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Health Level Seven® International

HL7: Unlocking the Power of Health Information

HL7 standards pave the way to meaningful use


Meaningful use is not possible without HL7

The Office of the National Coordinator for HIT in the US Department of Health and Human Services has selected the following HL7 standards to support meaningful use-stage 1:

• HL7 Version 2.5.1 Submission of Lab Results to Public Health Agencies

• HL7 CDA/CCD for Patient Summary Record• HL7 Version 2.3.1. or Version 2.5.1 for Submission to

Public Health Agencies for Surveillance or Reporting and Submission to Immunization Registries


HL7 supports the sharing and enables the reuse of …• Orders and results for clinical lab, pathology, and imaging• Family history • Diagnosis and treatment of signs and symptoms• Acute care pharmacy medications, dispensing and administration• Patient care messages and clinical documents such as referrals• Claims and reimbursements (outside the U.S.)• Information required to submit claims and obtain reimbursement (in

all member countries)• Scheduling and managing visits and other events• Clinical research• Patient administration


Future HL7 Working Group Meetings

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Working Group Meeting

May 16 - 20, 2010Windsor Barra Hotel &

Congressos



October 3 – 8, 2010Hyatt Regency

Cambridge

Cambridge, MA24th Annual Plenary &

Working Group Meeting



Sydney, AustraliaWorking Group Meeting

January 9 – 14, 2011


HL7’s Educational Summits

What is an Educational Summit?

The HL7 Educational Summit is a concentrated, two-day schedule of tutorials focused on HL7-specific topics such as Version 2, Version 3, implementation of CDA and general interest industry topics such as Electronic Health Record (EHR) and Vocabulary..


HL7’s Educational Summits

Who should 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.


Future Educational Summits

Raleigh-Durham, NC

March 23 – 25, 2010Hilton Raleigh-Durham

Airport At Research Triangle Park



Bloomington, MN

July 13 – 15, 2010The Embassy Suites

Hotel



Portland, OR

November 9 – 11, 2010The Embassy Suites Portland-Downtown


HL7 2010 Board of DirectorsOfficers

Robert Dolin, MDChair

Semantically Yours, LLC

W. Edward Hammond, PhDVice Chair

Duke University

Hans BuitendijkTreasurer

Siemens Healthcare

Jill Kaufman, PhDSecretary

College of American Pathologists


HL7 2010 Board of DirectorsDirectors at Large

Linda FischettiRN, MS

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Stanley Huff, MD

Intermountain Healthcare

Dennis Giokas

Canada Health Infoway Inc.

William BraithwaiteMD, PhD

Anakam, Inc.


HL7 2010 Board of Directors

Catherine ChronakiAffiliate Director

FORTH-Institute of Computer ScienceGreece

Don Mon, PhDDirector at Large

American Health Information Management Association

Ken Lunn, PhDDirector at Large

NHS Connecting for Health, UK

Rebecca Kush, PhDDirector at Large

CDISC



Charlie McCayTechnical Steering Committee Chair

Ramsey Systems Ltd.

Richard Dixon HughesChair of the HL7 Advisory Council

DH4 Ppy Ltd., Australia

Michael van CampenAffiliate Director

Gordon Point Informatics Ltd., Canada



Charles Jaffe, MD, PhDCEO

John QuinnCTO

Mark McDougallExecutive Director

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