanDyke
tionalgoalsandprinciples.Thatproposalis
currentlyservesasacochairfortheElectronic
beingrevisedindiscussionswiththeTSCand
Records(EHR)Work
theInternationalCouncilandisexpectedtogo
Groupandisthegroup’s
totheBoardduringtheJanuaryWorkGroup
primaryorganizer.She
MeetinginSydney.
coordinatesandleadsall
weeklyconferencecalls,
face-to-facemeetings,
Ed Hammond and Pat Van Dyke
ballotsubmissions,and
withtheArB,facilitates
theprocessoftyingtheHL7ElectronicHealthRecordSystem
FunctionalModel(EHR-SFM)totheSAIF.VanDykealsocoleadsthedevelopmentofthedentalfunctionalprofileforthe
ElectronicHealthRecordSystemFunctionalModel(EHR-SFM).
JANUARY 2011
ThedevelopmentworkforORCismaintained
onanHL7Wikipage(http://wiki.hl7.org/index.
php?title=Organizational_Relations_Committee).
TheORCwelcomescommentsandinputon
thiswork.
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HL7 Comes of Age
ByCharlesJaffe,MD,PhD,HL7CEO
Charles Jaffe, MD
2010hasbroughtchangesintheleadershipofgovernmentsaroundtheworld.Insomeinstances,thishas
createdanewfocusonthechallengesofmanaging
healthcareinanagingpopulation.Inothercountries,
theobstaclestoembracingahealthiercitizenryhasall
butbeenlosttobudgetconstraintsandacontractionof
newhealthcareprojectsandreforms.Bythetimeyou
readthis,theremaybenewleadershipinthelegislative
branchoftheAmericanFederalgovernment.Thedirectionthatmaytakeusisvagueandcloudedinmacroeconomicphilosophies.Regardlessofthefiscalapproach
thegovernmentseverywheremaytaketoreturntoreal
economicgrowth,HL7willcontinuetopursueourvision
ofinteroperablehealthcare.
Interoperabilityofhealthcareinformationisnotadestination.Itisbutonepathinour
journeytoimprovethewell
beingofthecitizensofthis
planet.HL7ismaturing.We
havemovedpastour“growth
spurt”years,overcomethe
turmoilofadolescence,
andbecomeamoremature
organization.Theimpactof
aglobaleconomicdownturn
doesnotseemtohavedampenedthespiritofcreativity
andinnovationthathasbeensuchanimportantpartof
thelasttwodecades.
training,thoseresourcesmaybehardertoobtainthan
manypredicted.Whenwecanshareinthoseresources,
HL7mustbewiseinhowwemakeuseofthem.Wisdom
doesnotcomeeasily.Itisachievedontheroadfilledwith
wrongturnsandmisguidedintentions.HL7needstolearn
fromfailuresandlearntocelebrateoursuccesses.While
therehavebeenmanyachievements,bothgreatandsmall,
somemaycomefromplacesthatweleastexpect.
Ourintellectualcapital,expressedastheproductsand
servicesthatwedevelop,shouldneverberecklessly
abused.Morethanever,wehavebeenaskedtoshare
theachievementsofHL7andensurethatothersdothe
same.Likeanyotherresource,theintellectualpropertyof
HL7mustbeprovidedwithgreatgenerositytothosewho
needitbutcannottrulyaffordtopayforit.Atthesame
time,HL7mustbecome
moreadeptatmanaging
thatintellectualproperty
andatensuringthatweare
appropriatelyrewardedfor
creatingandnurturingand
buildinguponthoseresources.In2011,wewillsee
someimportantstepstoward
bettermanagementofourIP
andthevaluethatitbrings.
Interoperability of healthcare
information is not a destination.
It is but one path in our journey
to improve the well being of the
citizens of this planet.
Inordertobecomeincreasinglysuccessful,however,
HL7mustbewiserandmoreefficient.Wemustevolve
abusinessmodelthatsustainsusbeyondthewideeconomicswingsthathavebeenpartofthelastdecade.As
inthepast,wewillalwaysrelyuponthecollaborative
effortswithourstakeholdersandwithotherstandards
developmentorganizations.Collaborationhasbeena
vitalcomponentofourtechnicaldevelopment,andit
mustgrowinthecomingyear.Itiscertainlyatimeduringwhichwewillberequiredtoleveragethelimited
resourcesatourdisposal.
Formypart,Iwanttothankthoseofyouwhohave
contributedtothegreatstridesthatHL7wasabletomake
in2010.Iespeciallyapplaudthosewhohaveselflessly
contributedcountlesshourswithlittlerecognitionor
acclaim.Isalutethoseorganizationsandthestakeholder
communitiesthatprovidedcollaborationandmanytimes
showedtheway.Morethananything,somuchofwhat
weaccomplishedwasmadepossiblebythegiftoftrust.
In2011,therewillbemanynewmilestonestoreachand
accomplishmentstocommemorate.Sohere’satoastto
HL7,“Mayitalwaysbetheoffspringforwhichwecanbe
mostproud,andtheparenttothemanyaccomplishments
wecanonlydreamabout.”
Althoughgovernmentseverywherehavepromiseddramaticincreasesinspendingforhealthcaretechnologyand
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JANUARY 2011
HL7 Structured Documents Work Group and Health Story
Liora Alschuler
LookingAheadto MeaningfulUseStageII
ByLioraAlschuler,Co-Chair,HL7StructuredDocumentsWorkGroup
andHealthStoryProjectLiaison
HL7’sStructuredDocumentsWorkGroup(SDWG)started
theCambridgemeetinglookingtonewprojectstosupport
thenextstageof“MeaningfulUse”ofelectronichealth
records.ThespecificprojectconsolidatesaseriesofHL7
ClinicalDocumentArchitecture(CDA)implementation
guides.Theseincludeeightcommontypesofclinical
notes:
• History&Physical
• Consult
• OperativeNote
• ProcedureNote
• DiagnosticImagingReports
• DischargeSummaries
• UnstructuredDocuments(anyclinicaltype)and
• ProgressNotes
AllareeitherDraftStandardsforTrialUseorInformative
Documents.Allofthesehavebeenalreadybeen
publishedwiththeexceptionoftheProgressNote,
whichisexpectedtobepublishedbyyear-end.The
consolidationprojectwouldre-publishthesedocuments
inasingleguide,includingtheContinuityofCare
Document(CCD)templates,whicharereusedwithinthe
series.
Thesignificanceoftheprojectismultifaceted:
• IthighlightsthereusabilityofCDAtemplates
ateachlevel:entry,sectionanddocument,an
approachcalled“templatedCDA”
• Apackageofguidessupportseaseof
implementationforEHRvendorsandclinical
documentvendorsbuildingacommonplatform
forinteroperabilitybetweentheapplications
• Creatingasingle-sourcedocumentcontainingall
theinformationneededwilleaseimplementation,
accelerateadoption,andbealignedwiththegoals
oftheUSnationalprogram
• Itprovidesaglidepathintothenextstageof
meaningfulusebybuildingoffexistingwork
alreadyinthecurrentregulation
Regardingthelastpoint—thedevelopmentofaglide
path—theFinalRulestatesthat,“Increasinglyrobust
expectationsforhealthinformationexchangeinstagetwo
andstagethreewillsupportandmakerealthegoalthat
informationfollowsthepatient.”(p.35)Althoughspecific
guidanceonPhaseIIisnotyetavailable,theHITPolicy
Committee(HITPC)recommendedearlierthisyearthat
ProgressNote,ataminimum,beincludedandstressed
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theimportanceofavailabilityofcompleteelectronic
informationatthepointofcare.Theproposedprojectcan
makeiteasiertoimplementafullyinteroperablepatient
recordusingthesameframeworkasPhaseI.
Thefullscopeanddetailoftheprojectisyettobe
determined.TheprojectwaspresentedbyHL7ChairBob
Dolin,MDtotheInternationalCouncilontheSunday
precedingtheCambridgeWorkingGroupMeeting,where
itgeneratedmuchinterest.Itislikelythattheprojectwill
beinitiallypursuedfortheUSRealmonthepremisethat
itisbesttoestablishabenchmarkforrealm-specificbest
practicesandthenreconcilethoseacrossdomains.
SDWGco-chairKeithBoonesuggestedthatthe
projectincludetemplatesdevelopedbyIntegratingthe
HealthcareEnterprise(IHE),asuggestionthatwas
enthusiasticallyreceived.
AdditionalscopecouldincludeincorporationofUSspecificrequirementssuchasthosefoundintheHITSP
C32Version2.5.Otherguidesmaybeconsideredfor
inclusion,suchastherecently-renewedPersonalHealth
MonitoringImplementationGuidedevelopedwiththe
supportoftheContinuaAlliance.
Developmentoftheeightguidesmentionedabove
followedHL7’sopenprocessesundertheauspicesof
SDWGwithcollaborationfromImagingIntegrationon
DiagnosticImagingReportsandPatientCareonseveral
notetypes.Theworkwassupportedinpartbythe
HealthStoryProject,anallianceofassociations,vendors
andprovidersworkingtogethertoopenthegateway
betweendictatednotesandelectronichealthrecords.
(Seewww.healthstory.com.)HealthStoryisdeveloping
aProjectScopeStatementtobringtoSDWGandhopes
tohaveaballotbythespringcycle.Whilemuchwork
remainstobedone,thisprojectholdsthepotentialto
reconcileandresolvediscrepanciesacrossanumberof
implementationguides,furtherhighlightthestrengths
ofMDHT,augmentthecooperationwithIHE,and
provideguidancefortheindustry.Welookforwardto
aninterestingandsuccessfulproject!
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HL7 Fellows Program
Recognizes 25
Mark McDougall
ByMarkMcDougall,HL7ExecutiveDirector
HL7 Fellows
DuringthePlenarymeeting,HL7
announcedanewrecognitionprogram:HL7Fellowship.Thisprogram
recognizesindividualswhohavecontributedsignificantlytoHL7andhave
heldcontinuousHL7membershpfor
atleast15years.HL7CEO,Charles
Jaffe,MD,PhD,announcedthenew
programandcongratulatedthefollowing25individualsastheinaugural
2010classofHL7Fellows:
WoodyBeeler,PhD
BerndBlobel,PhD
WilliamBraithwaite,MD
HansBuitendijk
JaneCurry
NormanDaoust
GaryDickinson
BobDolin,MD
JeanFerraro
FreidaHall
W.EdwardHammond,PhD
StanHuff,MD
BertKabbes
TedKlein
VirginiaLorenzi
KenMcCaslin
ClementMcDonald,MD
CharlieMead,MD
UPDATE FROM
HEADQUARTERS
ChuckMeyer
JohnQuinn
WesRishel
RobertSeliger
GreggSeppala
MarkShafarman
D.MeadWalker
Volunteers of the Year Awards
Itisamazingtorealizethatweare
alreadyinthe14thyearofrecognizing
incredibleeffortsbyourvastnumber
ofdedicatedvolunteersviaourW.EdwardHammond,PhDHL7Volunteer
oftheYearAwards.Whilethereare
certainlydozensofindividualswho
meritthisrecognitioneachyear,the
AwardsCommitteeischallengedto
limittheannualawardtoonlyafew.
Thisyear’srecipientshavecontributed
hundredsofhours,ifnotthousands,
andhavecertainlyservedHL7extremelywellformanyyears.AsEd
mentionedduringtheawardsceremony,wearehonoredandpleasedto
recognizethisyear’srecipientsofthe
W.EdHammondHL7Volunteerofthe
YearAwards:
• HughGlover
• StanHuff,MD
• JulieJames
• CharlieMead,MD
• MarkShafarman
• PatVanDyke
• MeadWalker
Pleaseseethecoverstoryformore
details.
Right: The 2010 Volunteers of the Year
Below: The 2010 HL7 Fellows
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JANUARY 2011
Board Election Results
RajuKucherlapati,PhD–PaulC.
CabotProfessorofGeneticsandProfessorofMedicineatHarvardMedical
School.Hisspell-bindingkeynote
addressfocusedontheimplementationofpersonalizedmedicineand
setthestageforthepresentations
thatfollowed.Ourslateofincredible
speakersclearlyhitahomerun.
Oneofthemanychangesthat2011
willbringusisanewHL7Boardof
Directors.Asrecentlyannounced,the
electionresultsfor2011Boardpositionsareasfollows:
Vice Chair/Chair-elect: DonMon,
PhD
Secretary: JillKaufman,PhD
Directors-at-Large:KeithBooneand
EdHammond,PhD
Affiliate Rep:CatherineChronaki
Congratulationstotheseindividuals.
Photosandcontactinformationfor
theaboveindividualsalongwiththe
othermembersofthe2011HL7Board
ofDirectorsareprovidedonpage34.
Medinfo
Since1995,HL7hashadasignificant
presenceatthepremiertri-annual
internationalmedicalinformatics-focusedconferencecalled“Medinfo.”
Thelocationofthesemeetingshas
spannedtheglobe,including:
• Vancouver,Canada(1995)
• Seoul,Korea(1998)
• London,England(2001)
• SanFrancisco,USA(2004)
• Brisbane,Australia(2007)
• CapeTown,SouthAfrica(2010)
Thisyear’seventwasthe13thMedinfoconferenceandthefirstinAfrica.
TheSeptember12-15,2010conventionattractedabout1,100attendees
from75countries.HL7hadaboothin
theexhibithallandhostedourpopularreceptionformanyoftheworld’s
leadersinmedicalinformatics.
I’dliketopersonallythankseveral
HL7membersfromaroundtheglobe
whohelpedstafftheHL7booth,includingFernandoCampos,Catherine
Chronaki,MichioKimura,EdHammond,BobDolinandChuckJaffe.
ManyindividualswithdirectandindirecttiestoHL7alsomadepresentationsatthisyear’sMedinfo.HL7
BoardChairBobDolin,MD,pro-
JANUARY 2011
Raju Kucherlapati, PhD
videdahalf-daytutorialonCDAand
CCD.EdHammond,PhD,served
aspanelmoderatorandspeakerfor
asessionon“TranslationalstrategiesforintroducinghealthITand
standardsintodevelopingcountries,”
alongwithseveralpanelistssuchas
ChuckJaffe,MD,PhD.
IampleasedtoalsoreportthatIhad
thepleasureofattendingtheEFMI
CouncilDinnerduringtheMedinfo
conference.Wediscussedopportunitiesforclosercollaborationbetween
ourorganizations.Iwouldliketo
thankthefollowingindividualsfor
theirkindness:JohnMantas,EFMI
President;JacobHofdijk,EFMI&
IMIAVicePresidentforEurope,and
CristinaMazzoleni,EFMIInstitutions
LiaisonOfficer.
24th Annual Plenary Meeting
HL7’s24thAnnualPlenaryandWorkingGroupMeetingconvenedOctober3-8,2010attheHyattRegency
CambridgeHotel,inCambridge,
Massachusetts.Thesettingonthe
CharlesRiverwasbothwonderfuland
productive.
InadditiontoourregularWorking
GroupMeetingwithover40committeesmeetingand25tutorials,the
24thAnnualPlenarymeetingfocused
ontheFuture of healthcare using
genomics as a key tool. Ourfirst
keynotespeakerforthisprogramwas
AspecialthanksgoestoGrantWood
andtheco-chairsoftheHL7Clinical
GenomicsWorkGroupfortheirefforts
inassemblingtheexcellentPlenary
Meetingprogram:JoyceHernandez,
KevinHughes,MD,AmnonShabo,
PhD,andMollieUllman-Cullere.
Immediatelyfollowingourplenary
meeting,HL7alsoproducedanHL7
Ambassadorsprogramon“HL7and
theFinalRule:HealthInformation
Technology:InitialSetofStandards,
ImplementationSpecifications,and
CertificationCriteriaforElectronic
HealthRecordTechnology.”Thisvery
popularsessionprovidedanoverview
ofhowHL7willbeusedtoachieve
meaningfuluseandthenprovided
high-leveltutorialsonHL7’sClinical
DocumentArchitecture(CDA),ContinuityofCareDocument(CCD)and
ourVersion2standards,whichare
namedintheFinalRulereferencedin
thesessiontitle.Thisprogramwas
oneofmanythatweekthatprovided
MDswithCMEs.
Iamalsopleasedtorecognizethese
organizationsthatsponsoredkey
componentsofour24thAnnualPlenaryandWorkingGroupMeeting.
• BeelerConsulting,LLC
• GordonPointInformatics
• iNTERFACEWARE
• LINKMED
• LockheedMartin
• Virtify
Theadditionalsponsorshipsupport
providedbytheseorganizationscontributessignificantlytoHL7’smeeting
budgetandismuchappreciated.In
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Update from Headquarters, cont. from pg. 7
madebythreeindividuals:RichardDixonHughes,KlausVeilandTinaConnell-Clark.
Theyhaveworkedincrediblyhardandhave
devotedhundredsofhoursworkingtoensure
thesuccessofthismeeting.Onbehalfofthe
HL7Board,Isendasincerethankyouand
lookforwardtothankingtheminpersondown
under.
In Closing
Asthisarticlewillbepublishedpriortothe
upcomingholidays,Iwishtoclosewitha
heartfeltthankyoutoallofyouwhohave
madeapositivedifferenceinmylifeand/or
inthelivesaroundyou.Onbehalfofthe
HL7staff,weextendtoyouandyourlovedonesour
bestwishesforgoodhealth,muchhappiness,andlotsof
smilesthisholidayseasonandbeyond.
Representatives from the 2010 HL7 Benefactors
addition,HL7raised$211forDoctorswithoutBorders
fromthesalesofthejokeribbonsatourWGMsin2010.
Benefactors and Supporters
Wearethrilledtohaveattractedthealltimehighest
numberofHL7benefactorsandsupporters,whoarelisted
onpages20and24.TheirsupportofHL7isverymuch
neededandsincerelyappreciated.Representativesfrom
thebenefactorsarepictured
above.Aspecialthankyou
isextendedtothelistoffirms
thatrepresentour2010HL7
benefactorsandsupporters.
2011 Publishing Calendar
Organizational Member
Firms
Aslistedon24-26,HL7isvery
proudtoreportthatthenumber
ofHL7organizationalmember
companiesisatanalltime
high,including588companies.
Wesincerelyappreciatetheir
ongoingsupportofHL7via
theirorganizationalmembershipdues.
Sydney WGM
Ilookforwardtoseeingmanyof
youinSydney,Australiaforour
January9-14,2011HL7Working
GroupMeeting.Notonlywill
theWGMbeproductive,butwe
willalsohavetheopportunityto
visitoneofworld’smostbeautifulcities.Whiletherearemany
individualsthathaveplayed
keyrolesrelatedtothisJanuary
2011WGM,I’dliketopersonally
recognizetheincredibleefforts
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April4
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May15–20
May 2011 Ballot Cycle
Projectscopestatementdeadlinefornewcontentaswell
ascommitteeintenttoreconcileandadvancestatus
Ballotopendate
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MayWorkingGroupMeeting
September 2011 Ballot Cycle
May29 Projectscopestatementdeadlinefornewcontentaswell
August1 Ballotopendate
September5 Ballotclosedate
September11–16 SeptemberWorkingGroupMeeting
January 2012 Ballot Cycle
September25 Projectscopestatementdeadlinefornewcontentaswell
December5 Ballotopendate
January9 Ballotclosedate
January15–20 JanuaryWorkingGroupMeeting
JANUARY 2011
Remembering Professor
Yun Sik Kwak,
MD, PhD (1936-2010)
Kwak Sensei
“Sensei”isaprefixtonames,almostsimilarto“Doctor,”
butithasmanymoremeaningssuchasa“Medicaldoctor,”“Teacher,”ora“Respectedperson.”Hewasasensei,
byallofthesemeanings.
Dr.KwakgraduatedfromNationalKyungpookMedicalUniversityofDaegu,Korea,whichishishometown.
Afterthat,he
movedtothe
UnitedStates
andbecamea
facultymemberofclinical
pathologyat
CaseWestern
Universityin
Cleveland,Ohio.Dr.KwakwasappointedasacertifiedinspectoroftheCollegeofAmericanPathologists
(CAP).Whenhevisitedhishometownduringhissabbatical,hewasstronglypersuadedtobeafacultymemberathisalmamater,andwasappointedasaprofessor
ofmedicalinformatics.
Dr.Kwakwasanexcellentleaderandhisnaturaltendencywastobecompletelydevotedtoanyendeavorhe
undertook.Hisinvolvementinhealthcareinformatics,
andstandardsdevelopmentinparticular,wasmarked
bythesamedevotionandbenefittedfromhisleadership
capabilities.Dr.KwakfoundedHL7Koreain2002and
servedastheappointedchairforISO/TC215from20032009.Hepavedthewayforclosecooperationbetween
numerousstandarddevelopingorganizationswithinand
aroundtheHL7,ISO/TC215andCEN/TC251realm.Dr.
Kwakwasalsoanaturalandskilledcollaboratorand
broughttogetherdiversegroupsandintereststoachieve
thecommonobjectiveofglobalhealthcare.
Aboveall,Dr.Kwakwilllongbe
rememberedasafriendandan
exampleforallofustofollow.
Above:
Miyajima Shrine,
Hiroshima Japan,
at APAMI
Conference,
November 2009.
Right: Memorial
flowers sent by HL7 and other organizations.
JANUARY 2011
MichioKimura,MD,PhD
HL7JapanChair
Michio Kimura,
MD, PhD
9
Co-Chair Q & A
ByKarenVanHentenryck,HL7AssociateExecutiveDirector
SubmittedonbehalfoftheProcessImprovementCommittee
Karen Van Hentenryck
Co-Chair Transition
Anumberofquestionsrelatedtoco-chairtransitionare
routinelyraisedbyworkgroupsduringthecourseof
generalbusiness.TheProcessImprovementCommittee
(PIC)wouldliketotakethisopportunitytodemystify
someoftheseprocessesbyreferencingtherelevantsectionsintheGovernanceandOperationsManual(GOM)
andprovidingclarifyinginformation.
Q: Do new co-chairs elected at the Working Group
Meetings (WGM) take office immediately or do they assume their new role immediately following the WGM?
A:Accordingto§09.02.04oftheGOM(TermofOffice),
co-chairterms“shallcommenceuponvalidationofelectionresults.”Inotherwords,newlyelectedco-chairsofficiallyassumetheirnewroleonThursdaysattheWGM,
althoughmanyworkgroupsandnewlyelectedco-chairs
prefertohavetheoutgoingchaircontinuetochairthe
meetingsthroughtheendoftheWGM,particularlysince
heorsheplannedtheagenda.Thisiscertainlyreasonableifthat’swhattheworkgroupdecidestodo.
Q: What happens if one of our work group co-chairs
resigns?
A:Co-chairsmayneedtoresignforanynumberofreasons,bothpersonalandprofessional.Luckily,thereare
processesinplacetoensurethatyourworkgroupcanfill
thevacatedco-chairpositionwithouttoomuchinterruptiontothegroup’sactivities.
Firstandforemost,theworkgrouporresigningco-chairs
shouldadviseHQsothattheappropriateupdatescanbe
madeintheofficeandplansforthenextco-chairelectionscanbemade.
Iftheneedisimmediate,theworkgroupshould,followingitsestablisheddecisionmakingpractices,bringamotionforwardtofillthevacatedpositionwithaninterim
co-chair.Acceptnomineesviaemailandonthephone
andthenconductasimplevoteonyourcallorthrough
email/doodlepoll.Theinterimco-chairservesuntilthe
openpositioncanbeannouncedthroughtheofficial30daycallfornominationsfromHQ,whichisdistributedat
least60daysbeforeeachWGM.Ifaco-chairresignsafter
10
thatannouncementhasbeendistributedfromHQ,the
interimwillservethroughtheupcomingWGManduntil
theofficialco-chairelectionsattheWGMfollowingthat.
Shouldtheco-chairresigninadvanceofthe30-daycall
fornominations,theopenco-chairpositionwillbeannouncedinthe30-daycallfornominationsandelections
fortheopenpositionwillbeheldattheupcomingWGM.
Sometimes,aworkgroupdecidesnottofillavacant
co-chairpositionwhenaco-chairresigns.Aslongasthe
workgrouphasmadethatdeterminationaccordingto
itsdecisionmakingpractices,thatisfine.SimplyletHQ
knowsothatthischangeisreflectedinthedatabaseand
thelistservs.
Q. Our work group would like to add an additional cochair. Is there a procedure for doing this?
A.Whilemostworkgroupsshouldnotrequiremore
than2-3chairs,GOM§09.02.04(WorkGroupCo-Chairs)
providestheprocessforworkgroupsthatwishtoaddan
extrachair.Onceamotiontoaddanadditionalco-chair
hasbeenraisedandapprovedaccordingtothework
group’sdecisionmakingpractices,theworkgroupcan
designateanindividualtoserveastheinterimco-chair
untilanofficialco-chairelectioncanbeheld.Please
notifyHQtoensurethattheirrecordscanbeupdated
accordinglyandthatyourworkgroup’sco-chairelections
areannouncedinthenextcallfornominations.
Q: Can a work group remove a co-chair from office? If
so, under what conditions?
A: §09.02.04.03(RemovalfromOffice)oftheGOMdoes
allowforremovalofaco-chairfromoffice.Thisprocess
outlinestwoconditionsunderwhichremovalmaybe
warranted:missingoftwoconsecutiveworkinggroup
meetingswithoutmitigatingcircumstancesandlessthan
60%participationontheworkgroup’sconferencecalls
betweenWGMs.Theindividualbringingforwardamotiontotheworkgroupforremovalofaco-chairisresponsibleforpresentingtheappropriateevidenceanddefendingtheircharge;Inaddition,thisworkgroupbusiness
shouldproceedaccordingtotheworkgroup’sdecision
makingpractices.Itgoeswithoutsayingthatwhile
JANUARY 2011
News
from the
Dave Hamill
PMO
ByDaveHamill,Director,HL7ProjectManagementOffice
Updated Project Scope Statement Template – Coming in
January 2011
TheHL7ProjectManagementOffice
(PMO)andtheProjectServicesWork
Group(PSWG)willreleaseanew2011
versionoftheProjectScopeStatement
(PSS)template;aresultoftheirannual
updatestothetemplate.Asusual,our
goalistostreamlineandsimplifythe
templatesothatit’seasiertousebyHL7
membersandprovidesthemostuseful
datatothemembership.
Changesinclude:
• Makeco-sponsoritsownfieldin
thePSSTemplate,ProjectInsight
andtheSearchableProjectDatabase
• Providefortheabilitytolistkey
SDO/Profilers
• IncludehelptextregardingUniversalRealmguidelines
• Includerecommendedcommunicationtasks
• Withinthetemplatearea,remove
HelptextandProjectInsight
guidelinetext
• RefinehelptextintheAppendices
• Removethe2.bPublicDocument
checkbox
Project Health and Project
Dashboard Reports
TheHL7PMOhasbeenworkingwith
theTechnicalSteeringCommittee
(TSC)todesignProjectHealthand
ProjectDashboardreports.Project
Healthreportsreflectthestatusof
aworkgroup’sprojectportfolio.
ProjectDashboardreportsprovidean
at-a-glancestatusforindividualprojects.Thereportsarebasedondata
gatheredfromProjectInsight,includingstatusupdates,milestonedeliverabledatesandballotinginformation.
SAIF and Sound – Fast Track
to Standard Development
TheProjectServicesWorkGroup
continuestheireffortontheSAIF
andSound–FastTracktoStandard
Developmentproject(project#676).
Theteamisidentifyingchangesto
theProjectLifeCycleforProduct
Development(PLCPD)soastointroducepredictable,one-yearapproval
cyclesforsuitably-scopedprojects
thatleveragebothmethodologyand
architecturebest-practicesandbuilds
onHL7’spastsuccesses.
Additionally,theProjectServices
WorkGroupwillbeworkingwiththe
ArBandtheSAIFprojectteamsto
createanHL7SAIFImplementation
Guide(project#TBDatpresstime).
TheSAIFImplementationGuidewill
Co-Chair Q & A, cont. from pg. 10
thereareprocessesforremovingaco-chairfromoffice,
theseshouldbeusedwithcautionanddiscretion.Should
theworkgroupvotetoremoveaco-chairfromoffice,it
mayappointaninterimchairtoserveuntilthenextofficialelection.Allofthesedecisionsshouldbeconveyed
toHQ.
Q: My co-chair term is expiring at the next WGM but
our work group won’t be meeting there. What should
we do?
JANUARY 2011
providestakeholdersaclearpicture
ofexactlywhatisrequiredtouseand
interoperatewithanorganization’s
softwarecomponents.
Havequestionsregardingtheseprojects?ContactprojectfacilitatorsRick
Haddorff(haddorff.richard@mayo.
edu)orIoanaSingureanu(ioana.
[email protected]).
Monthly Webinars
BesuretolookineNewsforthedates
andtimesofthemonthlywebinar
“HL7ProjectManagementToolOverviewforHL7ProjectFacilitators”.The
sessionsaretargetedforco-chairs
andthoseleadingHL7projects(i.e.
ProjectFacilitators).Thewebinarwill
demonstrateHL7projecttoolsincludingProjectInsight(HL7’sprimary
projectrepository),theHL7SearchableProjectDatabase,GForge,aswell
asreviewHL7projectprocessesand
methodologies.
HL7 Project Tracking Tools
AllofHL7’sprojecttools,includingtheSearchableProjectDatabase,
GForgeandProjectInsight,areavailableonwww.HL7.org via Participate
> Tools & Resources > Project
Tracking Tools.
A.Workgroupsfacingthissituationcandecidetohold
theelectionanywayorchoosetodefertheelectionuntil
thenextWGM.GOM§05.02.01(VariancetoVoting
Process)allowsforeitherofthesetwoprocesses.Some
workgroupschoosetomoveforwardwiththeirco-chair
electionastheelectionprocessallowsforabsenteevoting
(GOM§05.02.3).Othergroupsprefertodefertheelection
untilthenextWGM.HQassumesthatworkgroupswill
moveforwardwiththescheduledelectionunlesstheyare
advisedotherwise.
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HL7 Static Model
Designer Tool
Wilfred Bonney
ByWilfredBonney,HL7ToolingAdministrator
TheHL7StaticModelDesigner(SMD)toolisasecond
generationofHL7Version3Messagemodelingtoolin
Eclipseplatform.Initssimplestform,theSMDtoolisan
Eclipse-basedtoolthatenablesHL7modellerstocreate,
validate,andmaintainhealthcaremodelsbasedonthe
HL7Version3messagingstandard.ThetoolwasaNHS
ConnectingforHealthfundedprojectdevelopedbyB2International(B2i)asareplacementoftheexistingHL7Visio-basedRMIMDesignertool.Thesetwotoolshavevery
similarfeatures,butbeginnerswillneedtolearnhowto
usethenewSMDtoolinordertogetthesameresults.
ofasamplestaticmodel(e.g.POLB_MT000001UV01)
designedusingtheSMDtool.
TheToolingWorkGrouphaspublished“Beginners’
GuidetoHL7StaticModelDesigner”documentationto
aidbeginnersinunderstandingthefullfunctionalityand
capabilityofthetool.Thedocumentcanbedownloaded
directlyfromtheHL7GForgesiteattheURL:http://
gforge.hl7.org/gf/download/frsrelease/704/7666/hl7_smdbeginnersguide-1.0.0.zip.
Foradditionalassistanceandcommentregardingtheuse
oftheSMDtool,pleasesendyourrequesttowbonney@
TheHL7SMDtoolfunctionsonany32or64-bitmachines HL7.org.
withLinux,Macintosh,andMicrosoft
Windowsoperating
systems.TheSMD
toolisastandalone
applicationthatis
deliveredwithin
theEclipse(3.3and
above)platformand
isusuallypackaged
inEclipseRCP(Rich
ClientPlatform)with
allexistingMIF-based
plug-ins(Instance
Editor,MIFDiff,
etc).TheSMDtool
aimstobeaunified
modellingworkbench
thataidsHL7modellerstodevelopHL7
Version3Messages,
createinstances,test
anddifferencestatic
models.Figure1
A sample static model design (e.g. POLB_MT000001UV01)
showsascreenshot
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JANUARY 2011
Andrew Spooner, MD
HL7 Standards in
Child Health
Prove Beneficial to National Efforts
ByS.AndrewSpooner,MDandFeliciano“Pele”Yu,MD,HL7ChildHealthWorkGroupCo-Chairs
ElectronicHealthRecord(EHR)
systemsareoftenbuiltwithadultpatientsinmindanddonotoptimally
supporttheprovisionofhealthcare
tochildren.In2008,theHL7Child
HealthWorkGrouppublishedthe
Feliciano Yu, MD
HL7ChildHealthFunctionalProfile
forEHRSystemsasaguideforvendorsandprovidersin
theUSdevelopingandusingelectronicmedicalrecord
systemsforchildhealthcare.Theprofileisacompanion
standardtotheHL7EHR-SystemFunctionalModel(EHR-S
FM),anditbecameanANSI-approvedAmericanNational
StandardinJanuary2009.
TheprofilerepresentsconsensusfromthemajorUSpediatricorganizationsonthecriticalEHRfunctionalityfor
childhealthcare,receivingstrongsupportfromtheAmericanAcademyofPediatrics(AAP),TheAmericanBoardof
Pediatrics(ABP),ChildHealthCorporationofAmerican
(CHCA)andNationalAssociationofChildren’sHospitals
andRelatedInstitutions(NACHRI).Becauseofthis,and
thebenefitsofundergoingavigorousreviewthroughthe
openHL7standardsdevelopmentprocess,theprofileisa
valuabletoolforassessingwhatisneededinanEHRsystemthatmightbeusedtocareforchildren.
Overtheprevioustwoyears,theprofilehasbeenusedin
twohighlyvisiblenationaleffortsintheUnitedStates.It
wasfirstusedaresourcefortheCertificationCommission
forHealthInformationTechnology(CCHIT)asitsChild
HealthWorkGroupdefinedcertificationcriteriaforEHR
systems.Theprofile’scriteriafortopicssuchasimmunizationmanagement,growthtracking,medicationdosing,
datanormsandprivacywereusedasstartingpointsin
developingspecificcertificationcriteriaforchildhealthcare.
AsofOctober2010,fortyambulatoryEHRvendorproducts
arecertifiedbyCCHITforchildhealthcare(listavailableat
www.cchit.org).
JANUARY 2011
Theprofileisnowbeingusedbyaprojectthatoriginated
fromtheChildren’sHealthInsuranceProgramReauthorizationActof2009(CHIPRA),whichcallsfordevelopmentof
amodelEHRFormatforchildrenenrolledinMedicaidor
theChildren’sHealthInsuranceProgram(CHIP).ThelegislationmandatedthatbyJanuary1,2010,theSecretaryof
theDepartmentofHealthandHumanServicesestablisha
programtoencouragethedevelopmentanddissemination
ofamodelEHRFormatforchildren.Theproject’sgoal
istodevelopamodelFormat,demonstratethatitcanbe
readilyused,andpackageitinawaythatfacilitatesbroad
incorporationintoEHRsystems.
TheAgencyforHealthcareResearchandQuality(AHRQ)
andtheCentersforMedicare&MedicaidServices(CMS)
aresponsoringtheproject.Westatistheproject’sprime
contractor,andsubcontractorsincludetheAmerican
AcademyofFamilyPhysicians,theAmericanAcademy
ofPediatrics(AAP),DukeUniversity,FoxSystems,Inc.,
IntermountainHealthcare,andtheUniversityofMaryland.Theprojectteam,whichincludesapanelofadozen
technicalexperts,isreviewingtheprofile’srequirements
asonesourceofinformationforthemodelFormat.Three
HL7ChildHealthWorkGroupco-chairsareparticipating
onthepanel.AdraftversionoftheFormatwillbeavailableMarch2011forassessmentbyCHIPRAdemonstration
projectsinNorthCarolinaandPennsylvania.
TheHL7ChildHealthWorkGroupisprovidinginputinto
theworkunderwayonRelease2oftheHL7EHR-SFMand
hasplanstopublishRelease2fortheChildHealthProfile
shortlyafter,incorporatinggoodfeedbackfromtheabovementionedCCHITandCHIPRAefforts.Formoreinformation,[email protected].
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Report from the HL7 International
Council Meeting
in Cambridge
Catherine Chronaki
ByCatherineChronaki,AffiliateDirector,HL7InternationalBoardofDirectors,
InternationalCouncilCo-Chair—AffiliateLiaison
OnSundayOctober3,theHL7InternationalCouncilhaditsopenmeeting
attendedbymorethan100participants
fromsome30countries.Intheopening
session,co-chairsCatherineChronaki,
RobertStegwee,andHelenStevens
welcomedHL7Pakistan,thenewest
memberoftheInternationalCouncil
whichaimstofurtherpromoteadoptionofHL7standardsinAsia.
Theprogramhasrecentlylaunched
awebinarseries,whichhasbeenreceivedwithenthusiasmandincreasinginterestbytheglobalHL7and
healthcareITcommunity.
JillalsoreportedontheUniversityProgram,whichaimstoincreasethepresenceofHL7andotherhealthinformationtechnologystandardsaspartofthe
reportedonthedissolutionofHL7
Ireland,andthestrongprospects
towardthecreationofHL7PuertoRico
andHL7BosniaHerzegovina.Healso
notedseveralweakaffiliatesthatneed
supportfromtheInternationalMentoringCommittee,volunteersandaffiliate
leadershiptoregainmomentum.
Affiliate Liaison Report
CatherineChronaki,inheraffiliate
liaisonreport,notedseveraleventsand
conferencesthatwereorganizedor
supportedbymembersoftheInternationalCouncil:HL7ItaliaOpenDays
(Role,September2010),ISPHEP2010
inZagreb,Croatia(HL7Croatia),HL7
AsiaPacificConferenceinTaiwan,and
theEFMISTCConferenceinReykjavik
sponsoredbytheInternationalCouncil.
Health Story Project Report
HL7ChairBobDolin,MD,presented
ontheHealthStoryProject,aUSdrivenefforttostandardizetranscripts
ofclinicaldocumentsthatformpartof
ElectronicHealthRecordsusingCDA
implementationguidesandarigorousconformancetestingprocess.The
presentationtriggeredavibrantdiscusGraphical representation depicting the growing number of HL7 affiliates
siononthetransitionfromrealm-based
implementationguidestoglobalor
ReportsfromtheCEO,theCTO,and
curriculumatuniversities.Theprogram internationalones.
theJICfollowed.
recentlycompletedthepilotof“Case
ofHealthCareInteroperabilityStanHL7 Around the World
Marketing Council Report
dards,”aslidedeckof56slidesaspart ThelastsessionallowedHL7affiliates
JillKaufman’sreportfromtheMaroftheHL7UniversityProgramCurricu- theopportunitytopresentdevelopketingCouncildiscussedprogresson
lum2010.Universityprofessorsaround mentsfromtheiraffiliatessharingtheir
theAmbassadorProgram,aninitiatheworldarewelcometocontactHL7
concerns,roadblocks,progress,and
tivethatwillbeledfromnowonby
andreceivetheslidedecktouseitas
successstories.
GrantWood,co-chairoftheMarketing partyoftheircoursematerial.
Council.TheAmbassadorProgramcoThereportfromHL7Pakistandelivered
ordinatesthecreationofstandardized Due Diligence
byMuhammadAfzal,receivedwarm
shortpresentationsforconferences
Committee Report
applausebythemembersofthecounandothereventstopromoteawareMichaelvanCampen,chairofthe
cil,fortheelegantdesignoftheHL7
nessofkeyHL7technicalwork.
AffiliateDueDiligenceCommittee,
Pakistanwebsiteandlogo,themission
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JANUARY 2011
HL7 Pakistan Website
statement“topromoteandfacilitate
thedevelopmentanduseofHL7and
relatedstandardstomeetPakistan
eHealthneeds”andtheslogan“Health
withstandard.”
HL7CanadaChairMichaelvan
CampenpresentedHL7developmentsfromCanada.Herevisitedthe
CanadaInfowayStandardsCollaborativeincludingISO,IHTSDO,
andHL7Canada,whichmaysoon
includeIHECanadaandpossibly
GS1.Thisfruitfulcollaborationand
synergyhasbroughtwideadoptionof
HL7Version3specificationsincluding:Chiro/PhysioClaims(Ontario),
PharmacyClaims(Newfoundland,
PEI),ClientandProviderregistries
(inmostregions),DiagnosticImaging
(BC/Yukon,Saskatchewan,Manitoba,Ontario,NewBrunswick,Nova
Scotia,PEI,Newfoundland),Lab(BC,
Ontario(v2),Quebec,NovaScotia),
Pharmacydispensation(Newfoundland,PEI,Alberta,Saskatchewan,BC
(v2),Quebec),ePrescribing(Ontario,
underway),DischargeSummary&
eReferralsusingCDA/SharedHealth
Record(Ontario,NovaScotia),and
Immunization(PEI,Newfoundland).
Prof.KenToyodafromHL7Japan
sharedthefactthatseveralHL7
standards(i.e.CDAR2ReferraldocumentandHL7Version2.5message
forprescriptionsandlabexamination
results,diseaseclassifications)are
nowendorsedandsubsidizedbythe
MinistryofHealthinJapan.Moreover,hestatedthataspartoftheRegionalHealthcareRevitalizationFund
(3BYen),morethan10-15%willbe
JANUARY 2011
devotedtoHealthcare
InformationTechnology(HIT)in90
regions.Healsonoted
thatJAMI,along
withtheMinistryof
Health,isengaging
inaroadshowApril
16-26,2011toteach
HITstandardsand
possibleapplications
inhealthcare.This
policyturnsouttobe
quitesuccessfulasthe
numberofHIS,capableofexportingorderentrydatainHL7
Version2.5formatis
594(March2010).
HL7TaiwanChairChien-TsaiLiu
reportedthattheeffortsinTaiwan
concentrateondevelopingtransaction
andprofilesfortheexchangeofEHRs
includingmedicalimagingreportsand
dischargesummaries,laboratoryblood
testordersandreports,aswellas
outpatientmedicationreports.Atthe
sametime,HL7Taiwancontributesin
assessinggoalsofEMRadoption.For
2010,thegoalofEHRadoptionwithin
hospitalshasbeenreachedby76%,in
primaryclinics100%,andacrosshospitals14%,forexchangeofmedical
imagesandradiologyreports.
HL7FranceChairNicolasCanureportedontheprogressofthepharmacy
recordprojectknownasDP(“DossierPharmaceutique”)thatusesCDA
whichhasgainedsignificantmomentuminseveralregionsacrossFrance.
Progresscanbemonitoredonlinefor
differentregionsatascanbeseenonlineathttp://www.ordre.pharmacien.
fr/DP/index9.htm.
Atthesametime,theDMP(“Dossier
MédicalPartagé”)projectaimstogo
liveinDecember2010.Theunderlying
InteroperabilityFrameworkisbased
onHL7CDAplusIHEXDS,whileseveraltargetprofilesareplannedforCDA
level3:Labreport,Anatomicpathologyreport,Hospitaldischargereport,
Multidisciplinarymeetingreport(cancercase),Birthcertificate,etc.
NicolasalsoreiteratedHL7France’sinterestinhostingtheSpring2012WGM.
HL7AustraliapresentedtheInternationalCouncilwiththelatestinformationontheJanuaryWGMwhichwill
beheldinSydney.Formoredetailson
thismeeting,pleasevisithttp://www.
hl7.org.au/Sydney2011.htm
ThereportsfromHL7Aroundthe
WorldinCambridge,MAareavailablefordownloadatthepagesofthe
InternationalCouncilathttp://www.
hl7.org/library/committees/intl/HL7_
around_the_world_oct_2010.zip
DP Pharmacy Record Project in France
15
GELLO:
The Domain Specific Language
of Healthcare
ByDr.AndrewMcIntyre(FRACP,MBBS),DirectorofR&D,Medical-Objects,Australia
Thejourneyfromideatoimplementationcanbealong
one,butalllongjourneysbeginwithasinglestep.For
Medical-Objects,thatstepwasaresearchanddevelopmentprojecttoexplorewaysofstreamliningregistry
reportingforlymphomatreatmentinAustralia.This
projectwassponsoredbytheAustralianFederalGovernment,throughtheirInformationTechnologyOnline
(ITOL)initiative.
Theprojectwasscopedtoexploreoptionsratherthan
determineafinalsolution.Theinitialthoughtswereto
hardcodeaGLIF-like(GuidelineInterchangeFormat)
applicationthatenableddatacollectionfromclinicians
andsubsequenttransmissionofsummarydatatoa
cancerregistry.Theprocessofunderstandingadomain
isaniterativeone,however,anditbecameclearthatthe
finaldomainmodelwouldcontinuetochangeandhard
codingthemodelandlogicwouldnotallowenoughflexibilitytosupporttheiterativedevelopmentofthelogic.
Adecisionwasmadeearlyontoimplementaframework
thatallowedconfigurableworkflowsandlogic.Sincethe
language“GELLO”waspartoftheGLIFproject(GELLO
isderivedfrom“ObjectOrientatedGuidelineExpression
Language”)andanHL7standard,itseemedalogical
choice.TheprojectcontinuedintwostreamswithparalleldevelopmentofdomainmodellingandGLIF/GELLO
andcontinuousintegrationbetweenthetwostreams.
TheexistingGELLOstandardwasveryhelpful;however,
duringtheprojectitbecameclearthatthelanguagehad
notpreviouslybeenimplementedandtherewereerrors
inthegrammaranddocumentationthatneededresolution.GiventhatGELLOwasOCL-based(ObjectConstraintLanguage),wesoughtoutalltheOCLdocumentationwecouldfindforcluesandreadallthepreceding
documentationsurroundingtheGELLOprojectinHL7.
TheresultofthisworkwasanewBackus-NaurForm
(BNF)grammarforGELLOthatsupportedtheexisting
examplesandmadeproductionofaworkingGELLO
compilerpossible.Thisgrammarhasbeensuccessfully
ballotedbyHL7asGELLO,Release2.Ourjourneyfrom
ideatothecreationofarevisedstandardtookfouryears;
buttheideasbehindGELLOcanbetraced10yearsback
totheteambehindtheGLIFproject.
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GELLOisa“DomainSpecificLanguage”(DSL)whichis
definedbyMartinFowleras“Acomputerprogramming
languageoflimitedexpressivenessfocusedonaparticulardomain.”GELLOisbasedonOCLandwasasubset
ofOCLwithsomeadditions,butgivenrecentadditions
toOCL,itmaybecomeasubsetagain.AnyonewithOCL
experiencewouldhavenoproblemswritingGELLO,
whichisessentiallythequerypartofOCL2.Ithasthe
abilitytoqueryanabstractmodelofthemedicalrecord
knownasaVirtualMedicalRecord(VMR)andperform
logicprocessingontheresultsofthequeryandanswera
clinicalquestion.GELLO,unlikeOCL,hasawell-defined
BNFgrammarandoperators,andisoptimizedfordealingwithHL7dataobjectsratherthanbaseOCLtypes.
Thisallowsclinicallogictobewell-defined,conciseand
standardized.Italsocreatesalanguagefordefiningformulaeforcalculatedvaluesandqualitycriteria.GELLO’s
logicprocessingabilitiescanmakethedefinitionofqualitycriteriaorcalculatedvalues,forexample,muchmore
naturalthanencodingthelogicintoXMLconstructs.
Criteriaorformulacanthenbecomedirectlyexecutable.
GELLOcansolvethe“CurlyBraceProblem”ofArden
Syntax(i.e.standardizethecontentofthese)andcanbe
usedasanexecutableclinicalqueryandlogiclanguage
fromanyexecutableenvironment.GELLOdoesnottry
tobeanaturallanguageenvironment,butrathertriesto
beasmallpreciselanguagewithunambiguouslogic.An
importantsafetyfeatureofGELLOisthatitisread-only
anditslimitedfunctionalitymakesitsafertoexecuteina
networkconnectedenvironment.TheresultsofGELLO
expressioncanbereturnedtothemedicalrecord,butit
doesnotaimtohavethisabilitydirectlyasitisaside
effectoffreelanguage.
TheaimofGELLOisnottoreplaceprogrammers,butto
allowclinicianswithdomainexpertisetoatleastread,and
mostlyunderstand,theunderlyinglogicthatdrivesclinical
decisionsupport.Thislogiccanthenbesharedinanunambiguousway.Whilethelogiccanbedirectlyexecutedby
aGELLOcompiler,itcanalsobetranslated,eithermanually
orautomatically,intolocalimplementationlanguagesfor
use.Inmanycases,thisisachievedbytheuseofaGELLO
interpreter,whichhasbeenourapproach.
Sincewecompletedtheoriginalproject,wehavecontinuedtofindmanyplaceswhereGELLOsolvesdifficult
problems.ItslargestrealworldusageisinanHL7Version2-basedlaboratoryandclinicalsystemtemplatesfor
calculationofcustomizedreferencerangesandcalculatedvaluessuchaseGFRandtheCrohn’sDiseaseActivityIndex.Itisideallysuitedformorecomplexclinical
decisionsupport.Wearecurrentlyactivelyinvolvedin
theVirtualMedicalRecord(VMR)projectwhichaims
tocreateastandardizedmodelforasnapshotpatient
history.Thiswillallowstandardizedlogicforawide
rangeofmorecomplexclinicalproblemssuchasanalysis
ofpedigreedataanddrug-diseaseinteractions.Making
VMRmodelsexecutableusingGELLOenablesstandardized,sharablelogictobedevelopedforclinicaldecision
supportandqualitycriteria.
JANUARY 2011
International HL7 Interoperability Conference 2011:
Stan Huff, MD
The Tomorrowland
of Health
ByStanHuff,MD,USRepresentativetotheAffiliateCouncilandIHIC2011ProgramCo-Chair
Call for Papers
• Homedevices,Continua
Wearecurrentlyinvitingthesubmissionoftwo-page
extendedabstractsforthe12thInternationalHL7InteroperabilityConferencewhichwillbeheldMay13–14
justpriortotheMayHL7WorkingGroupMeetingMay
15–20inLakeBuenaVista,Florida.Participantswill
presentanddiscussHL7relatedprojects,implementationexperienceanddeploymentstrategiesrelatedtothe
themeoftheconference.
• Community
FollowingthesuccessofpreviousIHICvenuesinBrazil
(2010),Japan(2009),Greece(2008),IHIC2011aimsto
serveasameetingplaceformorethan30HL7affiliates
aroundtheworldaswellasindividualsinterestedin
interoperabilityandstandards,tosharetheirHL7implementationexperienceandstrengthenthesharedvisionfor
afutureofintegratedhighqualitytrustedeHealthservices.
Topics
AppropriatetothevenueinOrlando,thethemeofthe
conferenceis“TheTomorrowlandofHealth.”Specific
topicsinclude:
Meaningful use
• Security,privacy,andconfidentiality
• Howtogeneratevaluefromincentivemoney
• Certificationofsystems
• Smoking,obesity
• Beacongrants
• Behaviorchange
• Electronicaidsforagingandindependence
• PHR,GoogleHealth,HealthVault,recreational
genetics
Next generation architecture
• NextGenerationEHR
• SOAinhealthcare
• SMArtplatform
• Healthcareandthesemanticweb
• Modeling:LRA,openEHR,DCMs,andClinical
ElementModels
Format And Submission
Papersshouldbeformattedaccordingtothe:IEEEformat
(http://www.hl7.org.gr/ihic2008/IEEE_template.doc).
[email protected]
byJanuary31,2011
(finaldeadline)
• Interoperabilityframework
Important Dates
Simulation, virtual environment
DeadlineforSubmissions:January31,2011
Responsetoauthors:February28,2011
Camera-readypapersdue:March31,2011
EventVenue:LakeBuenaVista,OrlandoFlorida,
May13–14,2011
• Virtualhospitals
• Virtualtraining
• Roboticsurgery
• Thevirtualpatient
• Socialnetworking
Future of Personal Health
• Mobiledevices
JANUARY 2011
IHIC 2011 Program Co-Chairs
StanleyHuff,MD,IntermountainHealthcare
WilliamEdwardHammond,PhD,DukeCenterfor
HealthInformatics
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ISHEP 2010
Workshop Recap
Miroslav Koncar
Interoperability and Standards
in Healthcare – European Perspective
ByMiroslavKoncar,ISHEPProgramOrganizingCommitteeandViceChair,HL7Croatia ISHEP2010wasplannedbyHL7Croatia,CroatianSociety
forMedicalInformaticsandSlovenianSocietyforMedical
Informatics.Theeventwasorganizedundertheauspices
oftheMinistryofHealthofRepublicofSlovenia,and
MinistryofHealthandSocialWelfareofRepublicofCroatia.Theorganizersinvitedhealthcareexecutives,opinion
leaders,physicians,industryandsolutionvendors,andall
otherstakeholdersforatwo-dayworkshoptopresentand
discussbestpracticesinstandardsdevelopmentandimplementationsofhealthcareITsolutionsfromtopprojectsin
theregion.Themainpurposewastoexchangeexperiences
regardingeHealthstrategyexecution,costsvs.benefits
analysis,integrationchallenges,userfriendliness,performance,reliabilityandsecurity.Organizedforthefirsttime
thisyear,theconferencefeaturedseveraldistinguished
lecturersandattractedmorethan120participants.
TheopeningwelcomewasdeliveredbyProf.IzetAganovic,PhD,onbehalfofthePresidentoftheRepublic
ofCroatia;Dr.AndrejOrel,presidentoftheSlovenian
SocietyforMedicalInformatics;andMiraHercigonjaSzekeres,PhD,chairoftheorganizingcommittee.The
openingkeynotewasdeliveredbyBenoîtAbeloos,ICTfor
HealthUnit,DGInformationSocietyandMedia,EuropeanCommissionandwasentitled“eHealthInteroperability
andStandardization:aEuropeanperspective”.
Otherpresentationsincluded:
• JosDevliesfromEURORECon“Throughfunctional
harmonizationtointeroperabilityofEHRsystems”
• RolfEngelbrech,ProRec-DEon“Communicationof
EHRsandotherdata”,
• StankoTonkovic,ChairofHL7Croatiaon“HL7
StandardsinCroatia”
• SmiljanaSlavecVoncina,CIOMinistryofHealthof
RepublicofSloveniaon“StandardisationineHealth
projectinSlovenia”
• RankoStevanovic,HeadofPrimaryHealthCare
Department,CroatianPublicHealthInstituteon
“PrimaryHealthcareInformationSystemProjectin
Croatia”
• FredrikLinden,SKL/SALAR,epSOSProjectCoordinatoron“CrossBoarderInteroperabilitywith
PatientSummariesandePrescribing–experiences
fromepSOSproject”
Izet Aganovich, PhD and Mira Hercigonja-Szekeres, PhD deliver the opening welcome comments at ISHEP 2010.
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JANUARY 2011
Presenters for the panel discussion on “Perspectives of eHealth in Southeast Europe.”
Ahighlightoftheprogramwasthepaneldiscussion
entitled“PerspectivesofeHealthinSoutheastEurope,”
whichincludedrepresentativesfromtheCroatian,
SlovenianandBiHMinistriesofHealthandwasmoderatedbySmiljanaSlavecVoncinaandMiroslavKoncar.
Thedistinguishedpanelists,togetherwithwideraudience,discussedtheirexperienceandexpectationsfrom
eHealthprojects.
Upcoming
MoreinformationonISHEP2010isavailableat http://
www.ishep.org
INTERNATIONAL EVENTS
HL7 International Standards
and Education Meeting–
January Working Group Meeting
Sydney, Australia
January 9 – 14, 2011
Formoreinformation,pleasevisit
http://www.HL7.organdhttp://www.hl7.org.au/
Sydney2011.htm
CDISC Interchange Europe
Brussels, Belgium
April 11 – 15, 2011
http://www.cdisc.org/interchange
eHealth Conference 2011 / World of Health
IT Conference and Exhibition
Budapest, Hungary
May 10 – 13, 2011
http://www.worldofhealthit.org/
JANUARY 2011
Theseconddayoftheworkshopfeaturedaninvited
talkbyCatherineChronakion“HL7Standards–State
oftheWorld“andeducationalseminarsonHL7CDA
byReneSpronk,IHEInteroperabilityprofilesbyCharles
Parisot,andaEHR-Q-TNworkshopbyVesnaIlakovac,
JosDevlies,RolfEngelbrechtandLeoCiglenecki.
12th International HL7
Interoperability Conference
Lake Buena Vista, FL
May 13 – 14, 2011
PleasewatchtheHL7website
formoreinformation.
eHealth 2011: Enabling Healthy Outcomes
Toronto, Canada
May 29 – June 1, 2011
http://www.e-healthconference.com/
MIE 2011
Oslo, Norway
August 28 – 31, 2011
http://www.mie2011.org/
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Save the date for
MIE 2011
ByAnneMoen,RN,PhD,ChairoftheNorwegianSocietyofMedicalInformaticsandAssociateProfessor
InstituteofHealthandSociety,FacultyofMedicineattheUniversityofOslo,Norway
TheMIE2011contract
betweenEFMI(EuropeanFederationof
MedicalInformatics)
andFDH(Norwegian
SocietyforMedicalInformatics)wassigned
duringtheHL7hosted
receptionatMedInfo2010inCapeTown
inSeptember.MIE2011
isthe23rdEuropean
MedicalInformatics
conference,andtakes
placeinOslo,Norway,
Stig Kjær Andersen, EFMI Executive Officer Petter Hurlen, MIE2011 LOC Chair John Mantas,
August28-31,2011.
EFMI President Anne Moen, Chair of FDH, MIE2011 SPC Co-Chair at contract signing at the HL7
MedInfo reception.
Thechosentheme
forMIE2011,“UserCenteredNetworkedHealthCare,”
continuesdiscussionsofcurrentandfuturechallenges
forthehealthinformaticsfield.TheconferenceopeningwillcommenceatAkershusUniversityHospital,one
ofthetechnologicallymostadvancedhealthfacilitiesin
Europe.Wewillofferinteractiveworkshopstofeature
thehospital’sextensiveexperiencewithadvancedhealth
technologies,aswellastoursthroughthehospital,focusingonHealthCareoftheFuture(HPGlobalCentreof
Excellence),IntegratedEHR,digitalizedradiologyand
laboratory.
mentforsustainableuse,aswellasnewchallengeswhen
healthprofessionalscollaboratein(virtual)teamswith
colleaguesandpatients.Inthisregard,welookforward
tocollaborationswithHL7International,theEuropean
Officeandnationalchapterstoexploreopportunitiesand
topicsforlonger-termactivities.WelookforwardtoseeingyouallinOslo.
MIE2011isaprimaryvenuefortheEuropeanhealthinformaticscommunity.Therefore,wewelcomethefullrange
oforiginalhealthandbiomedicalinformaticsresearch
andinnovation.Thisincludeshealthrecords,standards
forinteroperability,socialsoftware,strategiesforuserinvolvement,user-centeredsupporttopatientcare,develop-
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JANUARY 2011
Congratulations
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To the following people who passed the HL7 Certification Exams
Certified HL7
V2.5/2.6 Chapter 2
Control Specialist
July 15, 2010
ShamilaR.Amarasekera
NicolasS.Babiuch
EdwardG.Bartholomew
CourtneyL.Bush
JamesR.Curry
PravatK.Das
CathyB.DeVos
MahaA.Elomeri
KathrynW.Garber
RajK.Iyer
RazaH.Rizvi
RoderickD.Stitt
BryanR.VanHoorn
October 7, 2010
MaryE.Anthony
ChristopherM.
Bartholomew
PrasanthChowdary
Gottipati
KyungJun
DebraA.LaPierre
AtulG.Patel
JessicaL.Stensrud
RodneyD.Terrell
ShurenWang
HL7 Canada
July 13, 2010
HamidBabanari
HL7 India
July 17, 2010
AnjaliGupta
DharamVeerSingh
ManpreetSinghDargan
PankajSharma
VishalNayyar
July 31, 2010
ArvindN.Agrawal
AbhishekAiyangar
AniketD.Bartake
NiranjanDeshpande
RoshanEricFernandes
PoojaGandhi
ManasGoel
PuneetGoenka
AkashGupta
SurbhitSunilJain
AnjaliKale
MayankKapoor
AnubhavKumar
ShyamBahadurS.Maurya
LokeshMeena
JitenPujara
VishnuvarthanS
SandeepKr.Upadhyay
AkhileshYadav
July 21, 2010
BarbaraA.Collinson
ChrisL.Brown
DouglasA.Clayton
GuentherC.Hertel
HuiH.Sun
JodyS.Seigle
LynneJ.Hemsteger
MarcA.Waterloo
MaryO.Jarquin
NeelimaChennamaraja
SethJ.Puckett
SherryZ.Wang
SrinathVala
September 18, 2010
Dr.SyedManzoorAhmed
SyedSalmanPasha.G
DerrickSequeira
NatashaSony
RajaniKumari
TappaliEkanathanKeestu
October 7, 2010
CarmelaA.Couderc
IsabelleGibaud
RichM.Kernan
MichaelLaRocca
BruceD.McKinnon
ThomasP.Pole
MitraA.Rocca
MichaelTan
NweNiTun
RobertT.Yencha
HL7 Spain
June 30, 2010
EduardoLópez
JacintoMacías
SalvadorTrujilloSánchez
DavidAnaya
MarioVillacéDíez
NicolásFrancisco
GonzálezLópez
JuanGabrielCastillo Román
July 1, 2010
JoaquinCerdÁEnguix
VictorBasSanchis
JoséLuisBayoMontón
AntonioMartínezMillana
ÁlvaroMartínezRomero
Certified HL7 CDA
Specialist
July 15, 2010
BernardM.Chester
PhillipJ.Frigo
AdamA.Gronsky
ChadE.Peterson
LuisA.Rivera
HL7 India
July 31, 2010
SameerDesai
SanjeevKumar
RajeshKisinchandSajda
HL7 Korea
September 11, 2010
HangchangKim
JeongHunYe
HL7 Spain
June 30, 2010
JaimeBercianos
July1, 2010
JavierCorbinSÁnchez
JoseColomerGómez
JuanaCaldentey
JuliánCésarAmerOliver
Certified HL7
Version 3
RIM Specialist
July 15, 2010
AndreiM.Garine
SathyanarayanaVKovour
BruceD.McKinnon
SrikanthSuri
October 7, 2010
MuhammadAfzal
ChristopherE.Dedels
RobertR.Hausam
AlexanderHenket
MichaelRossman
HL7 Canada
June 29, 2010
RajanSharma
July 13, 2010
HamidBabanari
August 18, 2010
EricE.Maillet
HL7 Romania
July 17, 2010
AkankshaArora
PoojaBansal
JyotiDewani
SunilKumar
AmitMalhotra
SunnySharma
July 31, 2010
SwapnilD.Bhojane
VaishaliK.Desai
LekhRajMeena
RiteshSubramanian
YagneshArvindVashi
Nirmala
HL7 Spain
July 1, 2010
JoséLuisBayoMontón
ÁlvaroMartínezRomero
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JANUARY 2011
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Save the date for
HIMSS 2011
February 20-24, 2011
Orlando, FL
Join us in the HL7 Booth (#5863)
at the HIMSS 2011 Exhibit
HL7willonceagainofferavarietyof
educationsessionscoveringHL7standardsandcurrentindustrytopics.Visit
ourboothtolearnmoreabouthowHL7
andHL7standardscontributetomeaningfuluseandarehelpingchangethe
faceofhealthcareIT.
HL7 Benefactors
as of November 15, 2010
Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention
US Department
of Defense
Military Health System
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JANUARY 2011
AFFILIATE CONTACTS
HL7 Argentina
Diego Kaminker
Phone: +54-11-4781-2898
Email: diego.kaminker
@kern-it.com.ar
HL7 Australia
David Rowlands
Phone: +61-420-306-556
Email: [email protected]
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Stefan Sabutsch
Phone: +43-664-3132505
Email: stefan.sabutsch
@fh-joanneum.at
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Phone: +420-775-387691
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Phone: +358-20-722-3300
HL7 France
Nicolas Canu Phone:
Phone: +33 02-35-60-41-97
HL7 Brazil
Marivan Santiago Abrahao
Phone: +55-11-3045-3045
HL7 Germany
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Phone: 49-941-944-6769
Email: bernd.blobel@klinik.
uni-regensburg.de
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@GPinformatics.com
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JANUARY 2011
HL7 Italy
Stefano Lotti
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Phone: +81-3-3506-8010
Email:
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HL7 Korea
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@rdslink.ro
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Phone: +886-2-25526990
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Phone: +31-30-689-2730
Email:
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HL7 Turkey
Ergin Soysal
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Charlie Bishop
Phone: +44-8700-112-866
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Selene Indarte
Phone: +5985-711-0711
HL7 Spain
Carlos Gallego Perez
Phone: +34-93-693-18-03
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Abbott
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Eclipsys Corporation
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GE Healthcare IT
GlaxoSmithKline
IBM
Intel Corporation, Digital Health Group
InterSystems
Kaiser Permanente
Lockheed Martin
McKesson Provider Technologies
Microsoft Corporation
NHS Connecting for Health
NICTIZ Nat.ICT.Inst.Healthc.Netherlands
Novartis
Oracle Corporation - Healthcare
Partners HealthCare System, Inc.
Pfizer Inc.
Philips Healthcare
Quest Diagnostics, Incorporated
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Supporters
AEGIS.net, Inc.
Beeler Consulting LLC
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iNTERFACEWARE, Inc.
LINK Medical Computing, Inc.
Mediture
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SYSTEMS HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS ELEARNING
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3rd Millennium, Inc.
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Accenture
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ACOM Solutions
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Diagnostic Radiology and Oncology Services
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Eastern Informatics, Inc.
Edifecs, Inc.
eGeeks, LLC
Electro-Optical Sciences, Inc.
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Evolvent Technologies
FEI.com
Forward Advantage, Inc.
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GSI Health, LLC
Guidewire Architecture
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Information Technology Architect, Inc.
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Laboratoire Bio-Medic, Inc.
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newMentor
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Pervasive Software
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SEC Associates, Inc.
SemanticBits, LLC
Shafarman Consulting
Tech-Time, Inc.
The Diebold Company of Canada
The Law Office of Jeffrey Chang
The St. John Group, LLC
TPJ Systems, Inc.
Vangent, Inc.
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HL7 ORGANIZATIONAL MEMBERS,
Payers
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AAdvanced Biological Laboratories
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JANUARY 2011
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//SOS/Corporation
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ACS
continued
ACS
AEGIS.net, Inc.
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Alert Life Sciences Computing, Inc.
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Community Computer Service, Inc.
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Cybernetica AS
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Dawning Technologies, Inc.
DC Computers
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HL7 ORGANIZATIONAL MEMBERS,
Delta System Inc.
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echoBase
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ezEMRx
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Future Health, Inc.
GE Healthcare IT
gloStream, Inc.
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Grupo Prides S.A
Haemonetics Corporation
Harris Corporation
Health Care Software, Inc.
Health Language, Inc.
HealthCare Conversion Services
HealthCare IQ
Healthcare Management Systems, Inc.
HEALTHeSTATE
Healthland
Healthline, Inc.
HealthTrio, LLC
Healthwise, Inc.
Hill Associates
Hi-Range Technologies, Inc
HospiServe Healthcare Services Pty Ltd
Hyland Software, Inc.
Iatric Systems
IBM
ICANotes, LLC
iConnect Consulting
Ignis Systems Corporation
Image Solutions, Inc.(ISI)
ImageTrend, INC
Info World
InfoQuest Systems, Inc.
Information Builders
Inmediata Health Group
Institute for Health Metrics
Integrated Healthcare Solution Sdn Bhd
integration AG
Intel Corporation, Digital Health Group
Intellicure, Inc.
IntelliSys Consulting
Intelliware Development, Inc.
Interface People, LP
iNTERFACEWARE, Inc.
26
Interfix, LLC
InterSystems
IntraNexus, Inc.
IntuitivEMR, Inc. dba AZZLY
iSALUS Healthcare
iSOFT Nederland b.v.
ITIQ Solutions
Keane, Inc.
Kestral Computing Pty Ltd.
Key Management Group
K-Tech Solutions, Inc.
Labware, Inc
Lawson
LEAD Technologies, Inc.
Life Systems Software
Life Technologies
LINK Medical Computing, Inc.
Liquent, Inc.
Logibec
LORENZ Life Sciences Group
LSS Data Systems
McKesson Provider Technologies
MD Land International
MDofficeManager.com
MEDai, Inc.
Medcomsoft
Medflow, Inc.
MEDfx Corporation
MEDHOST, Inc.
Medical Informatics Engineering, Inc.
Medicity, Inc.
MediRec Inc.
MediServe Information Systems, Inc.
Mediture
MEDIWARE Information Systems
MedPATH Networks, Inc.
MedSign International Corporation
MedVirginia
META Solutions, Inc.
MicroFour, Inc.
Mirth Corporation
MITEM Corporation
Mitochon Systems.
Modernizing Medicine, Inc.
MPN Software Systems, Inc.
Netsmart Public Health, Inc.
New Health Sciences, Inc.
NexJ Systems Inc.
NextGen Healthcare Information Systems, Inc.
Nexus Clinical
Niceware International, LLC
Noridian Administrative Services
Noteworthy Medical Systems
Oakland Software
Occupational Health Research
Omnicell, Inc.
Omnicom srl
Openmed, LLC
OpenTreatment.Com
Opus Healthcare Solutions Inc.
Oracle Corporation - Healthcare
Oratier Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
Orchard Software
Orion Health
OZ Systems
P&NP Computer Services, Inc.
PAREXEL
Philips Healthcare
PolyRemedy, Inc.
Positive Business Solutions, Inc.
PrimeSource Healthcare
continued
Procura
Professional Practice Resources
Pronia Medical Systems
QS/1 Data Systems, Inc.
Recondo Technology, Inc.
Reed Technology and Information Services, Inc.
Remcare Inc.
Response Genetics, Inc.
Rosch Visionary Systems
RTZ Associates, Inc.
Sage
SAIC - Science Applications International Corp.
Sandlot, Inc.
SAS Institute
Scantron Corporation
Sentillion, Inc.
Siemens Healthcare
SilkOne
Simplied Software Development LLC
SISCO
SNAPS, Inc.
Softactics, Inc.
Softek Solutions, Inc.
Software AG USA, Inc.
Sorin CRM SAS
St. Jude Medical
StatRad, LLC
STI Computer Services, Inc.
Stockell Healthcare Systems, Inc.
Stratus EMR
Suncoast Solutions
Sunquest Information Systems
Superclick Networks, Inc
Surescripts
Surgical Information Systems
SurgiVision Consultants, Inc.
Swearingen Software, Inc.
Symantec
SYSTEMS HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS ELEARNING
TC Software, Inc.
TELCOR OIS
Teradata Corporation, GIS/AMS
The CBORD Group, Inc.
The Shams Group
The SIMI Group, Inc.
The SSI Group, Inc.
TheraDoc, Inc.
Therap Services, LLC
TouchNet Information Systems, Inc.
TouchPACS Health Solutions
TurningPoint Global Solutions LLC
Up To Data Professional Services Gmb
USPD, Inc.
Valley Hope Association - IMCSS
Virco BVBA
Virtify
Vocollect Healthcare Systems, Inc.
Warren Lamb & Associates, Ltd.
Watermark Research Partners, Inc.
WebMD Health Services
Wellsoft Corporation
Wolters Kluwer Health
Workflow.com, LLC
Xeo Health
XIFIN, Inc.
XPress Technologies
Yak Digital Corp.
ZetaSys Dental Enterprise Solution
Zoho Corp.
Zynx Health
JANUARY 2011
2011 TECHNICAL STEERING COMMITTEE MEMBERS
CHAIR
Austin Kreisler
Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC)
Phone: 404-542-4475
DOMAIN EXPERTS CO-CHAIRS
Austin Kreisler
Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC)
Phone: 404-542-4475
CHIEF TECHNICAL OFFICER
John Quinn
HL7 International
Phone: 216-409-1330
Edward Tripp
Edward S Tripp and Associates, Inc.
Phone: 224-234-9769
ArB CO-CHAIRS
Charles Mead, MD, MSc
3rd Millennium, Inc.
Phone: 510-541-8224
FOUNDATION & TECHNOLOGY
CO-CHAIRS
George (Woody) Beeler
Beeler Consulting, LLC
Phone: 507-254-4810
Ron Parker
Canada Health Infoway
Phone: 902-222-7716
Anthony Julian
Mayo Clinic
Phone: 507-266-0958
INTERNATIONAL REPRESENTATIVE
Jay Zimmerman Canada Health Infoway/
HL7 Canada
Phone: 250-385-1510
STRUCTURE & SEMANTIC DESIGN
CO-CHAIRS
Calvin Beebe
Mayo Clinic/Foundation
Phone: 507-284-3827
Gregg Seppala
Phone: 301-526-2703
TECHNICAL & SUPPORT SERVICES
CO-CHAIRS
Patrick Loyd
Icode Solutions
Phone: 415-209-0544
Ken McCaslin
Phone: 610-650-6692
Email:
[email protected]
STEERING DIVISIONS
DOMAIN EXPERTS
Anatomic Pathology
Anesthesiology
Attachments
Child Health
Clinical Interoperability Council*
Community Based Collaborative Care
Emergency Care
Government Projects
Health Care Devices
Imaging Integration
Patient Care
Patient Safety
Pharmacy
Public Health & Emergency Response
Regulated Clinical Research
Information Management
JANUARY 2011
FOUNDATION & TECHNOLOGY
Implementable Technology Specifications
Implementation/Conformance
Infrastructure & Messaging
Modeling & Methodology
RIM Based Application Architecture
Security
Service Oriented Architecture
Templates
Vocabulary
TECHNICAL & SUPPORT SERVICES
Education
Electronic Services
International Mentoring Committee
Process Improvement Committee
Project Services
Publishing
Tooling
STRUCTURE & SEMANTIC DESIGN
Arden Syntax
Clinical Context Object Workgroup
Clinical Decision Support
Clinical Genomics
Clinical Statement
Electronic Health Record
Financial Management
Orders & Observations
Patient Administration
Structured Documents
*Voice only; no vote
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HL7 WORK GROUP CO-CHAIRS
Affiliates Council
Catherine Chronaki—Affiliate
Liaison
HL7Hellas/FORTH-Instituteof
ComputerScience
Phone:30-2810-391691
Email:[email protected]
Robert Stegwee, MSc, PhD—HL7
International Liaison
HL7TheNetherlands
Phone:31-30-689-2730
Email:
[email protected]
Helen Stevens Love—Secretary
GordonPointInformaticsLtd.
Phone:250-598-0312
Anatomic Pathology
David Booker, MD
CollegeofAmericanPathologists
Phone:706-736-0991
Victor Brodsky, MD
Phone:646-322-4648
Architectural Review
Board
Clinical Genomics
David Classen, MD, MS
AllianceforPediatricQuality
Phone:801-532-3633
Joyce Hernandez
Merck&Co.,Inc.
Phone:732-594-1815
Gay Giannone, MSN (Interim)
AlschulerAssociates,LLC
Phone:714-744-4152
Kevin Hughes, MD
PartnersHealthCareSystem,Inc.
Phone:617-724-0048
Joy Kuhl
AllianceforPediatricQuality
Phone:703-842-5311
Amnon Shabo
IBM
Phone:972-544-714070
Andy Spooner, MD, FAAP
CincinnatiChildren’sHospital
Phone:513-803-0121
Mollie Ullman-Cullere
PartnersHealthCareSystem,Inc.
Phone:617-582-7249
Email:mollie_ullman-cullere
@dfci.harvard.edu
Feliciano Yu, MD
St.LouisChildren’sHospital
Phone:314-454-2808
Clinical Interoperability
Council
Clinical Context Object
Workgroup (CCOW)
Sam Brandt, MD
SiemensHealthcare
Phone:610-219-5701
David Fusari
Sentillion,Inc.
Phone:978-749-0022
Charlie Mead, MD, MSc
3rdMillennium,Inc.
Phone:510-541-8224
Michael Russell, MD
DukeTranslationalMedicine
Institute
Phone:919-684-2513
Ron Parker
HL7Canada
Phone:902-832-0876
David Staggs
USDepartmentofVeteransAffairs
Phone:858-826-5629
John Quinn
HealthLevelSevenInternational
Phone:216-409-1330
Arden Syntax
Robert Jenders, MD
Cedars-SinaiMedicalCenter
Phone:310-502-4124
Attachments
Durwin Day
HealthCareServiceCorporation
Phone:312-653-5948
Craig Gabron
BlueCrossBlueShieldofSouth
Carolina
Phone:803-763-1790
Jim McKinley
BlueCrossandBlueShieldof
Alabama
Phone:205-220-5960
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Child Health
Guilherme Del Fiol, MD
Institute
Phone:919-681-7011
Robert Jenders, MD
Cedars-SinaiMedicalCenter
Phone:310-502-4124
Kensaku Kawamoto, PhD
Institute
Phone:919-684-2340
Howard Strasberg
WoltersKluwerHealth
Phone:408-746-9958
Meredith Nahm (Interim)
Institute
Phone:919-668-8339
Anita Walden
Institute
Phone:919-668-8256
Clinical Statement
Hans Buitendijk
SiemensHealthcare
Phone:610-219-2087
Email:hans.buitendijk@siemens.
com
Patrick Loyd
IcodeSolutions
Phone:415-209-0544
Rik Smithies
HL7UK
Phone:44-7720-290967
Community Based
Collaborative Care
Suzanne Gonzales-Webb
Phone:858-366-2008
Email:
[email protected]
Richard Thoreson
SAMHSA
Phone:240-276-2827
Email:
[email protected]
Max Walker
DepartmentofHumanServices
Phone:61-3-9096-1471
Education
Mike Henderson
EasternInformatics,Inc.
Phone:301-585-5750
Diego Kaminker
HL7Argentina
Phone:54-11-4781-2898
Email:
[email protected]
AbdulMalik Shakir
CityofHopeNationalMedical
Center
Phone:626-644-4491
Email:
[email protected]
Electronic Health Records
Gary Dickinson
CentriHealth
Phone:951-536-7010
Email:
[email protected]
Don Mon, PhD
AmericanHealthInformation
ManagementAssociation
Phone:312-233-1135
John Ritter
Phone:847-832-7732
Patricia Van Dyke
DeltaDentalPlansAssociation
Phone:503-243-4492
Electronic Services
Bill Braithwaite, MD, PhD
Anakam,Inc.
Phone:703-888-4630
Lorraine Constable (Interim)
ConstableConsultingInc
Phone:(780)951-4853
Ken McCaslin
QuestDiagnostics,Incorporated
Phone:610-650-6692
Email:kenneth.h.mccaslin
@questdiagnostics.com
Emergency Care
Laura Heermann Langford
IntermountainHealthcare
Phone:801-290-6674
JANUARY 2011
HL7 Work Group Co-Chairs, continued
Donald Kamens, MD
XPressTechnologies
Phone:904-296-1189
James McClay, MD
UniversityofNebraskaMedical
Center
Phone:402-559-3587
Peter Park
USNavyBureauofMedicine&
Surgery
Phone:202-762-3438
Kathleen Connor
MicrosoftCorporation
Phone:360-480-7599
Beat Heggli
HL7Switzerland
Phone:41-1-806-1164
Mary Kay McDaniel
Markam,Inc.
Phone:602-266-2516
Generation Of Anesthesia
Standards
Martin Hurrell, PhD
Phone:44-7711-669-522
Alan Nicol
Phone:44-141-585-6358
Government Projects
Nancy Orvis
USDepartmentofDefense,Military
HealthSystem
Phone:703-681-5657
Mitra Rocca
FoodandDrugAdministration
Phone:301-796-2175
Health Care Devices
Todd Cooper
BreakthroughSolutionsFoundry,Inc.
(IEEE)
Phone:858-435-0729
Patty Krantz
Medtronic
Phone:763-526-0513
John Rhoads, PhD
PhilipsHealthcare
Phone:978-659-3024
JANUARY 2011
Imaging Integration
Helmut Koenig, MD
SiemensHealthcare
Phone:49-9131-84-3480
Harry Solomon
GEHealthcareIT
Phone:847-277-5096
Implementable Technology
Specifications
Paul Knapp
ContinovationServices,Inc.
Phone:604-987-3313
Dale Nelson
SquaretrendsLLC
Phone:916-367-1458
Andy Stechishin
Phone:780-903-0885
Implementation/
Conformance
Wendy Huang
CanadaHealthInfowayInc.
Phone:416-595-3449
Frank Oemig
HL7Germany
AgfaHealthcare
Phone:49-208-781194
Melva Peters
HLCanada
JenakerConsulting,Inc.
Phone:604-515-0339
Robert Snelick
NationalInstituteofStandards&
Technology
Phone:301-975-5924
Anthony Julian
MayoClinic
Phone:507-266-0958
Patrick Loyd
IcodeSolutions
Phone:415-209-0544
David Shaver
CorepointHealth
Phone:214-618-7000
Email:
[email protected]
Sandra Stuart
KaiserPermanente
Phone:925-924-7473
International Mentoring
Committee
Diego Kaminker
HL7Argentina
Phone:54-11-4781-2898
John Ritter
Phone:847-832-7732
Marketing Council
Catherine Chronaki
HL7Hellas
FORTH-InstituteofComputerScience
Phone:30-2810-391691
Jill Kaufman, PhD
Phone:847-832-7163
Rene Spronk
HL7TheNetherlands
Phone:31-318-553812
Grant Wood
IntermountainHealthcare
Phone:801-408-8153
Modeling and Methodology
George (Woody) Beeler Jr., PhD
BeelerConsulting,LLC
Phone:507-254-4810
Jean Duteau
HL7Canada
Phone:780-937-8991
Grahame Grieve
KestralComputingPtyLtd.
Phone:61-3-9450-2222
Lloyd McKenzie
HL7Canada
LM&AConsulting,Ltd.
Phone:780-993-9501
Ravi Natarajan
NHSConsultingforHealth
Phone:44-113-390-6520
Ioana Singureanu
Eversolve,LLC
Phone:603-870-9739
Orders and Observations
Hans Buitendijk
SiemensHealthcare
Phone:610-219-2087
Robert Hausam, MD
OntoReason
Phone:801-949-1556
Austin Kreisler
ScienceApplicationsInternational
Corp.(SAIC)
Phone:404-542-4475
Patrick Loyd
IcodeSolutions
Phone:415-209-0544
Ken McCaslin
QuestDiagnostics,Inc.
Phone:610-650-6692
Email:kenneth.h.mccaslin
@questdiagnostics.com
Outreach Committee for
Clinical Research
Ed Helton, PhD
NationalCancerInstituteCenterfor
Bioinformatics
Phone:919-465-4473
Patient Adminstration
Gregg Seppala
Phone:301-526-2703
Jay Zimmerman
HL7Canada
Phone:250-385-1510
Email:jzimmerman
@infoway-inforoute.ca
Patient Care
Stephen Chu, PhD
NationaleHealthTransitionAuthority
(NEHTA)
William Goossen
Results4CareB.V.Amersfoort,The
Netherlands
Phone:31-654-614458
Ian Townend
NHSConnectingforHealth
Phone:44-113-280-6743
Klaus Veil
Phone:61-412-746-457
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HL7 Work Group Co-Chairs, continued
Patient Safety
Nick Halsey
EuropeanMedicinesAgency
Phone:44-0-20-7523-7100
Amnon Shabo, PhD (Interim)
IBM
Phone:972-544-714070
Robert Dolin, MD
SemanticallyYours,LLC
Phone:714-532-1130
Rene Spronk
HL7TheNetherlands
Phone:33-318-553812
Grahame Grieve
KestralComputingPtyLtd.
Phone:61-3-9450-2222
Security
Templates
Mark Shafarman
ShafarmanConsulting
Phone:510-593-3483
Email:
[email protected]
Jane Curry
HealthInformationStrategies,Inc.
Phone:780-459-8560
Email:
[email protected]
Ali Rashidee
Quantros
Phone:408-957-3300
Joginder Madra
Phone:780-717-4295
Email:
[email protected]
Mead Walker
HealthDataandInteroperability
Inc.
Phone:610-518-6259
Michelle Williamson
NationalCenterforHealth
Statistics/CDC
Phone:301-458-4618
Pharmacy
Publishing Committee
Bernd Blobel, PhD
HL7Germany
UniversityofRegensburgMedical
Center
Phone:49-941-944-6769
Email:bernd.blobel
@klinik.uni-regensburg.de
Garry Cruickshank
ThamesValleyHealthcare
Phone:519-657-3125
George (Woody) Beeler Jr., PhD-V3
BeelerConsulting,LLC
Phone:507-254-4810
Mike Davis
Phone:760-632-0294
Tom de Jong
HL7TheNetherlands
Phone:31-6-53255291
Jane Daus-V2
McKessonProviderTechnologies
Phone:847-495-1289
John Moehrke
GEHealthcare
Phone:920-912-8451
Robert Hallowell
SiemensHealthcare
Phone:610-219-5612
Email:
[email protected]
Andrew Stechishin-V3
Phone:780-903-0855
Services Oriented
Architecture
Process Improvement
Committee
Margie Kennedy
HL7Canada
Phone:902-926-2827
Email:
[email protected]
Helen Stevens Love
Phone:250-598-0312
Project Services
Rick Haddorff
MayoClinic
Phone:507-284-2013
Freida Hall
Phone:727-519-4607
Public Health Emergency
Response
Rita Altamore
WashingtonStateDepartmentof
Health
Phone:360-951-4925
30
Alean Kirnak
AmericanImmunizationRegistry
Association
Phone:760-419-8436
Klaus Veil-V2
Phone:61-412-746-457
Regulated Clinical
Research Information
Management
Ed Helton, PhD
Bioinformatics
Phone:919-465-4473
David Iberson-Hurst
CDISC
Phone:44-9-7989-603793
John Speakman
Bioinformatics
Phone:301-451-8786
Don Jorgenson
Inpriva,Inc.
Phone:970-472-1441
Tim Ireland
HL7UK
NHSConnectingforHealth
Andrew Stechishin
Phone:780-903-0855
Vocabulary
Galen Mulrooney
Phone:703-815-0900
Jim Case
NationalLibraryofMedicine
Phone:530-752-4408
Ken Rubin
EDSCorporation
Phone:703-845-3277
Heather Grain
StandardsAustralia,LlewelynGrain
Informatics
Phone:613-956-99443
Ann Wrightson
HL7UK
Phone:44-8700-112-866
Liora Alschuler
AlschulerAssociates,LLC
Phone:802-785-2623
Edward Tripp
EdwardS.Tripp&Associates,Inc.
Phone:224-234-9769
Calvin Beebe
MayoClinic
Phone:507-284-3827
Rim Based Application
Architecture
Keith Boone
GEHealthcareIntegratedIT
Solutions
Phone:617-519-2076
Peter Hendler, MD
KaiserPermanente
Phone:510-248-3055
Tooling
Russ Hamm
Apelon,Inc.
Phone:507-271-0227
William T. Klein
KleinConsulting,Inc.
Phone:631-924-6922
Beverly Knight
HL7Canada
Phone:416-595-3449
JANUARY 2011
HL7 FACILITATORS
Steering Division
Facilitators
Rick Haddorff
Mayo Clinic/Foundation
Structure & Semantic Design
Phone: 507-284-2013
Dave Hamill
Health Level Seven International
Technical & Support Services
Phone: 734-677-7777
Lynn Laakso
Foundation and Technology
Phone: 906-361-5966
Modeling and
Methodology Facilitators
George (Woody) Beeler, Jr., PhD
Beeler Consulting LLC
Facilitator-at-Large
Phone: 507-254-4810
Charlie Bishop
HL7 UK
Clinical Statement
Phone: 44-8700-112-866
Bernd Blobel, PhD
HL7 Germany
Security
Phone: 49-941-944-6769
Email:
[email protected]
Kathleen Connor
Phone: 360-480-7599
Kevin Coonan, MD
Deloitte Consulting
Emergency Care
Phone: 202-213-3891
Norman Daoust
Daoust Associates
Phone: 617-491-7424
Jean Duteau
Pharmacy
Phone: 780-937-8991
JANUARY 2011
Hugh Glover
HL7 UK
Medication
Phone: 44-0-7889-407-113
Email:
[email protected]
Jenni Puyenbroek
Science Applications International
Corporation (SAIC)
Phone: 678-261-2099
Grahame Grieve
Kestral Computing Pty Ltd
Phone: 61-3-9450-2222
Amnon Shabo, PhD
IBM
Clinical Genomics
Phone: 972-544-714070
Pat Gunter
Clinical Interoperability Council
Phone: 919-668-6010
AbdulMalik Shakir
City of Hope National Medical Center
Phone: 626-644-4491
William “Ted” Klein
Klein Consulting, Inc.
Vocabulary
Phone: 631-924-6922
Ioana Singureanu
Eversolve, LLC
CBCC & Health Care Devices
Phone: 603-870-9739
Austin Kreisler
Corporation (SAIC)
PHER, Structured Documents
Phone: 404-542-4475
Corey Spears
McKesson Provider Technology
EHR
Phone: 206-269-1211
Austin Kreisler
Corporation (SAIC)
Phone: 404-542-4475
Mead Walker
Health Data and Interoperability, Inc.
Patient Safety; RCRIM
Phone: 610-518-6259
Margaret (Peggy) Leizear
RCRIM
Phone: 301-827-5203
Publishing Facilitators
Joginder Madra
Patient Safety
Phone: 780-717-4295
John Kufuor-Boakye
Patient Care
Phone: 780-438-0178
Patrick Loyd
Icode Solutions
Phone: 415-209-0544
Joginder Madra
Immunization
Phone: 780-717-4295
Lloyd McKenzie
HL7 Canada
Facilitator-at-Large
Phone: 780-993-9501
Dale Nelson
Squaretrends LLC
Implementable Technology Specifications
Phone: 916-367-1458
Craig Parker, MD
Arizona State University
Phone: 801-859-4480
Becky Angeles
ScenPro, Inc.
RCRIM
Phone: 972-437-5001
Douglas Baird
Boston Scientific Corporation
Templates
Phone: 651-582-3241
Mike Davis
Security
Phone: 760-632-0294
Jean Duteau
Patient Care
Phone: 780-937-8991
Isobel Frean
HL7 UK
Clinical Statement
Phone: 44-207-656-2146
Peter Gilbert
Wayne State University Physician Group
Phone: 313-262-1429
Robert Hallowell
Siemens Healthcare
Medication; Pharmacy
Phone: 610-219-5612
Anthony Julian
Mayo Clinic
Phone: 507-266-0958
Helmut Koenig, MD
Siemens Healthcare
Imaging Integration
Phone: 49-9131-84-3480
Mary Kay McDaniel
Markam, Inc.
Phone: 602-266-2516
Dale Nelson
Squaretrends LLC
CMET; Implementable Technology
Specifications
Phone: 916-367-1458
Frank Oemig
HL7 Germany
German Realm
Phone: 49-208-781194
Nancy Orvis
US Department of Defense, Military Health
System
Government Projects
Phone: 703-681-5657
31
HL7 FACILITATORS, continued
Craig Parker, MD
Phone: 801-859-4480
Guilherme Del Fiol, MD
Phone: 919-681-7011
Patrick Loyd
Icode Solutions
Clinical Statement
Phone: 415-209-0544
Jenni Puyenbroek
Corporation (SAIC)
Phone: 678-261-2099
Kristi Eckerson
Emory University, Research &
Health Services IT
PHER
Phone: 404-712-5086
Susan Matney
University of Utah Health Care
Patient Care
Phone: 801-680-2161
John Ritter
College of American Pathologists
EHR
Phone: 847-832-7732
Christof Gessner
HL7 Germany
Health Care Devices
Phone: 49-172-3994033
Robert Savage
American Immunization Registry Assoc.
Immunization; PHER
Hugh Glover
HL7 UK
CMET
Phone: 44-0-7889-407113
Email:
[email protected]
Gregg Seppala
Phone: 301-526-2703
Ioana Singureanu
Eversolve, LLC
CBCC
Phone: 603-870-9739
Margarita Sordo
Gello
Phone: 617-643-5894
Anita Walden
Phone: 919-668-8256
Grant Wood
Clinical Genomics
Phone: 801-408-8153
Vocabulary Facilitators
Paul Biondich, MD
IU School of Medicine
Child Health
Phone: 317-278-3466
Steve Connolly
Apelon, Inc.
Security
Kevin Coonan, MD
Deloitte Consulting
Emergency Care
Phone: 202-213-3891
32
Margaret Haber, BSN, RN, OCN
National Cancer Institute Center for
Bioinformatics
RCRIM
Phone: 301-594-9185
Robert McClure, MD
Apelon, Inc.
CBCC
Phone: 303-926-6771
Nancy Orvis
US Department of Defense, Military
Health System
Government Projects
Phone: 703-681-5657
Jenni Puyenbroek
Corporation (SAIC)
Phone: 678-261-2099
Sarah Ryan
Harold Solbrig
Apelon, Inc.
Phone: 807-993-0269
Harry Solomon
GE Healthcare IT
Imaging Integration
Phone: 847-277-5096
Sandra Stuart
Kaiser Permanente
Phone: 925-924-7473
Pat Van Dyke
Delta Dental Plans Association
EHR
Phone: 503-243-4992
W. Edward Hammond, PhD
Templates
Phone: 919-383-3555
Robert Hausam, MD
OntoReason
Orders & Observations; Structured
Documents
Phone: 801-949-1556
Joyce Hernandez
Merck & Co. Inc.
Clinical Genomics
Phone: 732-594-1815
Wendy Huang
Canada Health Infoway Inc.
Phone: 416-595-3449
Julie James
II4SM
Medication; Pharmacy
Phone: 44-7747-633-216
William “Ted” Klein
Klein Consulting, Inc.
Phone: 631-924-6922
JANUARY 2011
2011 HL7 STAFF
Chief Executive
Officer
Chief Technical
Officer
Executive
Director
Associate Executive
Director
Charles Jaffe, MD, PhD
+1-858-720-8200
[email protected]
John Quinn
+1-216-409-1330
[email protected]
Mark McDougall
+1-734-677-7777
[email protected]
Karen Van Hentenryck
+1-734-677-7777
[email protected]
Director of
Meetings
Tools
Administrator
Manager
of Education
Web Development
Coordinator
Lillian Bigham
+1-989-736-3703
[email protected]
Wilfred Bonney
+1-902-877-0593
[email protected]
Mary Ann Boyle
+1-734-677-7777
[email protected]
Joshua Carmody
+1-734-677-7777
[email protected]
Administrative
Coordinator
Director of
Technical Services
TSC Project
Manager
Michael Kingery
+1-919-636-4032
[email protected]
Lynn Laakso
+1-906-361-5966
[email protected]
Director, Project
Management Office
Dave Hamill
+1-734-677-7777
[email protected]
JANUARY 2011
Linda Jenkins
+1-734-677-7777
[email protected]
Director of
Technical
Publications
Director of
Communications
Director of
Membership
Services
Donald Lloyd
+1-734-677-7777
[email protected]
Andrea Ribick
+1-734-677-7777
[email protected]
Diana Stephens
+1-734-677-7777
[email protected]
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2011 HL7 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Chair
Chair-Elect
Treasurer
Secretary
Robert Dolin, MD
SemanticallyYours,LLC
+1-714-532-1130
[email protected]
Don Mon, PhD
AmericanHealthInformation
ManagementAssociation
+1-312-233-1135
[email protected]
Hans Buitendijk
SiemensHealthcare
+1-610-219-2087
hans.buitendijk
@siemens.com
Jill Kaufman, PhD
+1-847-832-7163
[email protected]
Directors-at-Large
Keith Boone
GEHealthcare
+1-617-519-2076
[email protected]
Bill Braithwaite, MD, PhD
Anakam,Inc.
+1-703-888-4630
[email protected]
Technical Steering
Committee Chair
Austin Kreisler Science
ApplicationsInternational
Corp.(SAIC)
+1-404-542-4475
[email protected]
Dennis Giokas, MS
CanadaHealthInfoway,Inc.
+1-416-595-3415
[email protected]
Affiliate Directors
Michael van Campen
+1-250-881-4568
michael.vancampen
@gpinformatics.com
Ex Officio Members
Advisory Council Chair
John Quinn
HL7CTO
+1-216-409-1330
[email protected]
Richard Dixon Hughes
DH4PtyLimited
+61-02-9953-8544
[email protected]
Charles Jaffe, MD, PhD
HL7CEO
+1-858-720-8200
[email protected]
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Catherine Chronaki
FORTH-InstituteofComputer
Science;HL7HellasBoD
+30-2810-391691
[email protected]
Rebecca Kush, PhD
CDISC
+1-512-791-7612
[email protected]
W. Edward
Hammond, PhD
+1-919-383-3555
hammond001
@mc.duke.edu
Mark McDougall
HL7ExectiveDirector
+1-734-677-7777
[email protected]
JANUARY 2011
HL7 EDUCATIONAL SUMMITS
Gain real-world HL7 knowledge
TODAY
that you can apply
TOMORROW
What is an Educational Summit?
The HL7 Educational Summit is a a two-day schedule
of tutorials focused on HL7-specific topics such as
Version 2, Version 3 and Clinical Document Architecture.
Educational sessions also cover general interest industry
topics such as vocabulary.
UPCOMING
EDUCATIONAL
SUMMITS
Why Should I Attend?
This is an invaluable educational opportunity for the
healthcare IT community as it strives for greater interoperability among healthcare information systems. Our
classes offer a wealth of information designed to benefit
a wide range of HL7 users, from beginner to advanced.
Among the benefits of attending the HL7 Educational
Summit are:
• Efficiency
Concentrated two-day format provides maximum
training with minimal time investment
• Learn Today, Apply Tomorrow
A focused curriculum featuring real-world HL7
knowledge that you can apply immediately
• Quality Education
High-quality training in a “small classroom” setting
promotes more one-on-one learning
• Superior Instructors
You’ll get HL7 training straight from the source: Our
instructors. They are not only HL7 experts; they are
the people who help produce the HL7 standards
March 15 –17, 2011
The Hilton Suites Chicago/Magnificent Mile
Chicago, IL
July 12 – 14, 2011
Embassy Suites Denver
Aurora Denver, CO
JANUARY 2011
• Certification Testing
Become HL7 Certified: HL7 is the sole source for
HL7 certification testing, now offering testing on
Version 2.6, Clinical Document Architecture,
and Version 3 RIM
• Economical
A more economical alternative for companies who
want the benefits of HL7’s on-site training but have
fewer employees to train
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Upcoming
WORKING GROUP MEETINGS
January 9 – 14, 2011
May 15 – 20, 2011
January Working Group
Meeting
Working Group Meeting
Cliftons Meeting and Training Center
and the Amora Hotel
Sydney, Australia
Hilton in the Walt Disney World Resort
Lake Buena Vista, FL
September 11 – 16, 2011
January 15 – 20, 2012
25th Annual Plenary and
Town and Country Resort and Convention
Center San Diego, CA
Hyatt Regency on the Riverwalk
San Antonio, TX
PLEASE BOOK YOUR ROOM AT THE HL7 MEETING HOTEL
HL7 urges all meeting attendees to secure their hotel reservations at the HL7 Working Group Meeting
Host Hotel. In order to secure the required meeting space, HL7 has a contractual obligation to fill
our sleeping room block. If you make reservations at a different hotel, HL7 risks falling short on our
obligation and will incur additional costs in the form of penalties. Should this occur, HL7 will likely
be forced to pass these costs on to our attendees through increased meeting registration fees.
Thank you for your cooperation!

January 2011 Newsletter

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