SEPTEMBER 2012

FHIR – HL7’s Hottest New Standard

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If you were at the May Working Group Meeting in Vancouver, you likely no-ticed the excitement about a new standard called FHIR. If you were not at that meeting, you may be somewhat puzzled about what FHIR is and why there is so much buzz about this new standard. First, the name FHIR stands for “Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources.” FHIR is pronounced “Fire.” Let’s look at that name a little closer:

• Fast – it’s intended to be fast to develop and, more importantly, fast to implement

• Interoperability – it’s focused on being a standard for interoperability (no different from most HL7 standards)

• Healthcare – no surprise here, HL7 is about healthcare• Resources – what the heck are those?

The introduction to FHIR states:

“These resources represent granular clinical concepts that can be exchanged in order to quickly and effectively solve problems in healthcare and related processes. The resources cover the basic elements of healthcare – patients, admissions, diagnostic reports, medications, and problem lists, with their typical participants, and also support a range of richer and more complex clinical models.”

A FHIR Resource is analogous to an HL7 Version 2.x “Segment” or a Version 3 “CMET” (Common Message Element Types). FHIR Resources are:

• Granular – they are the smallest unit of operation, and a transaction scope of their own• Independent – the content of a resource can be understood without reference to other resources• Simple – each resource is easy to understand and implement without needing tooling or infra-

structure (though that can be used if desired)• RESTful – resources are able to be used in a RESTful exchange context• Flexible – resources can also be used in other contexts, such as messaging, document or SOA

architectures, and moved in and out of RESTful paradigms as convenient• Extensible – resources can be extended to cater for local requirements without impacting on

interoperability• Web Enabled – where possible or appropriate, open internet standards are used for data representation• Free for use – the FHIR specification itself is open - anyone can implement FHIR or derive

related specifications without any IP restrictions

You can find out a lot more about the technical details regarding FHIR at: http://www.hl7.org/fhir.

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By Austin Kreisler, Chair, HL7 Technical Steering Committee and Lloyd McKenzie, FHIR Project Coordinator

Austin Kreisler

Lloyd Mckenzie

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FHIR is built on the HL7 Reference Informa-tion Model (RIM), data types and vocabulary. FHIR hides the complexity of Version 3 (V3) from the implementer while leveraging the semantic strength of V3. FHIR also leverages the concept of extensions from HL7 2.x which has the capability of z-extensions. It will al-low extensions, but does so in a controlled fashion that should avoid many of the issues with the 2.x extension mechanism.

FHIR is built on certain design premises. It’s designed for the 80%, not 100%, meaning it only includes data elements in the artifacts if 80% of all implementers of that artifact will use the data element. FHIR extensions allow sharing of those data elements expected to be used by fewer than 80% of implement-ers (“the 20%”). Unlike V3, FHIR focuses on documenting what the implementer needs, not what the modelers thought or design-ers need to remember. FHIR documentation strives to be concise; every word written is a word that must be read thousands of times. FHIR focuses on the physical wire format (XML), not an abstract implementable tech-nology specification (ITS). FHIR also requires wire format stability from release to release. FHIR retains the semantic rigor of HL7 V3 but hides it from implementers. The V3 semantic richness is still there for implementers who want to leverage it.

The “Fast” aspect of FHIR is very important. Fast to develop means that the FHIR stan-dard development is intended to be a rapid process. FHIR resources are documented in a spreadsheet format. Java tooling has already been developed to create the techni-cal artifacts from these resource definitions. Fast to implement means that developing a FHIR based interface or application should be quick and simple. FHIR has been designed to utilize off the shelf tools to enable very rapid implementation. There are already a couple of FHIR test servers publically available as well

as example applications using FHIR. Obvi-ously, these are all based on what is currently the draft specification of FHIR.

One thing to understand about FHIR today is that it is under development as an HL7 Stan-dard. Like any other HL7 Standard, it will go through the HL7 ballot process. The current plan is for FHIR to be balloted as draft for comment this summer. That ballot will cover the methodology for developing FHIR as well as a small set of draft resources. During the May Working Group Meeting in Vancouver, the FHIR team (Grahame Grieve, Ewout Kramer and Lloyd McKenzie) joined a num-ber of work groups to discuss development of FHIR resources. One project for develop-ing FHIR resources for Pharmacy has been approved and there are likely more projects being considered by other work groups. The first DSTU ballot for FHIR is expected to occur as part of the January 2013 ballot cycle.

How will HL7 be managing the development and balloting of the FHIR standard? As this article is being written, the Technical Steer-ing Committee is considering how FHIR will be managed within the HL7 organiza-tion. The TSC is using another HL7 standard called SAIF (Service-Aware Interoperability Framework) to set up the FHIR governance, management and methodology within HL7. FHIR governance will define and oversee the boundaries of the FHIR standard and FHIR resources. FHIR management will be respon-sible for coordinating development of re-sources, ensuring that developers are follow-ing FHIR methodology, as well as performing quality assurance on the FHIR artifacts being developed. FHIR methodology will be respon-sible for defining guidelines, validation rules and best practices for use by work groups in constructing FHIR artifacts. At this point, the methodology group will likely be the Model-ing and Methodology Work Group.

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FHIR – HL7’s Hottest Standard................................. 1-2, 9

Economics of Interoperabily....... 3,7

Update From Headquarters.......... 4-6

Save the Date for HIMSS 2013....... 7

Information Exchange Standards Meet Supply Chain Standard........ 8-9

News from the PMO and ProjectServices Work Group..................... 10

HL7 Launches New Membership Program and Webpage for Caregivers...................................... 11

26th Annual Plenary Meeting; HL7 in the Era of Patient Empowerment......................... 12-13

HL7 Tooling Challenge................. 13

HL7 Argentina Welcomes NewChair Fernando Campos............... 14

Member Spotlight on Grant Wood 14

News from the PBS Metrics Team............................................ 15

Certification Exam Congratulations....................... 16-17

HL7 Benefactors........................... 17

HL7 Welcomes New Director of Education, Sharon Chaplock........ 18

Upcoming International Events........................................... 18

Organizational Members......... 19-21

2012 Technical Steering Committee Members .................... 22

Steering Divisions......................... 22

HL7 Work Group Co-Chairs......23-25

HL7 Facilitators...................... 26-27

Affiliate Contacts.......................... 28

HL7 Staff Members....................... 29

2012 Board of Directors.............. 30

Educational Summits....................31

Upcoming Working Group Meetings...................................... 32

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3SEPTEMBER 2012

Economics of Interoperability ReportfromanHL7-organizedpanelattheeHealth Week/WorldofHealthIT,Copenhagen,May7-9,2012

byCatherineChronaki,AffiliateDirector,HL7BoardofDirectors

InteroperabilityinhealthcareITinEuropeischaracterizedbystrongpo-liticalsupport,increasedawareness,andpocketsofbestpractice.TheEuropeanUnion(EU)digitalAgenda2020hasrecognizedinteroperabilitystandardsasoneofthemainpillarsinitsmissiontoachievethetriplewin:sustainablehealthcaresystems,qualitycare,andinnovativesolutionsthatunlockmarketpotential.EU-wideinitiativessuchastheEuropeaneHealthProject(epSOS),theSe-manticHealthnetnetworkofexcel-lence,theEuropeanInteroperabilityFramework,theeHealthGovernanceInitiative(eHGI),andtheeHealthNetworkaddressinteroperabilityatthesemantic,technical,organiza-tional,andpoliticallevelsinEurope.Thus,interoperabilityinhealthcareITisperceivedasadrivertocon-taincostsaswellasimprovepatientsafetyandqualityofcare;but,moreimportantly,asanenablertoinnova-tiveeHealthsolutions.Inherspeech,NellieCroes,commissionerfortheDigitalAgenda,andvicepresidentoftheEuropeanCommission,saidthatinthefutureshewillnotneed

toworryaboutherhealthrecord,asitwillbeavailableinthecloud.

Althoughthereissomeawarenessofthedirectandindirecteconomicbenefitsofinteroperability,thebusi-nessmodelsforinteroperabilityneedtobereworkedtounlockthemarketpotential.ThiswasthetopicofanHL7-organizedpanelattherecenteHealthWeek&WorldofHealthIT2012CongressinCopenhagenthathighlightedthenotionofincrementalinteroper-abilitychampionedbyHL7CDA®.

FredrikLinden,coordi-natoroftheepSOSlargescalepilotforcross-borderePrescriptionandPatientSummaries;MaticMegli,coordinatorofthePAR-ENTjointactionforpatientregistries;RickCnossen,fromIntel;andmyselfparticipatedinapanelmoderatedbyHL7CEOCharlesJaffe,MD,PhD,forafocuseddiscussiononinteroperabil-ity.Inhistalk,FredrikLindenquotedMarkBertolinifromAETNApoint-

ingoutthatthe“futurelaysinuncommonconnections”andcomparingpaperrecordswithelectronichealthrecords,notedtheenvironmentalimpactfromsavingsinpaper(estimated1,000tonsaweek),aswellassavingsinaccessibility(timespendsearchingformissingdocuments),sharingofrecords,andorganizationofcare(sav-ingsintime).

RickCnossenoutlinedthekeystosuccessfulproductinteroper-abilitystrategythatleadsfromrequirementstoviableprod-ucts:marketviableusecases,standardstoenabletherequire-

ments,businessconditionsthatsup-portinteroperability,interoperabilityguidelines,interoperabilitycompli-ancetesting,andpromotion(market-ing,education,conferences),present-ingWiFiasasuccessfulmodel.

MaticMeglifocusedonthepublichealthandresearchperspective,notingthetremendouseffortlostinmergingdatafromdifferentclinicalorpopulationregistries,resultingfre-quentlyindataofpoorqualitythatdoesnotaddenoughvalueandcouldmisleadpolicymakers.StartingfromPorter’sfiveforcesviewofhealthcareIT,Maticmovedontoreflectthathealthcareprovidersaspurchas-ersaremostlyfrustratedduetoITvendorlock-in,creatinglowbuyingpoweranddiscouragementfornewentrants.However,withinteroper-ability,adifferentlandscapeisgradu-allyforced.Thisresultsinreducedentrybarriers,reducedlock-in,andnew(XAAS,plug-and-play)businessmodelswhereoncedeemedimpos-sible:businessintelligence,clinicaldecisionsupport,businessrulesandprocessmanagement.Heconcludedthathealthcareprovidersneedtobeawareofthefinancialvalueofreducedlock-inriskwhenchoosinginteroperablesolutions.

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Figure1:InnovationprizesattheeHealthWeek

Figure2:Porter’sfiveforcesviewofHealth-careIT(http://hbr.org/2008/01/the-five-com-

petitive-forces-that-shape-strategy/ar/1)

4 SEPTEMBER 2012

Update from Headquarters ByMarkMcDougall,ExecutiveDirector,HL7

MarkMcDougall

ThisyearLondonhoststhe2012Sum-merOlympicGames,officiallytheGamesoftheXXXOlympiad.WhenthinkingofalloftheOlympiceventsandtheparticipantsfromaroundtheglobe,Iwasremindedofafewsimi-laritiestotheHL7organizationandactivities–albeitonasmallerscaleandsomewhatastretch.

The2012SummerOlympicsareexpectingathletesfrom204countries.HL7hasmembersfrom58countries–averyimpressivenumber.

TheOlympicrecordforweightlift-ing(“clean&jerk”)is263kg(580pounds).HL7hasanincrediblyvaluablegroupofpeoplethatdotheheavyliftingforHL7:the146co-chairsofourworkgroupswhoserveasthebackboneoftheHL7organiza-tionandleadtheefforttoproduceourstandards.

TheOlympicrecordforrunningthemarathon(42.195km,or26milesand385yards)is2hours,6minutesand32seconds.HL7memberscollectivelypartici-pateinmarathonconferencecallsroutinely.Justlastmonth,HL7memberslogged104,427minutesofHL7relatedconfer-encecalls.Yes,thatwasallwithinonemonth.

Atotalof4,700

medalsforthe2012OlympicandParalympicGameshavebeenpro-duced.HL7hasawarded64VolunteeroftheYearAwardrecipientsand30HL7Fellowsto-date.ForacompletelistofthesewelldeservingHL7awardwinners,pleasegotoHL7’swebsiteattheseURLs.http://www.hl7.org/about/hl7volun-teers.cfmhttp://www.hl7.org/about/hl7fellows.cfm

Vancouver Welcomes HL7 AgainForitssecondtime,VancouverwelcomedHL7foranotherproduc-tiveandenjoyableHL7MayWorkingGroupMeeting–thistimeduringtheweekofMay13,2012.SituatedalongBritishColombia’scoastline

andmajesticmountains,VancouverwasoneofthemostbeautifulcitiesthateverhostedanHL7meeting.Weproduced30tutorialsandhostedover60workgroupsandcommitteemeetingsinVancouver.

OnbehalfoftheHL7staffandboard,IextendawarmthankyoutothemembersofHL7CanadaandtheirWGMPlanningCommitteefortheirinvaluableguidanceandsupportthathelpedmakethisrecentmeetingabigsuccess.Iwouldalsoliketosingleouttheseindividualsforgoingaboveandbeyondthecallofduty.Theirguid-anceanddedicationwereinstrumen-taltothesuccessofthismeeting:

• MichaelvanCampen• MelvaPeters• RajanRai

The2012HL7BoardofDirectors.Firstrowfromleft:CatherineChronaki;W.EdHammond,PhD;BeckyKush,PhD;JillKaufman,PhD;DiegoKaminker;andMichaelvanCampen.Secondrow,fromleft:DonMon,PhD;

MarkMcDougall;DougFridsma,MD,PhD;CharlesJaffe,MD,PhD;andKeithBoone.Toprow,fromleft:Aus-tinKreisler;EdTripp;RichardDixonHughes;JamesFerguson;andBobDolin,MD

5SEPTEMBER 2012

WearepleasedtoalsorecognizealloftheorganizationsthatsponsoredkeycomponentsofourrecentWork-ingGroupmeetinginVancouver,Canada.Thanksinparttothegener-oussponsorshipbyGPI,ourWednes-dayeveningnetworkingreceptionwasaVancouverharborcruiseontheQueenofDiamondsship.Thead-ditionalsponsorshipsupportprovid-edbytheseorganizationscontributesheavilytoHL7’smeetingbudgetandismuchappreciated.

• BeelerConsulting–MnMFacilitatorsRoundtabledinnermeeting

• GordonPointInformatics–Networkingreceptionco-sponsor

• iNTERFACEWARE–Lanyards• LINKMED–Morningcoffee

breakallweek• SparxSystems–Co-ChairDin-

nerMeeting

PlenaryMeetingWeencourageyoutojoinusinBaltimore,MarylandforHL7’s26thannualPlenaryMeetingonSeptem-

ber10,2012.ThethemewillbeHL7intheEraofPatientEmpowerment.Presentationswillcoverawiderangeoftopics,suchas:

• EngagingPatientswithStan-dards:howtheHITstandards

professionalcantransformhealthcarebyenablingpatientstobeinformedandinforming;bridgingthelegacyandinnova-tivetechnologies;harmonizingEHRandpatientfacingsystem

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ChairsoftheHL7AffiliateswhoattendedtheMayWorkingGroupMeetinginVancouver

EdHammondandRikSmithiesduringtheWednesdayeveningNetworkingReceptionCruise

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interactions;maximizingthedatatoimprovequality.

• TheRiseofe-Patients:Threetechnologyrevolutionsinthelastgenerationhavechangedthewaypatientscareforthemselvesandinteractwithdoctorsandpeers:1)theinternet/broadbandrevolution;2)themobilerevolution;3)thesocialnetworksrevolu-tion.Discusshowpatientsandcaregiversusethesetechnolo-giestoinformthemselves,dealwithmedicalproviders,andsharetheirstorieswithfellowpatientsandtheirlovedones.

• PaneldiscussionfeaturingpresentationsfromdifferentstakeholdersinthemobilehealthspaceonhowtheyviewthefutureofmobilehealthandHL7’spotentialroleinthisevolvingarena

FormoredetailsontheHL7Plenarymeeting,pleaseseethescheduleonpages12-13orgotothewww.HL7.orgwebsite.

CareConnectedbyHL7CampaignHL7recentlylaunchedamember-shipoutreachcampaignthrough

anHTMLemailpromotingournew“CareConnectedbyHL7”logowithasportsthemeencouragingindustrystakeholdersto“Getinthegame”.TheselogoswereinitiallyintendedtobeusedonHL7mem-bers’splashscreenswhentheirapplicationsarestarted.Wearepleasedtoreportthatthiscampaignhasreceivedquiteabitofattention.ThislogohasalsobeenusedonHL7memberwebsitesaswell.

InanefforttoaddresstheneedsofourHL7Affiliates,wealsomadetheoriginalfilesavailabletoourHL7Affiliatesforthemtomodify,translateandtailortomeettheneedsoftheirspecificaudience.Wehopethatthisnew“CareConnectedbyHL7”logowillbeappearingonyourdesktopsoon.

TheconceptforthiscampaignoriginatedfromHL7’sAdvi-soryCouncilwhoiscomprisedofindus-try“bigshots”.IwouldliketothankthemembersoftheAdvisoryCouncilforthisgreatidea,andtoextendaspecialthankstoCarlDvorakandtheEpicmarket-ingteamfortheir

tremendouscontributionstodevel-opingthelogoforthisnewprogram.

InClosingWhatdoesthe“Olympicspirit”mean?PierredeCoubertin’sstate-mentthat“Theimportantthingisnottowin,buttotakepart”,andtheviewofathleteswhotrytheirbestbutfinishlastareoftenepitomizedasthe“Olympicspirit”.

WeareveryappreciativeofeveryonewhocontributestoHL7insomanydifferentways.Somerolesgetthelimelight,andotherrolesaremuchlessglamorousandreceivelittlerecognitionorthanks.

Inthistimeofthe2012Olympics,pleaseallowmetoextendaheartfeltthankyoutoeachandeveryHL7memberfortheirongoingsupportandcontributionsatanylevel,bigorsmall.

Bestwishestoyouandyourlovedones.

The2012MayWorkingGroupMeetingSponsors

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FernandoCampos,MelvaPetersandIrynaRoyattheWednesdayeveningNetworkingReceptionCruise

7SEPTEMBER 2012

Ielaboratedonthenotionofitera-tive,incrementalinteroperabilityasintroducedbyHL7CDA,astandardwidelyadoptedforhealthinforma-tionexchangebymanygovernmentsworldwide.IalsodescribedtheTrifo-liaWorkbenchtool,whichprovidesreusablecomponentsforthecreationofclinicaldocumentsinHL7CDA,andhighlightedtheemergingtrendtowardinteroperabilitystandardsthataredeliveredthroughonlinetoolsthatenabletheirconsistentimplementationacceleratingdevel-opmentofinteroperablesolutions.Iclosedmypresentationwithacallforcommitmenttointeroperabilitystandards,recognizinginteroperabil-ityasenablerofaffordableinnova-tionforthehealthsector.

Inahighlyinteractivediscussion,theparticipantsandtheaudiencereflectedoninvestmentsininterop-erabilityrecognizingmisconcep-tions,unrealisticexpectations,andschedules.InaquestioninquiringwhethertheCloudwillsolvetheinteroperabilityproblem,Dr.Jafferespondedthatwewillstillneeddataandtransportstandardstodis-

ambiguatehealthinformation.TomJones,amemberoftheaudience,notedthateHealthinteroperabilitycallsforlong-terminvestmentasconcretesavingsmaytakeupto10yearstoberealized.MiroslavKon-caralsonotedthatthestakeholdersneedtorealizethatinteroperabilityinvolvesaniterativeincrementalprocessassociatedwithmilestonesandinvestmentcycles,andshouldbedealtwith,atleastinthebegin-ning,separatelyforeachusecase.

Recognizingtheimportanceoffo-cusedinteroperabilityeffortslinkedtoinvestmentcycles,alleviatingthefeartochangecourse,evensmallvendorscancreaterobustresilientinteroperablesolutionsatanafford-ablecost.Atthesametime,patientswillenjoybettercareandhealthsystemswillsavemoneythroughbusinessintelligenceandagiledeci-sionmaking.

Inanagingsocietyhamperedbychronicdiseasethatisfacedwithanurgentneedtocontainhealthcarecosts,interoperabilityisacost-sav-inginvestmentthattriggersinnova-

tion,createsabridgefromclinicalresearchtopatientcare,andenablesagilepolicydevelopment.

Beyondthebenefitstoindividualstakeholders,interoperabilitycom-binedwithtechnologicaldevelopmentcanbenefitoursocietybyenhancingitsabilitytorespondtoepidemicsandemergingdiseasesmuchmorerapidlythaninthepast.Suchinsightsinpopulationhealthcanalsohelpthetreatmentofapatientmakingavail-ableinformationonhisgeneticprofileaswellas“similar”patienttrajecto-riesaspartofadvancedclinicaldeci-sionsupport.

HelpfulLinks:• EUDigitalAgenda:http://

ec.europa.eu/information_so-ciety/digital-agenda/index_en.htm

• Continua:http://www.con-tinuaalliance.org

• ParentJointAction:http://www.patientregistries.eu/

• epSOS:http://www.epsos.eu• Economicsofinteroperability:

http://www.hl7.org/events/EconomicsofInteroperabil-ity201205/

HL7ViceChairDr.BobDolinpresentsattheHL7ExhibitatHIMSS2011inOrlando,FL.

HL7willonceagainofferavarietyofeducationses-sionscoveringHL7standardsandcurrentindustrytopicssuchasMeaningfulUse.VisitourboothtolearnmoreabouthowHL7andHL7standardscon-tributetomeaningfuluseandarehelpingchangethefaceofhealthcareIT.

March 3 – 7, 2013New Orleans, LA

Join us in the HL7 Booth (#4325) at the HIMSS 2013 Exhibit

Save The Date For HIMSS 2013

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InlateAugust2012,HL7InternationalandGS1joinforcesagainatMedicalInformaticsEurope2012inPisa,forthelatestinasuccess-fulseriesofjointworkshops,includingSTC2010inIceland,STC2011inSlove-nia,andMIE2011inNorway.ThefocusofthisjointHL7-GS1synergyworkshopisonaddress-ingcorechallengesofqualityandsafetyinformationexchangetosupportthewell-beingofelderlypeoplethroughintegratedcareprovision.Takingthescenarioofanelderlyladylivingalone,theworkshopwillfocusontheadoptionofinteroperabilitystandards,bridgingthesupplychainworldandtheclinicallyorientedhealth-careworld.Theexpectedoutcomeofthisworkshopistoincreaseclarityintheactionsneededtoacceleratetheadoptionofinteroperabilitystandardsforhighqualityandefficientinformationexchange.

Plug-n-playinteroperabilityisamajoraspectof,andachallengeto,qualityforhealthinformationexchangeparticularlywhenleveragingstandardsfromdiffer-entworlds.Launchedin1987,themissionofHL7istoprovidestandardsforinteroperabilitythatimprovecaredelivery,optimizeworkflow,reduceambiguityanden-hanceknowledgetransferamongallhealthcarestakehold-ers,exhibitingtimeliness,scientificrigorandtechnicalexpertisewithoutcompromisingtransparency,account-ability,orpracticality.ThevisionofGS1isaworldwhere

thingsandrelatedinformationmoveefficientlyandsecurelyfortraceabilitythatbenefitsbusinessesandhelpsimprovepeople’slives,everydayandeverywhere.

TheconceptofthisHL7-GS1workshopstartedfromalonglistofquestionsassociatedwithcollaborativesharingofmeaningfulinformationinascenarioofanelderlywoman

requiringhealthandsocialcareservicesthatcrosstheworldofhealthcareandthatofthesupplychain.ThistapsintothevaluepropositionofsynergiesbetweenHL7andGS1.Someoftherelevantquestionswere:

• Whatisthemostimportantinformationneededtosupportintegratedcare,e.g.emergencycare,publichealth,emergency,andsocialcare?Forexample,howcanGS1andHL7standardsbeleveragedtodocumentandretrievemedicationinawaythatupholdsqualityandsafety?

• WhataretheGS1andHL7standardsthatsup-portintegratedcareandwhatisthestateoftheiradoptionandinterrelation?Forexample,howdoweleverageGS1andHL7standardstosupportcoreprocessesrelatedtotransferofcare?

• Howcanthequalityofinformationexchangebesecured?Whataboutprivacy,protectionandmain-tainedconfidentiality?

Startingfromthestoryofahealth-challengedelderlywomanthathighlightshowhealthinformationexchangearearequisitetomeethercareneedsintroducedbyAnne

8 SEPTEMBER 2012

Information Exchange Standards Meet Supply Chain Standards ByCatherineChronaki,AffiliateDirector,HL7BoardofDirectors

CatherineChronaki

Joint HL7-GS1 workshop at Medical Informatics Europe (MIE 2012) August 29, 2012 • Pisa, Italy

9SEPTEMBER 2012

Moen,shortpresentationsbyChristianHay,Dr.CharlesJaffeandmyselfwilladdressinteroperabilitychallengesinbridginginformationfromtheclinicalandsupplychainworlds:

• SupplyChainWorld:ByconcentratingontheinformationexchangealongMrs.Erkel’shealthjourneyfromhometohospital,thepresentationwillhighlightselectedelementsfrombothGS1andHL7,whichdocumentthesequenceofen-counters.UniqueidentifiersaccordingtotheGS1systemofstandardswillbeusedalongtheenvi-sionedjourneyortrajectoryofcare,withselectedencountersbeingusedasexamplesofsupplychainachievements.TheshiftfromGS1messag-ingtoHL7messagingwillfurtherbedrawnwiththepurposetoillustratecontinuityofinformationfromautomaticidentificationdatacapturetodataprocessing,andsomeguidancewillbeprovidedonhowtounderstandthebenefitsofuniqueidentificationintheclinicalenvironment.

• PatientSummariesforHealthandSocial-Care:Beginningwiththepatientscenario,thepotentialitiesofpatientsum-mariesinbridgingtheworldsofemergency,healthandsocialcarewillbepresented,buildingoncurrentinitiatives.Currentlimitationswillbehighlightedandtheroleofinteroperabilitystandardsinamendingthemwillbeintroducedaspartofthepresentedbestpractices.

• QualityofInformation Exchange:Misinformationis

worsethannoinformationatall.Startingfromthepatientscenario,HL7standardsthatupholdqualityandsafetyatdifferentstagesofinformationexchangewillbepresented.

Inspiredbythepresentations,thedis-cussionaimstogaininsightaboutthe

addedvalueofGS1andHL7jointefforts,thechallenges,andstepsaheadtowardevenmoreeffectivecollabora-tion.Themoderateddiscussionwillbetargetedtowardimplementationpriorities,benefitsofimplementations,privacyandsecuritychallenges,qualityandsafety,etc.Inthisway,challengesfortheinnovativeinterplayofcurrentandfuturestandardswillbeidentifiedtostrengthencollaborationandcommitmenttowideadop-tion.TheworkshopwillbemoderatedbyBerndBlobel,PhD,andUlrikeKreysa.

Links:http://www.HL7.orghttp://www.gs1.orghttp://www.mie2012.it

Initially,theFHIRgovernanceandmanagementgroupswillbeorga-nizedundertheTSC.

OnequestionthatkeepscroppingupregardingFHIRiswhetherHL7willcontinuetosupporttheVersion2,Version3andCDAstandardsalongsideofFHIR.Theanswertothatquestionis“Yes!”HL7willcontinuetosupportallthosestandardsaslongasmemberscontinuetousethem.WeexpectV2.x,V3andCDAtobewithusforalongtime.Thatbeingsaid,wealsoexpecttherewillinterestfromsomeusersofHL7standardstomigratetowardFHIRfromtheseearlierstandards.Ontheotherhand,weexpectthatFHIRwillappealtoentirelynewmar-ketswhereV2.xandV3havepooradoption,suchasthemobilehealthmarketwhereFHIRseemsparticularlywellsuited.FHIRisbuiltforthefuture,buttodayit’sa“bleedingedge”HL7standard.Assuch,manyimplementerswillshyawayfromitsimplybecauseitistoonew.OtherimplementerswillbeattractedtoFHIRbecauseitisbleedingedge.

Inconclusion,wearetryingtosetupFHIRtobeasuccessfulHL7stan-dard.WearebuildingFHIRusinglessonslearnedfromthedevelopmentandimplementationofothermajorHL7standards.Wearetryingtoavoidmistakeswehavemadeinthepastwhileleveragingthegoodnesstobefoundinthoseearlierstandards.Onlytimewilltellhowsuccess-fulweareinlightingthisnewFHIR!

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DaveHamill

NewsfromthePMOand Project Services Work GroupByDaveHamill,Director,HL7ProjectManagementOffice;RickHaddorffandFreidaHall,Co-Chairs,ProjectServicesWorkGroup

FHIR Project Scope Statement (PSS)AttheMay2012WGMinVancouver,ProjectServicesworkedwiththeTSCandModelingandMethodologyWorkGrouptocreateaProjectScopeStatementtemplatethatsupportsFHIR(FastHealthcareInteroperabilityResources).

TheFHIRPSSispre-filledwithverbiagethatprovidestheabilitytoidentifyanddefinetheinitialsetofkeyFHIRresourcesrelatedtothespecifieddomain.TheseresourceswillbedefinedusingtheavailableFHIRtooling,andinaccordancewithdocumentedqualityguidelinesandballotedaspartoftheinitialFHIRspecification.

Interim Release of the 2012 Proj-ect Scope Statement Template

TheHL7ProjectManagementOfficeandtheProjectServicesWorkGrouphavereleasedupdatestothe2012ver-sionoftheProjectScopeStatement(PSS)template.Thismid-yearreleaseincludedthefollowingchanges:

• AddedtheConformanceFacili-tatorRoleforImplementationGuideprojects

• AddedasectiontoidentifyProj-ectRequirementsinordertoenablerequirementstraceability

• IncludedareferencetotheTSC’sGuidanceonBallotLevelstoassistprojectmanagersin

determiningtheirballotstrategy• IncludedareferencetothePBS

MetricGuidanceforSteeringDivisionCo-ChairstoassistSDco-chairsevaluateworkgroupcapacitytoundertakeneweffort.

• Createda“ReadMe”filepoint-ingtotheFHIRPSStemplateandincludeditinthe.zipfilethatcontainstheProjectScopeStatementtemplatesandProj-ectApprovalProcesses

Come join us for the Project Management Roundtable

EveryWorkingGroupMeeting,ProjectServiceshostsaninformalgatheringatlunchtimeonWednes-daycalledtheProjectManagementRoundtable.Lookforthetentcardwith“ProjectManagers”onitinthegeneralsession/lunchballroom.

Theforumisopen,sopleasecomeforwardwithanyprojectquestions,concernsorideas.We’dlovetohaveyoujoinus!

Webinar Recording: HL7 Project Management Tool Overview for HL7 Project Facilitators

Incaseyoudidn’tknow,theHL7PMOrecordedawebinarwhichprovidesanoverviewofthevariousHL7ProjectManagementtools.Toviewthe38minutewebinarrecording,go

towww.HL7.org>Resources>WebinarRecord-ings.

Thissession,targetedforco-chairsandthoseleadingHL7projects(i.e.proj-ectfacilitators),demonstratesHL7projecttoolsincludingProjectInsight(HL7’sprimaryprojectrepository),theHL7SearchableProjectDatabase,GForge,aswellasareviewofHL7projectprocessesandmethodologies.

IfyouwouldlikethePMOtopresentthiswebinaratoneofyourSteeringDi-visionorworkgroupconferencecalls,pleasecontactDaveHamillatpmo@HL7.orgtoscheduleadayandtime.

HL7 Project Tracking ToolsAllofHL7’sprojecttools,includ-ingtheSearchableProjectDatabase,GForgeandProjectInsight,areavail-ableonwww.HL7.orgviaParticipate>Tools&Resources>ProjectTrackingTools.

FreidaHall

RickHaddorff

11SEPTEMBER 2012

HL7recentlyannouncedapilotmembershipprogramandwebpagetoencouragecliniciancaregiverstoparticipateintheprocessofdevelop-ingstandardsforelectronichealthrecords(EHRs).

“Wehavealwaysvaluedthecon-tributionsofcaregivers—thephysi-cians,nurses,pharmacist,andothersinthehealthcarecontinuum.Thesecliniciansarebestsuitedtoprovideinputabouttheusability,interfacedesign,andworkflowdemandsofelectronichealthrecords,”saidCharlesJaffe,MD,PhD,CEOofHL7.“Yet,forseveralyears,theHL7leadershiphasvoiceditsconcernsaboutthetypicalfirstencounterwiththestandardsdevelopmentprocess.Wearenowinabetterpositiontotranslatethepracticalclinicalexper-tiseofthesecaregiversintotangibleimprovementsintheinteractionwiththehealthrecordtechnology.”Caregivermembershipisopentophysicians,nurses,pharmacistsandotherswhoareinvolvedindirectpatientcare.Theannualmember-shipis$100.Moreinformationisavailableatwww.HL7.org/caregiversorbyvisitingHL7.organdclickingon“JoinHL7.”

“MyparticipationinHL7hasal-lowedmetomakeatangibleimpact

onhowtechnologyisusedinhealth-care.IreapthebenefitsinaverypracticalwayasIapplytechnologywithinmyinstitution,”saidFelicianoYu,MD,apracticingpediatricianandchiefmedicalinformationofficeratSt.LouisChildren’sHospital,andco-chairoftheHL7ChildHealthWorkGroup.

WithanHL7CaregiverMembership,clinicianscan:

•HelpensurethatstandardsadoptedforhealthcareIT(HIT)offerrealandpracticalvalueinsupportingtheinforma-tionexchangebetweenhealthprovidersthatisessentialtocoordinatingpatientcare.

•Improvethequalityandus-abilityoftheHITstandardsdevelopedbyHL7and,ulti-mately,theEHRproductsthatusethem.

•NetworkwithHL7memberswhoarenationallyrecognizedexpertsinHIT.

•Shareknowledgeandgaininsightonhowtheuseofdatastandardsaffectsclinicalpracticeinsupportingpatientcareandimprovingqualityandefficiency.

•HavetheinformationtheyneedtomakeinformeddecisionsinEHRpurchases,andknowwhattorequestfromvendors.

“HL7standardsarethemostwidelyusedintheindustry,”saidDonMon,PhD,chair,HL7boardofdirec-tors.“Caregivermemberswillnotonlygainfirst-handexposuretothestandardsandtechnologythatdriveclinicalsummaries,laboratoryresults,prescriptions,andpublichealthandqualitydata,theywillhaveadirectchanneltoinfluencetheclinicaltechnologyrequirementsthatsupportanincreasinglypatient-centeredhealthcaresystem.”

Standardsdevelopmentprojectscur-rentlyunderwaythatwillbenefitfromcaregiverinputincludeHL7:

• ElectronicHealthRecordsSys-temFunctionalModel,Release2

• PreoperativeDomainAnalysisModel(DAM)

• EmergencyMedicalSystemDAM

• NeonatalFunctionalProfile• CardiovascularDAM

Functionalmodelsandprofilesde-scriberequirementsforEHRsystemcapabilities.DAMsdescribework-flowanddatarequirementswithinspecificdomainsofcare.

HL7 Launches New Membership Program and Webpage for Caregivers: Gives Doctors, Nurses and Other Clinicians a Say in the Development of EHRs ByAndreaRibick,HL7DirectorofCommunications

AndreaRibick

12 SEPTEMBER 2012

26th Annual Plenary Meeting

HL7 in the Era of Patient EmpowermentMonday, September 10, 2012

Hyatt Regency Baltimore, Baltimore, MD

8:30 – 8:45 am Welcoming Comments Don Mon, PhD, Chair,HL7BoardofDirectors

8:45 – 9:15 a.m. Keynote Session 1: Engaging Patients with Standards TopicscoveredwillincludehowtheHITstandardsprofessionalcan transformhealthcareby • Enablingpatientstobeinformedandinforming • Bridgingthelegacyandinnovativetechnologies • HarmonizingEHRandpatientfacingsysteminteractions • Maximizingthedatatoimprovequality.

Leslie Kelly Hall,SeniorVicePresident,Healthwise

9:15 – 9:50 a.m Keynote Session 2: The Rise of e-Patients Threetechnologyrevolutionsinthelastgenerationhavechangedthe waypatientscareforthemselvesandinteractwithdoctorsandpeers: 1.Theinternet/broadbandrevolution 2.Themobilerevolution 3.Thesocialnetworksrevolution. LeeRainiewilldescribehowpatientsandcaregiversusethese technologiestoinformthemselves,dealwithmedicalproviders,andshare theirstorieswithfellowpatientsandtheirlovedones. Lee Rainie, Director,PewResearchCenter’sInternet&AmericanLifeProject, andformerlythemanagingeditorofthenewsmagazineU.S.News&WorldReport

9:50 – 10:15 a.m. Keynote Session 3: The Consumer Empowerment Paradox Policymakers,professionalsandtechnologistsparadoxicallybelievethathomogeneoushealthinformationtechnologystandardscanempowerclini-callyheterogeneoushealthcareconsumers.Thisparadoxunderliesa2004presidentialorderforaNationwideHealthInformationNetworkandaNationalCoordinatorofHealthInformationTechnology.Sincethen,HL7,HITSP,IHE,andtheStandards&InteroperabilityFrameworkhaveactedonthisparadox,developingconsumerstandardsforpatientportals,per-sonalhealthrecords(PHRs),carecoordination,transitionsofcare,datasegmentation,telehealth,mobiledevicesanddirectencryptedemail.Evidencethatfewconsumersusefreeportalsthreatensbeliefintheparadox,developmentofconsumerstandardsandcitizensupportforhealthcarereform.

Theconsumerempowermentparadoxappearstoaccuratelyrepresentlongstanding,top-downvs.bottom-upcontradictionsinhealthcareyetneedsempiricaltesting.Paradoxtesting,inturn,requiresalogicmodelthattracespathsfromkeystonestandardsforclinicalsummaryexchangetothepotentialempowermentofdiverseconsumersand

LeslieKellyHall

DonMon,PhD

LeeRainie

ElaineBlechman,PhD

thefrustrationofdiverseproviders.TestresultsarelikelytorevealgapsinpolicyandstandardsthatobstructmeaningfulhealthITuseamongconsumersandprovidersalike.

Elaine A. Blechman, PhD, ProfessorEmerita,UniversityofColorado- BoulderandPresident,ProsocialApplications

10:15 – 10:50 a.m. Break

11:15 – 12:20 p.m Panel discussion featuring presentations on how different stakeholders in the mobile health space view the future of mobile health and HL7’s potential role in this evolving arena ModeratedbyDougFridsma,MD,PhD,Director,OfficeofStandards andInteroperability,OfficeoftheNationalCoordinatorforHealthIT • 10:55-11:10ChuckParker,President,ContinuaHealth Alliance • 11:10-11:25ChristophLehmann,MD,Professorof PediatricsandBiomedicalInformatics,Vanderbilt University,willdiscussempoweringfamiliesofchildren

• 11:25-11:40JimSt.Clair,SeniorDirector,Interoperability andStandards,HIMSS • 11:40-11:55LonnieSmith,PolicyAnalyst,U.S.Foodand DrugAdministration(FDA),willdiscussmobile applicationsofSPL • 11:55-12:10HeatherGrain,StandardsAustralia

• 12:10-12:20QuestionsandAnswersforpanelists

12:20 – 12:30 p.m. Closing Comments and a vision for HL7’s Future Charles Jaffe, MD, PhD, CEO, Health Level Seven International

13SEPTEMBER 2012

CharlesJaffe,MD,PhD

HL7 Tooling Challenge ByJaneCurry,Co-Chair,HL7ToolingWorkGroup

SparxSystemsissponsoringanHL7ToolingChallengetoencouragemorepeopletohelpleverageUMLintheToolinginfrastructureforHL7.SparxisthevendorofEnterpriseArchitect,theUMLmodelingsoftwareusedbymanyofHL7’sWorkingGroupsforrequirementsdocu-mentation.TheHL7ToolingChallengewillbe

announcedattheBaltimoreWorkingGroupMeetingandwillacceptcompetingentriesthroughtheMay2013WorkGroupMeeting.De-tailsofthechallengearelaidoutathttp://wiki.hl7.org/index.php?title=HL7_Tooling_ChallengeTheawardof$4,000forthesuccessfulentrywillbeannouncedatthe2013PlenaryMeeting.

JaneCurry

DougFridsma,MD,PhD

ChuckParker

ChristophLehmann,MD

14 SEPTEMBER 2012

HL7 Argentina Welcomes New

Chair Fernando CamposFernandoCamposisaninformationsystemsengineer.Heiscompletingamaster’sdegreeinstrategicdirectionofsoftwareengineering.Fernandoisresponsibleforthedefinitionofsoft-warearchitectures,designpatterns,anddevelopmentstandardsasthesoftwareengineeringdepartmentchiefattheHospitalItalianodeBuenosAireswherehehasworkedformorethan12years.HewaselectedinApril2012astheHL7ArgentinaChair.FernandobeganusingHL7in2000andhasbeenamemberofHL7Argentinasince2001.HeisaCertifiedHL7V2.xControlSpecialist,CertifiedHL7CDAR2Specialist,aCertifiedHL7V3RIMSpecialistandalsoamemberoftheHL7EducationWorkGroup.In2011,here-

ceivedthe“HL7VolunteeroftheYear”awardforhiscontributionstotheHL7onlinee-Learningcourse(ELC).Here-designedthecoursemodulestopartiallyautomateassignmentfeedbacktostu-dents,augmentingthecoursecapacityfrom100to500+studentspersessionwhilemaintainingthesamenumberofpersonaltutors.Asavolunteer,Fernandoco-authoredHL7ELCeducationalmaterials.Hehasgivenon-siteHL7coursesinSpanishinArgentinaandinotherLatin-AmericancountriessuchasChileandBrazil.HeisactiveinCDAR2implementationsandparticipatedinthedesignoftheimplementationguidefortheHospitalItalianodeBuenosAiresandseveralorganizationsinChile.

FernandoisproudtohaveparticipatedinallsessionsoftheELCasatutor,coursecoordinatorandcreatoroflearningmaterialandactivitiesforthesecourses.Healsoassistsotheraffiliatestofulfillcourse/tutorcoordi-nationdutiesandwiththee-learningplatformtechnicaldetails.Theseedi-tionsoftheELCwereadoptedbyHL7India,HL7Romania,HL7Canada,HL7Pakistan,HL7NewZealand,HL7Singa-poreandHL7AustriaandarealsobeingtranslatedtoJapaneseandPortuguese.Heputsnotonlyhistime,butheartandsoultohelpstudentsandtutorstogetthroughthecourse,understandthematerialsandimplementtheiracquiredknowledgeinreallife.

GrantWoodistheseniorITstrategistforIntermoun-tainHealthcare’sClinicalGeneticsInstitute.HeisbasedinSaltLakeCity,Utah,andisresponsibleforcreatingcomputersystemsthatwillsupporthealthcareprovid-ersindeliveringgenetics-basedclinicalcare.HeisamemberoftheHL7ClinicalGenomicsWorkGroupandaco-chairoftheHL7MarketingCouncil,whereheleadstheHL7Ambassa-dorprogram.Grantalsoservesontheboardoftwonon-profitorganizations:Alphanet,whichprovidesfreediseasemanagementservicestothosewithAlpha-1Antitrypsindeficiency,andtheMountainStatesGenet-icsFoundation,whichprovideseducationaleventsforhealthcareprovidersandpatientsongenetictopics.Duringhiscareer,Granthasauthored10papersandarticlesonvaryingtop-icsincludingtheroleofthehealthcareCIO,thepatienthealthcareencounterofthefuture,familyhealthhistoryandeconomicdevelopmentinthestateofUtah.

GrantgrewupinsouthernCaliforniaandArizona.HelivedintheNetherlandsfortwoyearswhileperformingmissionaryserviceforhischurch.Althoughfluentatone

time,headmitshecouldusesomehelpfromhisHL7Dutchfriendstopracticethelanguage.Hestates“MijnNederlandsisheelslecht.”

Grantisthesecondofeightchildren.Heisclosewithhisextendedfamily,whichincludesan

impressive7siblings,64firstcousinsand38niecesandnephews.Grantcreditshisdad’scareerinhospitaladministrationasthereasonwhyheworksinthehealth-carefieldtoday.

Inadditiontospendingtimewithfamily,Grantenjoysattendingmusicalconcerts

(Rock-n-Roll,Symphony,Christmas),andsportingeventsforbothprofessionaland

collegeteams.Healsoenjoysthetravelop-portunitiesthathehashadthroughhisworkwithHL7.LastNovemberhewasabletospendtimewithAmnonShaboatthishomeinHaifa,Israel.Onefinalinterestingfact,Grantshareshisname—butnorelation—withthefamousAmericanpainter,soifyouwanttoGooglehim,besuretousehismiddleinitial“M”.

Member Spotlight on Grant Wood

15SEPTEMBER 2012

News from the PBS Metrics TeamByHL7InternationalStaffMembersDaveHamill,Director,ProjectManagementOffice;LynnLaakso,TSCProjectManager;DonLloyd,PhD,DirectorofTechnicalPublications;andKarenVanHentenryck,AssociateExecutiveDirector

HL7 Strategic Initiatives DashboardThePBSMetricsTeamhascreatedadashboardtotrackHL7StrategicInitiativeswhichtheTSCisresponsibleformanag-ing.Metricsforthedashboardinclude:

• Effectivenessofworkinggroupmeetings• Advancementofrealmspecificationstointernational

specifications• Continuingimprovementofproductquality• Enablementofrequirementstraceability• Reductionofcross-artifactinconsistencies• Demonstrationofindustryresponsivenessthrough

thetimelydevelopmentandmaintenanceofkey standards• ImprovedeaseofHL7standardsimplementation• DevelopmentofanHL7educationplan

TheStrategicInitiativesDashboardislocatedontheTSCWikiathttp://hl7tsc.org/wiki/index.php?title=Strategic_Initiatives_TSC_DashboardPBS Metrics Reports and DashboardThePBSMetricsreportinganddashboardsareeasilyac-cessibleviatheReportslinkonyourworkgroup’sHL7.orgpage.ThislinkdirectsyoutoGForge,wherethereportresideswithintheTSC’sFilearea(http://gforge.hl7.org/gf/project/tsc/frs/?action=FrsReleaseBrowse&frs_pack-age_id=169).

Asareminder,thePBSMetricsreportinganddashboardsreflectthefollowingcriteriaforeachworkgroup:

1. IdleBallots–Itemsthathaven’tballotedinayear,andarestill“open”(haven’tsuccessfullycompletedtheirballot)

2.NoReconPackage–Itemsthathavenothadarec-onciliationpackageposted.

3.Non-AdvancingBallots–Itemsthathavegonethrough3ormoreballots

4.ExpiredDSTUs–ExpiredDSTUsthathavenotproceededtonor-mativeorsomeotherballotlevel

5.UnpublishedCMETs–CMETsthatareFinished(passedbynumbersandReconiscomplete)butUnpublished(waitingfortheCMETclean-upworktobecompletedbyAndyStechishinandDaveHamill)

6.UnpublishedBallots–Itemsthatare“finished”(passedbynumbersandreconciliationiscomplete)butunpublished(notinNormativeEditionoronHL7Standardspage)

7.ProjectsinProjectInsightthatarebehindmorethan120Days

8.ProjectsinProjectInsightwithan‘Unknown’status

9.WorkGroupsthatdonothaveany3-YearPlanItemsinProjectInsight

ThePBSMetricsReportwascreatedtosupporttheHL7strategicinitia-tiveto“streamlinetheHL7standardsdevelopmentprocess”.Itisintendedtobeatooltoassistworkgroupswithmanagingballotsinadditiontocleaningupprojectsandolddata.Byreviewingthereports,workgroupscanidentifypotentialissuesbeforetheygetoutofhandaswellasmoveitemsthroughballotingtoafinaldocumentorstandardstate.

Ifyouhaveanyquestionsorcomments,pleasedirectthemtoanyPBSMetricsteammember:DaveHamill(dhamill@HL7.org),LynnLaakso(lynn@HL7.org),DonLloyd(dlloyd@HL7.org)andKarenVanHentenryck(karenvan@HL7.org).

DaveHamill

LynnLaakso

DonLloyd,PhD

KarenVanHentenryck

16 SEPTEMBER 2012

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CertifiedHL7Version2.xChapter2ControlSpecialist

May 17, 2012MarlaC.AlbitzChaoChihKoSarahA.McGree

June 9, 2012SamAgnerJackieS.ChurchillMajvorB.EhnstromLindaD.HudsonLeeAnnLawsonJamesL.Lenon

HL7India

March 10, 2012ArabindaBeheraRPraveenShivaprasadSadhanaShreeShivashankerSwapnaKintali

March 31, 2012LatifAbdulPrachiAgrawalVikramBethuDiptiChavaliSanchitaGulatiRanjaniIyerMohanKalathiRohitMarsSeemaRathniDeepikaSinghSumitSinghal

April 21, 2012CatherineBerkmansSajeevChand.AVenkatesanGovindarajan

BadriNarayanManonmaniKandasamyKarthikManivannanByjuPremKumarNMathuvappanPalaniappanJerrySahayarajRichardNarsimhaReddySudiniMuthukumaranThambusamy

May 19, 2012KomalGulatiManikondaSaiRamSagarLakshmiRajasekaranKumarSatyamK.V.Prema

June 9, 2012SharonChristabelSrinivasareddyGIyyappanIyerPremalathaKarunamurthiShaileshKotkundwarRaghuramanMurugaiyanKalidassMurugesanMeiyappanRanganathanSethuramalingamSundaramAnitaJosephineWilfredLakshmiKalyaniYakkala

HL7Korea

April 21, 2012SungchulBae

HL7Spain

March 15, 2012JoseCarlosArceneguiMartaBonillaManuelCortésMartínJuanPedroDíazGarcía

MadelCarmenFernández FerrariFranciscoJavierFernández

PiatekJuanManualFuentes

HernándezJorgeGarcíaNazDavidWenceslaoGonzález

SojoDavidLobatoAndradesMaríaLauraMartínez

GonzálesCarlosJavierNavarroFranciscoPascualPeñaAlbertoVargas

May 3, 2012JorgeCabañuzBiargeJuanJoséGraciaRocheBeatrizHerrerasDomínguezRaquelLópezAlarcónPatriciaLópezMonteagudoAntonioMartínezMoreno

May 8, 2012PatriciaAndrésDíazJoséFernándezEngoFranciscoMedinaGámiz

June 28, 2012MiguelAngelTerceroGarcíaLauraTinoRamosÁlvarTorresdelaHera

June 29, 2012GonzaloAltunaLópezAliciaMartínezGarcíaDanielMejíasPintoAmandaMuñozDomínguezMaríaPalominoFranco

DoloresClaudiaRealBarriosJoséManuelSivianesRubio

July 6, 2012LorenzoChacónMendozaMaríaCeciliaCostantiniBelénPonsPonsBernatSánchezSalo

CertifiedHL7CDASpecialist

May 17, 2012BeauBannermanJeffreyR.BrownChristofGessnerIqbalSianHelenStevens-LoveTessavanStijn

HL7India

February 11, 2012AkashGuptaMayankKapoorKanchanSanjayKokalPankjajKumarR.MishraManaliMannurSandeepK.PatilSantoshGopiPillaiRituShuklaAnkurR.Tripathi

HL7Spain

May 3, 2012CarlosMendozaHernando

May 8, 2012DavidAlaberToroFlorencioLlanosRuiz

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June 28, 2012VíctorMartínezSánchez

June 29, 2012JuanPedroDíazGarcíaJuanManuelFuentesJorgeGarcíaNazDavidWenceslaoGonzález

SojoLauraMartínezGonzález

July 6, 2012JoanCasalsAlonsoMarioRabasseda

CertifiedHL7Version3RIMSpecialist

May 17, 2012BobMiliusChristopherM.MilletWeiWang

HL7Canada

April 10, 2012JeesunPark

May 15, 2012KuanFan

May 22, 2012HanMingZhou

HL7India

May 19, 2012RawlaniRitikaPradeep

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HL7 Benefactors as of August 13, 2012

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

18 SEPTEMBER 2012

Upcoming INTERNATIONAL EVENTSMIE2012:QualityofLifethrough

QualityofInformationPisa, Italy

August 26 - 29, 2012Formoreinformation,pleasevisit

http://www.mie2012.it

HIMSSAsiaPac2012Marina Bay Sands, Singapore

September 17 - 19, 2012Formoreinformation,pleasevisit

http://www.himssasiapac.org

13thInternationalHL7InteroperabilityConference

Vienna, AustriaSeptember 28 - 29, 2012

Formoreinformation,pleasevisithttp://ihic2012.hl7.at/

eChallenges2012e-2012Conference

Lisbon, PortugalOctober 17 - 19, 2012

Formoreinformation,pleasevisithttp://www.echallenges.org/e2012/

HL7 Welcomes New Director of Education Sharon Chaplock, PhD

SharonKayneChaplock,PhD,hasbeenworkinginthefieldofinstructionaltechnologyformorethan25years,bothintheacademicandnon-profitsectors.Herrecentexperienceincludestheplanning,developmentanddeploymentofdistancelearningprogramsforclini-caldatamanagersfortheSocietyforClinicalDataManagement,andcontinuingeducationprogramsforcliniciansandresearchersassociatedwiththeSocietyfortheImmunotherapyofCancer.Priortothat,shewasaprojectadministratorfortwomajorUSDepartmentofEduca-tiongrantsatMarquetteUniversity’sCollegeofEducationfocusedontechnologyintegrationandextendingteachercertificationonlinetoadult,post-baccalaureatestudents.

SharonwasalsoastaffmemberofMarquette’sCenterforTeachingandLearningwheresheconsultedwithfacultytoprovidepedagogicalandinstructionaldesignsupportforonline,hy-bridandweb-enhancedcourses.DuringthistimesheearnedherPhDinEducationalPolicyandLeadershipwithaconcentrationinonlinelearning.Herdissertationexploredtheefficacyofvirtualstudygroupsinpreparingparticipantsforcertificationexams.SincethetimesheintroducedvideodiscstotheexhibitflooroftheMilwaukeePublicMuseum(wheresheworkedasDirectoroftheAudiovisualCenter),Sharonhasbeenpassionateaboutopportuni-tiesaffordedbytechnologysupportedlearning,andbelievesthatlearnersareservedbestbyengagingtherighttechnologyintherightsettingfortherightoutcomes.

SharonChaplock,PhD

19SEPTEMBER 2012

BenefactorsAbbottAccentureAllscriptsBooz Allen HamiltonCenters for Disease Control and Prevention/ CDCDuke Translational Medicine InstituteEpicEuropean Medicines AgencyFood and Drug AdministrationGE Healthcare ITGlaxoSmithKlineHospital Corporation of America (HCA)IBMIntel Corporation, Digital Health GroupInterSystemsKaiser PermanenteMcKesson Provider TechnologiesMicrosoft CorporationNICTIZ Nat.ICT.Inst.Healthc.NetherlandsNovartisOracle Corporation - HealthcarePartners HealthCare System, Inc.Philips HealthcareQuest Diagnostics, IncorporatedSiemens HealthcareThomson ReutersUS Department of Defense, Military Health SystemUS Department of Veterans Affairs

Supporters7 Delta, Inc.AEGIS.net, Inc.Beeler Consulting LLCBeijing TPHY Technology Development Co., Ltd.Corepoint HealthEtnomedijos intercentrasGamma-Dynacare Medical LaboratoriesiNTERFACEWARE, Inc.LINK Medical Computing, Inc.LiveProcessMeditureSocrates Healthcare Ltd.Standing Stone, Inc.VIP Medicine, LLC

ConsultantsAccentureAHIS - St. John Providence HealthAileron Consulting LLCAnakam Identity Services, EquifaxBooz Allen HamiltonBovedaCanon Information & Imaging Solutions, Inc.Capgemini Government Solutions LLCCentriHealthChong Qing TJPAN IncCirrus Data & Telecom IncCSGCTSDapasoft Inc.Dell ServicesDeloitte Consulting LLPDent Technical Consulting ServicesDiagnostic Radiology and Oncology ServicesDiscoverture HealthEastern Informatics, Inc.Edifecs, Inc.Edmond ScientificeHealth Workflow Analytics, LLCEmergint Technologies, Inc.Equinoxys

FEI.comForward Advantage, Inc.Frank McKinney Group LLCGartnerGensa CorporationGordon Point Informatics Ltd.GSI Health, LLCHealthcare Data AssetsHealthcare Integration TechnologiesHealthVectorsHLN Consulting, LLCHubbert Systems ConsultingHuron Valley Physicians AssociationiEHR.euInfovide-Matrix S.A.Innokas Medical Engineering OyLantana Consulting GroupLMILogicaLOTS, LLCMatricis Informatique Inc.MedQuist, Inc.newMentorOckham Information Services LLCOctagon Research Solutions, Inc.OTech, Inc.PenCentric Health Systems IncPervasive SoftwarePFT LLCPragmatic Data LLCProfessional Laboratory Management, Inc.Raven Tech LLCRay Heath, LLCRob Savage ConsultingSabiaNet IncShafarman ConsultingSoa Software Inc.Society of Chest Pain CentersStat! Tech-Time, Inc.Strategic Solutions Group, LLCThe Audigy Group, LLCThe Diebold Company of CanadaThe St. John Group, LLCUnited Laboratory Network IPA, LLCVangent, Inc.Virginia RiehlWestat

GeneralInterestAarhus University, Dept of Computer ScienceAdvanced Medical Technology Association (AdvaMed)Agency for Healthcare Research and QualityAGH University of Science and TechnologyAlabama Department of Public HealthAlliance for Pediatric QualityAmerican Assoc. of Veterinary Lab DiagnosticiansAmerican College of Cardiology FoundationAmerican College of Surgeons, NTDBAmerican Dental AssociationAmerican Dietetic AssociationAmerican Health Information Management AssociationAmerican Immunization Registry Association (AIRA)American Medical AssociationArizona Department of Health ServicesASIP SANTEBlue Cross Blue Shield AssociationBrigham Young UniversityCA Department of Public HealthCabinet for Health and Family ServicesCalifornia Department of Health Care ServicesCalifornia HealthCare Foundation

CalOptimaCDISCCenter for Elders’ IndependenceCenters for Disease Control and Prevention/ CDCCenters for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesCity of HoustonCollege of American PathologistsCollege of Healthcare Information Mgmt. ExecutivesColorado Regional Health Information OrganizationCompDrugConnecticut Department of Public HealthContra Costa County Health ServicesCOPE Community Services,IncCouncil of Cooperative Health InsuranceCouncil of State and Territorial EpidemiologistsDelaware Division of Public HealthDelta Dental Plans AssociationDepartment of Developmental ServicesDepartment of HealthDepartment of Human-Computer InteractionDGS, Commonwealth of VirginiaDuke Translational Medicine InstituteECRI InstituteeHealth PlatformEmory University, Research and Health Sciences ITEstonian eHealth FoundationEuropean Medicines AgencyFood and Drug AdministrationGeorgia Department of Public HealthGeorgia Institute of TechnologyGeorgia Medical Care FoundationHIMSSICCBBA, Inc.Illinois Department of Public HealthIllinois Office of Health Information TechnologyIndian Health ServiceIndiana State Department of HealthInterior Health AuthorityIowa Department of Public HealthJapan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers AssociationKansas Department of Health & EnvironmentKyungpook National Univ. MIPTHLCF ResearchMaine Center for Disease Control and PreventionMedical University of South CarolinaMichigan Department of Community Health LabMinisterio de Salud Publica del EcuadorMinistry of Health - SloveniaMinnesota Department of HealthMissouri Department of Health & Senior ServicesN.A.A.C.C.R.NANDA InternationalNational Association of Dental PlansNational Center for Health Statistics/CDCNational Council for Prescription Drug ProgramsNational eHealth Transition Authority (NEHTA)National Health ServiceNational Institute of Standards and TechnologyNational Library of MedicineNational Marrow Donor ProgramNational Quality ForumNATO Consultation, Command and Control Agency

NCQANew Mexico Department of HealthNew York State Department of HealthNICTIZ Nat.ICT.Inst.Healthc.NetherlandsNIH/CCNIH/Department of Clinical Research InformaticsOA-ITSD - Department of Mental HealthOak Ridge Associated UniversitiesOffice of the National Coordinator for Health ITOhio Department of HealthOHIO DEPT. OF JOB AND FAMILY SERVICESOklahoma State Department of HealthOregon Health & Science UniversityOregon Public Health DivisionPennsylvania Dept of Health-Bureau of InformationPharmaceuticals & Medical Devices AgencyPhastPhiladelphia Department of Public HealthPublic Health Data Standards ConsortiumRadiological Society of North AmericaRegion SyddanmarkRTI InternationalSAMHSASC Dept. of Health & Environmental Control HSSocial Security AdministrationSouth Dakota Department of HealthState Hygienic Laboratory at University of IowaState of Montana DPHHSTelligenTennessee Department of HealthTexas Department of State Health Services - LabThe Joint CommissionThe MITRE CorporationU.S. Army Institute of Surgical ResearchUniversity HealthSystem ConsortiumUniversity of AL at BirminghamUniversity of Kansas Medical CenterUniversity of MinnesotaUniversity of Szeged, Institute of InformaticsUniversity of Texas Medical Branch at GalvestonUniversity of Utah Pediatric Critical Care/ IICRCUSDA APHIS VS CIOUtah Department of HealthUtah Health Information NetworkUtah State Developmental CenterVermont Department of HealthVirginia Department of HealthVirginia Information Technologies AgencyWashington State Department of HealthWNY HEALTHeLINKWorldVistA

PayersAmerican Imaging ManagementBlue Cross and Blue Shield of AlabamaBlue Cross and Blue Shield of FloridaBlue Cross Blue Shield of ArizonaBlue Cross Blue Shield of North CarolinaCIGNACompliantDRGMetLife, Inc.Neighborhood Health PlanPremera Blue CrossTriWest Healthcare AllianceUnitedHealth GroupValence HealthWisconsin Physicians Service Ins. Corp.

HL7 ORGANIZATIONAL MEMBERS

20 SEPTEMBER 2012

PharmacyBristol-Myers SquibbCrescendo BioscienceEli Lilly and CompanyGlaxoSmithKlineMerck & Co. Inc.NovartisPharmaxo Pharmacy ServicesSanofi-Aventis R&D

ProvidersAdvanced Biological Laboratories (ABL) SAAdvantage DentalAkron General Medical CenterAlamance Regional Medical CenterAlaska Native Tribal Health ConsortiumAlbany Medical CenterAlbany Medical Center HospitalAngel MEDICAL cENTERARUP Laboratories, Inc.Ascension Health Information ServicesAthens Regional Health Services, Inc.Avalon Health CareAviir, IncBarnabas HealthBayCare HomeCareBJC HealthCareBlessing HospitalBloomington Hospital & Healthcare SystemsBlount Memorial HospitalBrookdale Senior LivingButler Healthcare ProvidersCape Regional Medical CenterCarilion ClinicCedars-Sinai Medical CenterCenter for Life ManagementCentral Illinois Radiological AssociatesCHIChildren’s Hospital Medical Center of AkronChildrens Mercy Hospitals and ClinicsCincinnati Children’s HospitalCity of Hope National Medical CenterCleveland Clinic Health SystemConcentraConsolidated Medical Bio-Analysis, Inc.Consultants in Laboratory MedicineDeaconess Health SystemDiagnostic Laboratory ServicesEast Alabama Medical CenterEmergency Medical Services AuthorityEmory HealthcareGeisinger Health SystemGeorgia Cancer Specialists, Inc.Hill Physicians Medical GroupHoly Name Medical CenterHospital Corporation of America (HCA)Human Service AgencyImagine Health CentresInland Northwest Health ServicesInstitut Jules BordetIntegrated Telemedical SolutionsIntermountain HealthcareInterpath LaboratoryJohns Hopkins HospitalKaiser PermanenteKernodle Clinic, Inc.KMH Cardiology & Diagnostic CentresLaboratory Corporation of AmericaLahey ClinicLakeland Regional Medical CenterLexington Medical CenterLife LabsLoyola University Health System

Lucile Packard Children’s HospitalLux MedMayo ClinicMcDonough District HospitalMedicoverMeridian HealthMilton S. Hershey Medical CenterMinuteClinicMultiCare Health SystemNational Cancer InstituteNew York-Presbyterian HospitalNorth Carolina Baptist Hospitals, Inc.NYC Health and Hospital CorporationOregon Providence Health & ServicePark NicolletPartners HealthCare System, Inc.Pathologists’ Regional LaboratoryPathology Associates Medical LaboratoriesPatient FirstQuest Diagnostics, IncorporatedRady Children’s Hospital and Health CenterRegenstrief Institute, Inc.Regional Medical Center at MemphisRheumatology and Dermatology Associates PCRockford Health SystemRockingham Memorial HospitalSA Tartu University ClinicsSaint Francis CareSaudi Aramco - Healthcare Applications DivisionSeneca Family of AgenciesSharp HealthCare Information SystemsSouth Bend Medical Foundation, Inc.Spectrum HealthSt. Charles Health SystemSt. Joseph HealthSteven Porter, MDSteward Health CareSumma Health SystemTexas Health ResourcesThe Children’s Hospital of PhiladelphiaTrinity HealthTuomey Healthcare SystemU.S. Department of Defense, Military Health SystemU.S. Department of Veterans AffairsUK HealthCareUNC HealthcareUniversity of Chicago Medical CenterUniversity of Nebraska Medical CenterUniversity of Pittsburgh Medical CenterUniversity of Utah Health CareUniversity of Virginia Health SystemUniversity Physicians, Inc.UT M.D. Anderson Cancer CenterUW Medicine, IT ServicesVanguard Health SystemsVUMCWest Virginia University HospitalsWheaton Franciscan HealthcareWinchester Hospital

Vendors//SOS/Corporation4Medica7 Delta, Inc.A.J. Boggs & CompanyAbbottABELSoft Inc.ABILITY NetworkAccent on IntegrationAccumedic Computer Systems, Inc.ADP AdvancedMD, Inc.

AEGIS.net, Inc.Affiliated Computer Services, Inc.Agilex TechnologiesAlert Life Sciences Computing, Inc.AllegianceMD software, Inc.AllscriptsAlphaCM, IncAltos Solutions, IncAltova GmbHAmerican DataAmerican Data NetworkAmerican Health Care SoftwareAmerican HealthTech, Inc.AmerisourceBergen Specialty GroupAmtelcoAngel eCareAngel Systems, Inc.ANXeBusinessApelon, Inc.Argility HealthcareARGO Data Resource CorporationAskesis Development GroupAstera SoftwareAtirix Medical SystemsAvaility, LLCAventura HQ, IncAversan IncAvreo, Inc.Axial ExchangeAxwayAxxess Healthcare ConsultAym TechnologiesBeeler Consulting LLCBeijing TPHY Technology Development Co., Ltd.Benchmark SystemsBostech CorporationBottomline TechnologiesBradoc Data Management, IncCAL2CAL CorporationCANON INDIA PVT LTDCareCam InnovationsCarefx Corporationcarepaths, incCarestream Health, Inc.CareTech Solutions, Inc.CaristixCedaron Medical, Inc.Center for Clinical InnovationCerner CorporationCertify Data SystemsCetrea A/SChartLogic, Inc.ChartWise Medical Systems, Inc.ChemWareChillisoft SolutionsClear EMRClinical Software SolutionsClinicTreeClinix Medical Information Services, LLCCMRCNIPS, LLCCNSICodeSmart Inc.Cognosante, LLCCognovant, IncCommunity Computer Service, Inc.Compania de Informatica AplicataComplete Medical SolutionsCompu Care ALP, inc.Computer Technology CorporationComputrition, Inc.COMS Interactive, LLCConsilience SoftwareCore Sound Imaging, Inc.Corepoint Health

Cortex Medical Management Systems, Inc.CovisintCPSICroudcare, S.A.CSC HealthcareCTIS, Inc.Curaspan Healthgroup, Inc.Cyberpulse L.L.C.Dansk Medicinsk Datacenter ApSData Information System Solutions LLCData Innovations, LLCData ServicesData Tec, Inc.DATALINK SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT INCDatuit, LLCDawning Technologies, Inc.dbMotion LTDDefran SystemsDeJarnette Research Systems, Inc.Dell-BoomiDelta Health Technologies, LLCDigital Infuzion, Inc.Digital Medical Merge, Inc.Doctor EvidenceDoctorComDocuTrac, Inc.Dolbey & CompanyEASYTALK MD LLCEBM Technologies Inc.eCareSoft Inc.echoBaseeHana LLCeHealth Data Solutions, LLCeHealthCare Systems, Inc.Electronic Medical Exchange Holdings LLCElectronic Medical Solutions, LLCELEKTAeManual System Sdn BhdEmbedded Wireless LabsEmdeon, LLCeMedology LLCEmerging SystemsEpicESRIEtnomedijos intercentraseTransX, Inc.Exemplo MedicalExplorysEyeMD EMR Healthcare Systems, Inc.ezEMRxe-Zest Solutions Ltd.F5 NetworksFalcon LLCFifth Light TechnologyFirst Medical SolutionsFluidnet CorporationFoothold TechnologyForte HoldingsFresenius Medical CareGamma-Dynacare Medical LaboratoriesGE HealthcareGenesis Systems, Inc.GenomeQuest, Inc.GlobalOne Information Technologies, LLCgloStream, Inc.Greenway Medical Technologies, Inc.Grow|CMSGrupo Postigo - Alba Electronica, S.L.Haemonetics CorporationHalfpenny Technologies, Inc.Harris CorporationHarrisLOGIC, Inc.Health Care 2000, IncHealth Care Software, Inc.Health Companion, Inc.

HL7 ORGANIZATIONAL MEMBERS, continued

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Health Data Services, Inc.Health Informatics IntlHealth Intersections Pty LtdHealth Language, Inc.Health Plan Systems, Inc.Health Records for EveryoneHealthBridgeHealthcare Management Systems, Inc.HEALTHeSTATEHealthFusionHealthlandHealthTrio, LLCHealthwise, Inc.Healthy Panacea Network, LLCheartbase, inc.Hello HealthHewlett-Packard Enterprises ServicesHill AssociatesHi-Tech Software, Inc.Home Dialysis Plus, LtdHospiraHospiServe Healthcare Services Pty) Ltd.i2i Systemsi4i Inc. (Infrastructures for Information Inc.)Iatric SystemsIbeza LLCIBMIBS ExpertiseICLOPSiConnect ConsultingICU Metrixifa united i-tech, inc.Ignis Systems CorporationiMDsoftiMetrikus, Inc.ImprivataInformation BuildersInformation Management AssociatesInmediata Health GroupInnovative Workflow TechnologiesInofileInsight Software, LLCInstitute for Health MetricsIntegrated Practice Solutionsintegration AGIntegritas, Inc.Intel Corporation, Digital Health GroupIntellicure Inc.Intelligent Medical Objects (IMO)INTELLIGENT RECORDS SYSTEMS & SERVICESIntelliware Development IncInterbit Data, Inc.Interface People, LPiNTERFACEWARE, Inc.Interfix, LLCIntermedix CorporationIntuit HealthiPatientCare, Inc.iRCODER.COMiSEEK Enterprise (USA), LLCIsoprime CorporationJ&H Inc.Kanick And CompanyKeane, Inc.Keiser Computers Inc.Kestral Computing Pty LtdknowtionKrames StayWellKSB DentalLab Warehouse, Inc.Labware, Inc.Lavender & Wyatt Systems, Inc.LawsonLeafsprout Technologies Inc.

Liaison Technologies Inc.,Life Systems SoftwareLife TechnologiesLifepoint InformaticsLINK Medical Computing, Inc.Liquent, Inc.LiveProcessLogibecLogical Images Inc.LORENZ Life Sciences GroupLSS Data SystemsM.S. Group Software, LLCM2comsysMacPractice, Inc.Maicom Healthcare Solutions GmbHMammography Reporting System Inc.Management Style, Inc dba CYCLISManagementPlusMarin Health NetworkMcKesson Provider TechnologiesMDIntelleSys, LLCMD-IT Transcription Services, LLCMDLandMDP Systems, LLCMECTA CorporationMedConnect, Inc.MedEvolve, Inc.Medexter Healthcare GmbHMedflow, Inc.MEDfx CorporationMEDHOST, Inc.MEDIBISMedical Informatics EngineeringMedical Systems Co. Ltd - medisysMedicity, Inc.MedInformatix, IncMediServe Information Systems, Inc.MEDITECH, IncMeditureMEDIWARE Information SystemsMedlinesoftMedLInk Computer Sciences, LLCMEDSEEKMedsphere Systems CorporationMedtech Global USA LLCMEDTRON Software Intelligence CorporationMedtronicMedUnison LLCMedVirginiaMeta Healthcare IT SolutionsMicrosoft CorporationMighty Oak Technology, Inc.Mirth CorporationMitochon Systems.Mobile Physician TechnologiesMobiusoft, LLCModernizing Medicine, Inc.Mountainside Software, Inc.MPN Software Systems, Inc.MxSecureMyClinic A/SNetDirectorNexJ Systems IncNotable SolutionsnovaHEALTH Pte LtdNRC - IlluminateO&P Digital TechnologiesOA Systems, Inc.Oakland SoftwareOD LinkOmnicell, Inc.OMNICOM srlOptima Healthcare SolutionsOptimus EMR, Inc.OptumInsight

Oracle Corporation - HealthcareOrchard SoftwareOrion HealthOtago Clinical Audit & Outcomes Research UnitOTTR Chronic Care SolutionsOZ SystemsP&NP Computer Services, Inc.Pascal MetricsPatient ResourcePCE SystemsPerry Baromedical IncPhilips HealthcarePhysicians Medical Group of Santa Cruz CountyPilotFish TechnologyPointCross Life SciencesPolitechnika PoznanskaPractice FusionPremier Healthcare AlliancePresiNET HealthcarePrimeSource HealthcareProClaim Partners LLCProComp Software Consultants, IncProcuraPrognosis Health Information SystemsPrometheus Computing LLCProventys, Inc.QS/1 Data Systems, Inc.QuadraMed CorporationQuantrosRazor Insights, LLCReal Seven, LLCRecondo Technology, Inc.Redpine Healthcare Technologies, IncReed Technology and Information Services Inc.RL SOLUTIONSRobust For LifeRosch Visionary SystemsRTZ Associates, IncSAIC - Science Applications International CorpSandlot Solutions, Inc.SAS InstituteSasken Communication Technologies LimitedScantron CorporationScientific Retail Systems, Inc.Scientific Technologies CorporationScriptRx, Inc.SEC Associates, Inc.Seeburger AGShared HealthSiemens HealthcareSimavita Pty LtdsimplifyMDSMART Management, Inc.SNAPS, Inc.SOAPware, Inc.Socrates Healthcare LtdSoftek Solutions, Inc.Software AG USA, Inc.Software Fulcrum, Inc.Software Partners LLCSonoSite, IncSOUTHERN LIFE SYSTEMS, INCSRC INFONET D.O.O.SRSsoft, Inc.St. Jude MedicalStanding Stone, Inc.StatRad, LLCSTI Computer Services, Inc.STM Technology, IncStockell Healthcare Systems, Inc.Stratus EMR, Inc.

SuccessEHSSummit Healthcare Services, Inc.Summit Imaging, Inc.Suncoast SolutionsSunquest Information SystemsSunRise Systems and SolutionsSurescriptsSurgical Information SystemsSurgiVision Consultants, Inc.Swearingen Software, Inc.Sybe Medical ManagementSystematic GroupTASC, Inc.Tess Data SystemsTetrusTGI SoftwareThe Antidote.bizThe CBORD Group Inc.The Delta GroupThe Echo GroupThe SSI Group, Inc.The Tailored Approach, LLC.Therap Services, LLCThomson ReutersTiatros Inc.Tidgewell Associates, Inc.TIMS INCTolven, Inc.TriMed TechnologiesUBM MedicaUnibased Systems Architecture, Inc.Unifi TechnologiesUniform Data System for Medical RehabilitationUnisonCare CorporationUniversal Medical Records Inc.Universal Medical Records, LLCUnlimited SystemsValley Hope Association - IMCSSVeinDrawVerizon BusinessViMedicus, IncVIP Medicine, LLCVirco BVBAVirtifyVisbion LtdVisionTree Software, Inc.Vitera Healthcare SolutionsWalgreensWatermark Research Partners, Inc.WCIWellCentive, LLCWellsoft CorporationWhite Plume TechnologiesWolters Kluwer HealthWorld Medical Center Nordic ASWTVIII, Inc.Xeo HealthXerox State Healthcare, LLCXIFIN, Inc.XPress TechnologiesZetaSys LLCZipChart, IncZoho Corp.ZweenaZynx Health

HL7 ORGANIZATIONAL MEMBERS, continued

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2012 TECHNICAL STEERING COMMITTEE MEMBERS

CHAIRAustin Kreisler Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC)Phone: 404-542-4475Email: austin.j.kreisler@saic.com CHIEF TECHNICAL OFFICERJohn QuinnHL7 InternationalPhone: 216-409-1330Email: jquinn@HL7.org ArB CO-CHAIRS Charles Mead, MD, MSc Phone: 510-541-8224 Email: meadch@mail.nih.gov

Ron Parker HL7 CanadaPhone: 902-832-0876Email: rparker@infoway-inforoute.ca

INTERNATIONAL REPRESENTATIVE Giorgio Cangioli HL7 Italy Email: giorgio.cangioli@gmail.com

Ravi Natarajan NHS Connecting for Health Phone: 44 113-390-6520Email: ravi.natarajan@nhs.net

DOMAIN EXPERTS CO-CHAIRSEdward Tripp Edward S Tripp and Associates, Inc. Phone: 224-234-9769 Email: edward.tripp@estripp.com

Mead Walker Mead Walker Consulting;Phone: 610-518-6259Email: dmead@comcast.net

FOUNDATION & TECHNOLOGY CO-CHAIRSGeorge (Woody) Beeler Beeler Consulting, LLC Phone: 507-254-4810 Email: woody@beelers.com

Anthony Julian Mayo Clinic Phone: 507-266-0958 Email: ajulian@mayo.edu

STRUCTURE & SEMANTIC DESIGN CO-CHAIRSCalvin BeebeMayo ClinicPhone: 507-284-3827Email: cbeebe@mayo.edu

Patricia Van Dyke Delta Dental Plans Association Phone: 503-243-4492 Email: vandykp@odscompanies.com

TECHNICAL & SUPPORT SERVICES CO-CHAIRSFrieda HallQuest Diagnostics, IncorporatedPhone: 610-650-6794Email: freida.x.hall@questdiagnostics.com

Patrick Loyd ICode SolutionsPhone: 415-209-0544 Email: patrick.e.loyd@gmail.com

DOMAIN EXPERTSAnatomic PathologyAnesthesiologyAttachmentsChild HealthClinical GenomicsClinical Interoperability CouncilCommunity Based Collaborative CareEmergency CareHealth Care DevicesPatient CarePatient SafetyPharmacyPublic Health & Emergency Response Regulated Clinical Research Information Management

FOUNDATION & TECHNOLOGYConformance & Guidance for Implementation/TestingImplementable Technology SpecificationsInfrastructure & MessagingModeling & MethodologyRIM Based Application ArchitectureSecurityService Oriented Architecture TemplatesVocabulary

TECHNICAL & SUPPORT SERVICESEducationElectronic ServicesInternational Mentoring CommitteeProcess Improvement CommitteeProject ServicesPublishingTooling

STRUCTURE & SEMANTIC DESIGNArden SyntaxClinical Context Object WorkgroupClinical Decision SupportClinical StatementElectronic Health RecordFinancial ManagementImaging IntegrationMobile HealthOrders & ObservationsPatient AdministrationStructured Documents

STEERING DIVISIONS

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HL7 WORK GROUP CO-CHAIRSAnatomic Pathology David Booker, MD CollegeofAmericanPathologistsPhone:706-736-0991Email:david.booker1@gmail.comVictor Brodsky, MDCollegeofAmericanPathologistsPhone:646-322-4648Email:victorbrodsky@gmail.com

Jeffrey KarpCollegeofAmericanPathologistsPhone:847-832-7358Email:jkarp@cap.org

Architectural review Board

Charlie Mead, MD, MScPhone:510-541-8224Email:meadch@mail.nih.gov

Ron ParkerHL7CanadaPhone:902-832-0876Email:rparker@infoway-inforoute.ca

John QuinnHealthLevelSevenInternationalPhone:216-409-1330Email:jquinn@HL7.org

Arden Syntax

Peter HaugIntermountainHealthcarePhone:801-442-6240Email:peter.haug@imail.org

Robert Jenders, MDNationalLibraryofMedicinePhone:301-435-3192Email:Jenders@ucla.edu

Attachments

Durwin DayPhone:312-653-5948Email:durwinday@comcast.net

Craig GabronBlueCrossBlueShieldofSouthCarolinaPhone:803-763-1790Email:craig.gabron@pgba.com

Jim McKinleyBlueCrossandBlueShieldofAlabamaPhone:205-220-5960Email:jbmckinley@bcbsal.org

Child Health

David Classen, MD, MSAllianceforPediatricQualityPhone:801-532-3633Email:david.classen@pascalmetrics.com

Gaye Dolin, MSNLantanaConsultingGroupPhone:714-744-4152Email:gaye.dolin@lantanagroup.com

Joy KuhlAllianceforPediatricQualityPhone:818-308-7063Email:joy@optimalaccords.com

Andy Spooner, MD, FAAPCincinnatiChildren’sHospitalPhone:513-803-0121Email:andrew.spooner@cchmc.org

Feliciano Yu, MDSt.LouisChildren’sHospitalPhone:314-454-2808Email:yu_f@kids.wustl.edu

Clinical Context Object Workgroup (CCOW)David FusariMicrosoftCorporationPhone:978-749-0022Email:david.fusari@microsoft.com

Michael Russell, MDDukeTranslationalMedicineInstitutePhone:919-668-3889Email:michael.russell@nc.rr.com

David StaggsUSDepartmentofVeteransAffairsPhone:858-826-5629Email:david.staggs@va.gov

Clinical Decision SupportGuilherme Del Fiol, MDDukeTranslationalMedicineInstitutePhone:919-213-4129Email:guilherme.delfiol@utah.edu

Robert Jenders, MDNationalLibraryofMedicinePhone:310-435-3192Email:Jenders@ucla.edu

Kensaku Kawamoto, PhDUniversityofUtahHealthCarePhone:801-587-8076Email:kensaku.kawamoto@utah.edu

Howard StrasbergWoltersKluwerHealthPhone:858-481-4249Email:howard.strasberg@wolterskluwer.com

Clinical Genomics

Joyce HernandezMerck&Co.,Inc.Phone:732-594-1815Email:joyce_hernandez@merck.com

Amnon ShaboIBMPhone:972-544-714070Email:shabo@il.ibm.com

Daryl Thomas MSCS, PhDLifeTechnologiesEmail:daryl.thomas@lifetech.com

Mollie Ullman-CullerePartnersHealthCareSystem,Inc.Phone:617-582-7249Email:mollie_ullman-cullere@dfci.harvard.edu

Clinical Interoperability Council

W. Edward HammondPhone:919-383-3555Email:hammo001@mc.duke.edu

Dianne ReevesNationalCancerInstitutePhone:301-435-5602Email:reevesd@mail.nih.gov

Anita WaldenDukeTranslationalMedicineInstitutePhone:919-668-8256Email:anita.walden@duke.edu

Clinical Statement

Hans BuitendijkSiemensHealthcarePhone:610-219-2087Email:hans.buitendijk@siemens.com

Patrick LoydICodeSolutionsPhone:415-209-0544Email:patrick.e.loyd@gmail.com

Rik Smithies HL7UKNProgramLtd.Phone:44-7720-290967Email:rik@nprogram.co.uk

Community Based Collaborative Care

Suzanne Gonzales-WebbUSDepartmentofVeteransAffairsPhone:619-972-9047Email:suzanne.gonzales-webb@va.gov

Richard ThoresonSAMHSAPhone:240-276-2827Email:richard.thoreson@samhsa.hhs.gov

Max WalkerDepartmentofHealthPhone:61-3-9096-1471Email:max.walker@health.vic.gov.au

Conformance & Guidance for Implementation/Testing

Wendy HuangCanadaHealthInfowayInc.Phone:416-595-3449Email:whuang@infoway-inforoute.ca

Frank OemigHL7GermanyAgfaHealthcarePhone:49-208-781194Email:hl7@oemig.de

Ioana SingureanuEversolve,LLCPhone:603-870-9739Email:ioana.singureanu@gmail.com

Robert SnelickNationalInstituteofStandards&TechnologyPhone:301-975-5924Email:robert.snelick@nist.gov

EducationDiego KaminkerHL7ArgentinaPhone:54-11-4781-2898Email:diego.kaminker@kern-it.com.ar

Patrick LoydICodeSolutionsPhone:415-209-0544Email:patrick.e.loyd@gmail.com

Melva PetersHL7CanadaPhone:604-515-0339Email:melva.peters@kern-it.com.ar

Electronic Health Records

Gary DickinsonCentriHealthPhone:951-536-7010Email:gary.dickinson@ehr-stan-dards.com

Don Mon, PhDRTIInternationalPhone:312-777-5228Email:donmon@rti.org

John RitterPhone:412-372-5783Email:johnritter1@verizon.net

Helen Stevens LoveStevensHealthcareIntegrationInc.Phone:250-598-0312Email:helen.stevens@shaw.ca

Patricia Van DykeDeltaDentalPlansAssociationPhone:503-243-4492

Electronic Services

Bill Braithwaite, MD, PhDAnakamEquityServices,EquifaxPhone:202-543-6937Email:bill.braithwaite@equifax.com

Lorraine ConstableConstableConsultingInc.Phone:780-951-4853Email:lorraine@constable.ca

Ken McCaslinQuestDiagnostics,IncorporatedPhone:610-650-6692Email:kenneth.h.mccaslin@quest-diagnostics.com

Emergency CareLaura Heermann LangfordIntermountainHealthcarePhone:801-507-9254Email:laura.heermann@imail.org

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HL7 Work Group Co-Chairs, continuedDonald Kamens, MDXPressTechnologiesPhone:904-296-1189Email:xpress@gmail.com

James McClay, MDUniversityofNebraskaMedicalCenterPhone:402-559-3587Email:jmclay@unmc.edu

Peter ParkUSDepartmentofDefense,MilitaryHealthSystemPhone:202-762-0926Email:peterjpark@mindsprings.com

Financial Management

Kathleen ConnorEdmondScientificEmail:kathleen_connor@comcast.net

Beat HeggliHL7SwitzerlandPhone:41-1-806-1164Email:beat.heggli@nexus-schweiz.ch

Mary Kay McDanielMarkam,Inc.Email:mk_mcdaniel@hotmail.com

Generation Of Anesthesia Standards

Martin Hurrell, PhDPhone:44-7711-669-522Email:martinhurrell@gmail.com

Terri MonkDukeTranslationalMedicineInstitutePhone:919-286-6938Email:terri.monk@duke.edu

Health Care Devices

Todd Cooper80001Experts,LLCPhone:858-435-0729Email:todd@80001Experts.com

Allen HobbsKaiserPermanentePhone:510-267-5031Email:allen.hobbs@kp.org

Patty KrantzMedtronicPhone:763-526-0513Email:patty.krantz@medtronic.com

John Rhoads, PhDPhilipsHealthcarePhone:978-659-3024Email:john.rhoads@philips.com

Imaging Integration

Helmut Koenig, MDSiemensHealthcarePhone:49-9131-84-3480Email:helmut.koenig@siemens.com

Harry SolomonGEHealthcarePhone:847-277-5096Email:harry.solomon@med.ge.com

Implementable Technol-ogy Specifications

Paul KnappKnappConsultingInc.Phone:604-987-3313Email:pknapp@pknapp.com

Dale NelsonLantanaConsultingGroupPhone:916-367-1458Email:dale.nelson@squaretrends.com

Andy StechishinCANASoftware&ServicesLtd.Phone:780-903-0885Email:andy.stechishin@gmail.com

Infrastructure & Messaging

Anthony JulianMayoClinicPhone:507-266-0958Email:ajulian@mayo.edu

Patrick LoydICodeSolutionsPhone:415-209-0544Email:patrick.e.loyd@gmail.com

David Shaver CorepointHealthPhone:214-618-7000Email:dave.shaver@corepointhealth.com

Sandra StuartKaiserPermanentePhone:925-924-7473Email:sandra.stuart@kp.org

International CouncilCatherine Chronaki, MSc—Affiliate Liaison HL7Hellas/FORTH-InstituteofComputerSciencePhone:30-2810-391691Email:chronaki@ics.forth.gr

Philip Scott, PhD—HL7 International LiaisonHL7UKPhone:44-8700-112-866Email:chair@hl7.org.uk

Helen Stevens Love—Secretary StevensHealthcareIntegrationInc.Phone:250-598-0312Email:helen.stevens@shaw.ca

International Mentoring Committee

Diego KaminkerHL7ArgentinaPhone:54-11-4781-2898Email:diego.kaminker@kern-it.com.ar

John RitterPhone:412-372-5783Email:johnritter1@verizon.net

Marketing Council

Rene SpronkHL7NetherlandsPhone:31-318-553812Email:rene.spronk@ringholm.com

Edward TrippEdwardS.TrippandAssociates,Inc.Phone:224-234-9769Email:edward.tripp@estripp.com

Grant WoodIntermountainHealthcarePhone:801-408-8153Email:grant.wood@imail.org

Mobile Health

Gora Datta (Interim) CAL2CALCorporationPhone:949-955-3443Email:gora@cal2cal.com

Erin Fitzsimmons (Interim) AngeleCarePhone:319-621-5277Email:erin@angelecare.com

Nadine Manjaro (Interim) VerizonBusinessPhone:908-559-4143Email:nadine.manjaro@verizonwireless.com

Modeling and Methodology

George (Woody) Beeler Jr., PhDBeelerConsulting,LLCPhone:507-254-4810Email:woody@beelers.com

Jean DuteauDuteauDesignInc.Phone:780-328-6395Email:jean.duteau@gpinformatics.com

Grahame GrieveHealthIntersectionsPtyLtdPhone:61-3-9450-2222Email:grahame@healthintersections.com.auLloyd McKenzieHL7Canada(GordonPointInformatics)Email:lloyd@lmckenzie.com

AbdulMalik ShakirCityofHopeNationalMedicalCenterPhone:626-644-4491Email:abdulmalik@shakirconsulting.com

Orders and Observations

Hans BuitendijkSiemensHealthcarePhone:610-219-2087Email:hans.buitendijk@siemens.com

Lorraine ConstableConstableConsultingInc.Phone:780-951-4853Email:lorraine@constable.ca

Robert Hausam, MDHausamConsultingPhone:801-949-1556Email:rrhausam@gmail.com

Patrick LoydICodeSolutionsPhone:415-209-0544Email:patrick.e.loyd@gmail.com

Ken McCaslinQuestDiagnostics,IncorporatedPhone:610-650-6692Email:kenneth.h.mccaslin@ques-tdiagnostics.com

Organizational Relations Committee

Scott RobertsonKaiserPermanentePhone:310-200-0231Email:scott.m.robertson@kp.org

Outreach Committee for Clinical Research

Ed Helton, PhDNationalCancerInstitutePhone:919-465-4473Email:heltone2@mail.nih.gov

Patient Adminstration

Alexander deLeonKaiserPermanentePhone:626-381-4141Email:alexander.j.deleon@kp.org

Line SaeleHelseVestIKTPhone:47-55976494Email:line.sele@helse-vest-ikt.no

Patient Care

Stephen Chu, PhDNationaleHealthTransitionAuthority(NEHTA)Phone :61-730238448Email:stephen.chu@nehta.gov.au

Kevin Coonan, MDDeloitteConsultingLLPEmail:kevin.coonan@gmail.com

William GoossenHL7TheNetherlandsResults4CareB.V.AmersfoortPhone:31-654-614458Email:wgoossen@results4care.nl

Hugh Leslie OceanInformaticsEmail:hugh.leslie@oceaninformatics.com

Ian TownendNHSConnectingforHealth Phone:44-113-280-6743 Email:ian.townend@nhs.net

Klaus VeilHL7AustraliaPhone:61-412-746-457Email:klaus@veil.net.au

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HL7 Work Group Co-Chairs, continued Patient Safety

Nick HalseyEuropeanMedicinesAgencyPhone:44-0-20-7523-7100Email:nick.halsey@ema.europa.eu

Ali RashideeQuantrosPhone:408-514-4804Email:rashidee.ali@gmail.com

Mead WalkerMeadWalkerConsultingPhone:610-518-6259Email:dmead@comcast.net

Pharmacy

Tom de JongHL7theNetherlandsPhone:31-6-3255291Email:tom@nova-pro.nl

Hugh GloverHL7UKBlueWaveInformaticsPhone:44-07889407113Email:hugh_glover@bluewaveinformatics.co.uk

Melva PetersHL7CanadaPhone:604-515-0339Email:melva.peters@gpinformatics.com

Process Improvement Committee

Rita ScichiloneAmericanHealthInformationManagementAssociationPhone:312-233-15-2Email:rita.scichilone@ahima.org

Sandra StuartKaiserPermanentePhone:925-924-7473Email:sandra.stuart@kp.org

Project Services

Rick HaddorffMayoClinicPhone:978-296-1462Email:haddorff.richard@mayo.edu

Freida HallQuestDiagnostics,Inc.Phone:610-650-6794Email:freida.x.hall@questdiagnostics.com

Public Health Emergency Response

Joginder MadraGordonPointInformaticsLtd.Phone:780-717-4295Email:joginder.madra@gpinformat-ics.com

Ken PoolOZSystemsPhone:214-631-6161Email:kpool@oz-systems.com

John RobertsTennesseeDepartmentofHealthPhone:615-741-3702Email:john.a.roberts@tn.gov

Rob SavageRobSavageConsultingEmail:robsavage@att.net

Publishing Committee

George (Woody) Beeler Jr., PhD-V3 BeelerConsulting,LLCPhone:507-254-4810Email:woody@beelers.com

Jane Curry-V2/V3HealthInformationStrategiesInc.Phone:780-459-8560Email:janecurry@healthinforstra-tegies.com

Jane Daus-V2McKessonProviderTechnologiesPhone:847-495-1289Email:jane.daus@mckesson.com

Brian Pech-V2KaiserPermanentePhone:678-245-1762Email:brian.pech@kp.org

Andrew Stechishin-V3 CANASoftware&ServicesLtd.Phone:780-903-0855Email:andy.stechishin@gmail.com

Sandra Stuart-V2KaiserPermanentePhone:925-924-7473Email:sandra.stuart@kp.org

Regulated Clinical Research Information Management

Ed Helton, PhDNationalCancerInstitutePhone:919-465-4473Email:heltone2@mail.nih.gov

Armando Oliva, MDFood&DrugAdministrationPhone:301-796-8126Email:armando.oliva@fda.hhs.gov

Edward TrippEdwardS.Tripp&Associates,Inc.Phone:224-234-9769

RIM Based Application Architecture

Peter Hendler, MDKaiserPermanentePhone:510-248-3055Email:peter@javamedical.com

Amnon Shabo, PhDIBMPhone:972-544-714070Email:shabo@il.ibm.com

Rene SpronkHL7TheNetherlandsPhone:33-318-553812Email:rene.spronk@ringholm.com

Security

Bernd Blobel, PhDHL7Germany;UniversityofRegensburgMedicalCenterPhone:49-700-7777-6767Email:bernd.blobel@klinik.uni-regensburg.de

Mike DavisUSDepartmentofVeteransAffairsPhone:760-632-0294Email:mike.davis@va.gov

John MoehrkeGEHealthcarePhone:920-912-8451Email:john.moehrke@med.ge.com

Patricia Williams (Interim)EdithCowanUniversityPhone:61-863045039Email:trish.williams@ec.edu.au

Services Oriented Architecture

Gerald BeucheltTheMITRECorporationEmail:beuchelt@mitre.org

Don Jorgenson Inpriva,Inc.Phone:970-472-1441Email:djorgenson@inpriva.com

Vince McCauleyHL7AustraliaPhone:61-412-312-416Email:vincem@mccauleysoftware.com

Ken RubinHewlett-PackardEnterprisesServicesPhone:703-845-3277Email:ken.rubin@hp.com

Structured Documents

Calvin BeebeMayoClinicPhone:507-284-3827Email:cbeebe@mayo.edu

Robert Dolin, MDLantanaConsultingGroupPhone:714-532-1130Email:bob.dolin@lantanagroup.com

Grahame Grieve HealthIntersectionsPtyLtdPhone:61-3-9450-2222Email:grahame@healthintersections.com.au

Austin KreislerScienceApplicationsInternationalCorp(SAIC)Phone:404-542-4475Email:austin.j.kreisler@saic.com

Brett MarquardEmail:brett.marquad1@gmail.com

Templates

Kai Heitmann (Interim)HL7GermanyPhone:49-17722660814Email:hl7@kheitmann.de

John RobertsTennesseeDepartmentofHealthPhone:615-741-3702Email:john.a.roberts@tn.gov

Mark ShafarmanShafarmanConsultingPhone:510-593-3483Email:mark.shafarman@earthlink.net

Tooling

Jane CurryHealthInformationStrategies,Inc.Phone:780-459-8560Email:janecurry@healthinfostrategies.com

Tim IrelandNHSConnectingforHealthEmail:tim.ireland@nhs.net

Andrew StechishinCANASoftware&ServicesLtd.Phone:780-903-0855Email:andy.stechishin@gmail.com

Vocabulary

Jim CaseNationalLibraryofMedicinePhone:530-219-4203Email:james.case@mail.nih.gov

Heather GrainStandardsAustralia,LlewelynGrainInformaticsPhone:613-956-99443Email:heather@lginformatics.com

Russell HammLantanaConsultingGroupPhone:507-271-0227Email:russ.hamm@lantanagroup.com

Robert HausamHausamConsultingPhone:801-949-1556Email:rrhausam@gmail.com

William T. KleinKleinConsulting,Inc.Phone:631-924-6922Email:kci@tklein.com

26 SEPTEMBER 2012

HL7 FACILITATORSSteeringDivisionFacilitators

Rick HaddorffMayoClinic/FoundationStructure & Semantic DesignPhone:978-296-1462Email:haddorff.richard@mayo.edu

Lynn LaaksoHealthLevelSevenInternationalFoundation & TechnologyPhone:906-361-5966Email:lynn@HL7.org

Dave HamillHealthLevelSevenInternationalTechnical & Support ServicesPhone:734-677-7777Email:dhamill@HL7.org

ModelingandMethodologyFacilitators

George (Woody) Beeler, Jr., PhDBeelerConsultingLLCFacilitator-at-LargePhone:507-254-4810Email:woody@beelers.com

Charlie BishopiSoftClinical StatementPhone:44-7989-705-395Email:cbishop25@csc.com

Bernd Blobel, PhDHL7GermanySecurity Phone:49-700-7777-6767Email:bernd.blobel@klinik.uni-regensburg.de

Kathleen ConnorEdmondScientificFinancial ManagementEmail:kathleen_connor@comcast.net

Kevin Coonan, MDDeloitteConsultingLLPEmergency CareEmail:kevin.coonan@gmail.com

Norman DaoustDaoustAssociatesAnatomic Pathology, Patient CarePhone:617-491-7424Email:normand@daoustassociates.com

Jean Duteau DuteauDesignInc.Patient Care; PharmacyPhone:780-328-6395Email:jean.duteau@gpinformatics.com

Hugh Glover HL7UKMedication Phone:44-0-7889-407-113Email:hugh_glover@bluewaveinformatics.co.uk

Grahame Grieve HealthIntersectionsPtyLtdInfrastructure & Messaging Phone:61-3-9450-2222Email:grahame@healthintersections.com.au

Alexander HenketHL7NetherlandsPatient AdministrationEmail:alenxander.henket@enovation.nl

William “Ted” KleinKleinConsulting,Inc.Vocabulary Phone:631-924-6922Email:kci@tklein.com

Austin Kreisler ScienceApplicationsInternationalCorporation(SAIC)Structured Documents Phone:404-542-4475Email:austin.j.kreisler@saic.com

Patrick LoydICodeSolutionsOrders & Observations Phone:415-209-0544Email:patrick.e.loyd@gmail.com

Joginder MadraGordonPointInformaticsLtd.Immunization; PHERPhone:780-717-4295Email:joginder.madra@gpinformatics.com

Dale NelsonLantanaConsultingGroupImplementable Technology SpecificationsPhone:916-367-1458Email:dale.nelson@squaretrends.com

Lloyd McKenzieHL7Canada;LM&AConsultingLtd.Facilitator-at-LargeEmail:lloyd@lmckenzie.com

Craig Parker, MDIntermountainHealthcareClinical Decision Support Phone:801-859-4480Email:craig.parker@imail.org

Amnon Shabo, PhD IBMClinical GenomicsPhone:972-544-714070Email:shabo@il.ibm.com

AbdulMalik ShakirCityofHopeNationalMedicalCenterClinical Interoperability Council; Modeling & Methodology Phone:626-644-4491Email:abdulmalik@shakirconsulting.com

Ioana SingureanuEversolve,LLCCBCC;Health Care DevicesPhone:603-870-9739Email:ioana.singureanu@gmail.com

Corey SpearsMcKessonProviderTechnologyElectronic Health RecordsPhone:206-269-1211Email:corey.spears@mckesson.com

Mead WalkerMeadWalkerConsultingPatient Safety; RCRIMPhone:610-518-6259Email:dmead@comcast.net

PublishingFacilitators

Becky AngelesScenPro,Inc.RCRIMPhone:972-437-5001Email:bangeles@scenpro.com

Douglas Baird BostonScientificCorporationTemplates Phone:651-582-3241Email:douglas.baird@guidant.com

Mike DavisUSDepartmentofVeteransAffairsSecurity Phone:760-632-0294Email:mike.davis@va.gov

Jean Duteau DuteauDesignInc.PHERPhone:780-328-6395Email:jean.duteau@gpinformatics.com

Isobel FreanBupaGroupClinical StatementPhone:44-207-656-2146Email:isobelfrean@btinternet.com

Peter GilbertCovisintStructured DocumentsPhone:313-227-0358Email:peter.gilbert@covisint.com

Robert HallowellSiemensHealthcareMedication; PharmacyPhone:610-219-5612Email:robert.hallowell@siemens.com

Alexander HenketHL7NetherlandsPatient AdministrationEmail:alexander.henket@enovation.nl

Anthony Julian MayoClinicInfrastructure & Messaging Phone:507-266-0958Email:ajulian@mayo.edu

Helmut Koenig, MDSiemensHealthcareImaging Integration Phone:49-9131-84-3480Email:helmut.koenig@siemens.com

Austin KreislerScienceApplicationsInternationalCorporation(SAIC)Orders & ObservationsPhone:404-542-4475Email:austin.j.kreisler@saic.com

Margaret(Peggy) LeizearFoodandDrugAdministrationRCRIMPhone:301-827-5203Email:peggy.leizear@fda.hhs.gov

Mary Kay McDanielMarkam,Inc.Financial ManagementEmail:mk_mcdaniel@hotmail.com

27SEPTEMBER 2012

Dale NelsonLantanaConsultingGroupCMET; Implementable Technology SpecificationsPhone:916-367-1458Email:dale.nelson@squaretrends.com

Frank Oemig HL7GermanyGerman RealmPhone:49-208-781194Email:frank@oemig.de

Craig Parker, MDIntermountainHealthcareClinical Decision Support Phone:801-859-4480Email:craig.parker@imail.com

John RitterElectronic Health RecordsPhone:412-372-5783Email:johnritter1@verizon.net

Ioana SingureanuEversolve,LLCCBCCPhone:603-870-9739Email:ioana.singureanu@gmail.com

Margarita SordoPartnersHealthCareSystem,Inc.GelloPhone:781-416-8479Email:msordo@dsg.harvard.edu

Anita WaldenDukeTranslationalMedicineInstituteClinical Interoperability CouncilPhone:919-668-8256Email:anita.walden@duke.edu

Grant WoodIntermountainHealthcareClinical GenomicsPhone:801-408-8153Email:grant.wood@imail.org

VocabularyFacilitators

Paul Biondich, MDIUSchoolofMedicineChild HealthPhone:317-278-3466Email:mollewis@iupui.edu

Kathleen ConnorEdmondScientificFinancial Management, SecurityEmail:kathleen_connor@comcast.net

Kevin Coonan, MDDeloitteConsultingLLPEmergency CareEmail:kevin.coonan@gmail.com

Guilherme Del Fiol, MDDukeTranslationalMedicineInstituteClinical Decision SupportPhone:919-213-4129Email:guilherme.delfiol@utah.edu

Christof GessnerHL7GermanyHealth Care DevicesPhone:49-172-3994033Email:gessner@mxdx.de

Margaret Haber, BSN, RN, OCNNationalCancerInstituteRCRIM Phone:301-594-9185Email:mhaber@mail.nih.gov

W. Edward Hammond, PhD Templates Phone:919-383-3555Email:hammo001@mc.duke.edu

Monica HarryGordonPointInformaticsPHEREmail:monica.harry@gpinformatics.com

Robert Hausam, MDHausamConsultingOrders & Observations; Structured DocumentsPhone:801-949-1556Email:rrhausam@gmail.com

Joyce HernandezMerck&Co.Inc.Clinical GenomicsPhone:732-594-1815Email:joyce_hernandez@merck.com

Wendy HuangCanadaHealthInfowayInc.Patient AdministrationPhone:416-595-3449Email:whuang@infoway-inforoute.ca

Julie JamesBlueWaveInformaticsMedication; Pharmacy Email:julie_james@bluewaveinformatics.co.uk

William “Ted” Klein KleinConsulting,Inc.Modeling & Methodology Phone:631-924-6922Email:kci@tklein.com

Patrick LoydICodeSolutionsClinical StatementPhone:415-209-0544Email:Patrick.e.loyd@gmail.com

Susan Matney3MHealthInformationSystemsPatient CarePhone:801-265-4326Email:samatney@mmm.com

Robert McClure, MDApelon,Inc.CBCCPhone:303-926-6771Email:rmcclure@apelon.com

Sarah RyanClinical Interoperability CouncilEmail:ryansaraha1@earthlink.net

Harold SolbrigApelon,Inc.Modeling & Methodology Phone:807-993-0269Email:hsolbrig@apelon.com

Harry SolomonGEHealthcareImaging Integration Phone:847-277-5096Email:harry.solomon@med.ge.com

Sandra Stuart KaiserPermanenteInfrastructure & Messaging Phone:925-924-7473Email:sandra.stuart@kp.orgPat Van DykeDeltaDentalPlansAssociationElectronic Health RecordsPhone:503-243-4992Email:vandykp@odscompanies.com

Tony WeidaApelonSecurityEmail:weida@apelon.com

HL7 FACILITATORS, continued

28 SEPTEMBER 2012

AFFILIATE CONTACTS

HL7 ArgentinaFernando CamposPhone: +54-11-478-2898 Email:fernando.campos@hospitalitaliano.org.ar

HL7 AustraliaRichard Dixon HughesEmail: richard@dh4.com.au

HL7 AustriaStefan SabutschPhone: +43-664-3132505Email: standards@sabutsch.at

HL7 Bosnia and Herzegovina Samir Dedovic Phone: +387 0-33-721-911 Email: Samir.Dedovic@medit.ba

HL7 BrazilMarivan Santiago AbrahaoPhone: +55-11-3045-3045Email: marivan@mac.com

HL7 CanadaMelva Peters Phone: +604-515-0339 Email: melva.peters@gpinformatics.com

HL7 China Prof. Baoluo LiPhone: +86-010-65815129Email: liblpumch@gmail.com

HL7 ColombiaFernando Portilla Phone: +57 2-5552334 x241 Email: fportila@gmail.com

HL7 CroatiaMiroslav KoncarPhone: +385-99-321-2253Email: miroslav.koncar@oracle.com

HL7 Czech RepublicLibor SeidlPhone: +420 605740492Email: seidl@HL7cr.eu

HL7 FinlandJuha Mykkanen, PhDPhone: +358-403552824 Email: juha.mykkanen@uef.fi

HL7 France Nicolas Canu Phone: +33 02-35-60-41-97 Email: nicolas.canu@wanadoo.fr

HL7 GermanyKai Heitmann, MDPhone: +49-172-2660814Email: hl7@kheitmann.de

HL7 GreeceAlexander Berler, PhD Phone: +30-2111001691 Email: a.berler@gnomon.com.gr

HL7 Hong KongChung Ping HoPhone:+852 34883762 Email: chair@HL7.org.hk HL7 IndiaSupten Sarbadhikari, MBBS, PhD Email: chairman@hl7india.org

HL7 ItalyStefano LottiPhone: +39-06-42160685Email: slotti@invitalia.it

HL7 JapanMichio Kimura, MD, PhDPhone: +81-3-3506-8010Email: kimura@mi.hama-med.ac.jp

HL7 KoreaByoung-Kee Yi, PhDPhone: +82 234101944 Email: byoungkeeyi@gmail.com

HL7 Luxembourg Stefan Benzschawel Phone: +352-425-991-889 Email: stefan.benzschawel@tudor.lu

HL7 MexicoPablo Ceballos Yanez Phone: +52 55-5261-4000 Email: pablo.ceballos@draeger.com

HL7 NetherlandsRobert Stegwee, MSc, PhDPhone: +31-30-689-2730Email: robert.stegwee@capgemini.com

HL7 New ZealandDavid HayPhone: +64-9-638-9286Email: david.hay25@gmail.com

HL7 Norway Espen Moeller Phone: +47 97008186 Email: espen.moller@helsedir.no

HL7 Pakistan Dr. Hafiz Farooq Ahmad Phone: +92 51-90852155 Email: farooq.ahmad@seecs.edu.pk

HL7 Puerto Rico Julio Cajigas Phone: +1 787-805-0505 x6003 Email: julio@medirecpr.com

HL7 RomaniaFlorica Moldoveanu, PhD Phone: +40-21-4115781Email: florica.moldoveanu@rdslink.ro

HL7 RussiaTatyana Zarubina MD, PhD Phone: +007-495-434-55-82 Email: tv.zarubina@gmail.com

HL7 SingaporeColleen Brooks Phone: +65-68181246 Email: colleen.brooks@mohh.com.sg

HL7 SpainCarlos Gallego PerezPhone: +34-93-693-18-03 Email: cgallego@ticsalut.cat

HL7 SwedenGustav AlvfeldtPhone: +46 08-123-13-117 Email: gustav.alvfeldt@sll.se

HL7 SwitzerlandBeat HeggliPhone: +41-1-806-1164Email: beat.heggli@nexus-schweiz.ch

HL7 TaiwanChih-Chan (Chad) YenPhone: +886-2-25526990Email: cyen@linkmedasia.com

HL7 TurkeyErgin SoysalEmail: esoysal@gmail.com

HL7 UKPhilip Scott, PhD Phone: +44 8700-112-866 Email: chair@HL7.org.uk

HL7 UruguaySelene Indarte Phone: +5985-711-0711 Email: hclinica@suat.com.uy

29SEPTEMBER 2012

Chief Executive Officer

2012 HL7 STAFFAssociate Executive

Director

Charles Jaffe, MD, PhD +1-858-720-8200cjaffe@HL7.org

Chief Technical Officer

Executive Director

Mark McDougall+1-734-677-7777

markmcd@HL7.org

Karen Van Hentenryck+1-734-677-7777

karenvan@HL7.org

John Quinn+1-216-409-1330jquinn@HL7.org

Director of Meetings

Director, Project Management Office

Lillian Bigham+1-989-736-3703lillian@HL7.org

Manager of Education

Dave Hamill+1-734-677-7777dhamill@HL7.org

Mary Ann Boyle+1-734-677-7777

maryann@HL7.org

Manager of Administrative

Services

Director of Communications

Linda Jenkins+1-734-677-7777linda@HL7.org

Director ofTechnical

Publications

Director of Technical Services

Michael Kingery+1-919-636-4032

mkingery@HL7.org

Andrea Ribick+1-734-677-7777andrea@HL7.org

Donald Lloyd+1-734-677-7777dlloyd@HL7.org

Director of Membership

Services

Diana Stephens+1-734-677-7777diana@HL7.org

TSC Project Manager

Lynn Laakso+1-906-361-5966lynn@HL7.org

Web Development Coordinator

Joshua Carmody+1-734-677-7777joshua@HL7.org

Director ofEducation

Sharon Chaplock+1-414-443-1327sharon@HL7.org

30 SEPTEMBER 2012

Donald Mon, PhD RTIInternational+1-312-777-5228donmon@rti.org

Austin Kreisler ScienceApplications

InternationalCorp.(SAIC)+1-404-542-4475

austin.j.kreisler@saic.com

2012 HL7 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Jill Kaufman, PhDCollegeofAmerican

Pathologists+1-847-832-7163jkaufma@cap.org

Robert Dolin, MDLantanaConsultingGroup

+1-714-532-1130bob.dolin

Edward Tripp EdwardSTripp

andAssociates,Inc.+1-224-234-9769

edward.tripp@estripp.com

Directors-at-Large

John QuinnHL7CTO

+1-216-409-1330jquinn@HL7.org

Keith Boone GEHealthcare

+1-617-519-2076keith.boone@ge.com

Michael van CampenGordonPointInformaticsLtd.

+1-250-881-4568michael.vancampen@gpinformatics.com

Charles Jaffe, MD, PhD HL7CEO

+1-858-720-8200cjaffe@HL7.org

Mark McDougallHL7ExectiveDirector

+1-734-677-7777markmcd@HL7.org

Advisory Council Chair

Richard Dixon Hughes HL7Australia/DH4PtyLimited

richard@dh4.com.au

Ex Officio Members

Catherine Chronaki, MScFORTH-InstituteofComputer

Science;HL7HellasBoD+30-2810-391691

chronaki@ics.forth.gr

Affiliate Directors

Diego Kaminker HL7Argentina

+54-11-4781-2898diego.kaminker@kern-it.com.ar

Past ChairChair Treasurer Secretary Technical Steering Committee Chair

Rebecca Kush, PhD CDISC

+1-512-791-7612rkush@cdisc.org

W. Edward Hammond, PhD +1-919-383-3555

hammo001@mc.duke.edu

Stanley Huff, MD IntermountainHealthcare

+1-801-442-4885stan.huff@imail.org

Douglas Fridsma, MD, PhD OfficeoftheNational

CoordinatorforHealthIT+1-202-205-4408

doug.fridsma@hhs.gov

James Ferguson KaiserPermanente+1510-271-5639

jamie.ferguson@kp.org

Chair Emeritus and Director-at-Large

31SEPTEMBER 2012

HL7 EDUCATIONAL SUMMITSGain 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 industrytopics such as vocabulary. Why Should I Attend?

This is an invaluable educational opportunity for the healthcare IT community as it strives for greater interop-erability 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

• LearnToday,ApplyTomorrow A focused curriculum featuring real-world HL7 knowledge that you can apply immediately

• QualityEducation High-quality training in a “small classroom” setting promotes more one-on-one learning

• SuperiorInstructors 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

• CertificationTesting Become HL7 Certified: HL7 is the sole source for HL7 certification testing, now offering testing on Version 2.7, 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

November 13-15, 2012 San Francisco Marriot

Fisherman’s Wharf

UPCOMING EDUCATIONAL SUMMITS

Upcoming WORKING GROUP MEETINGS

May 5 – 10, 2013

Working Group Meeting Sheraton Atlanta Hotel

Atlanta, GA

October 4-9, 2015

29th Annual Plenary & Working Group Meeting

Sheraton Atlanta HotelAtlanta, GA

September 22 – 27, 2013

27th Annual Plenary &Working Group Meeting

Hyatt Regency CambridgeCambridge, MA

January 13 – 18, 2013

Working Group Meeting

Pointe Hilton Squaw Peak

ResortPhoenix, AZ

January 12 – 17, 2014

Working Group Meeting Hilton in the Walt Disney World Resort®