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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
FHIR, continued from page 1
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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CatherineChronaki
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
conitinuedonpage6
ChairsoftheHL7AffiliateswhoattendedtheMayWorkingGroupMeetinginVancouver
EdHammondandRikSmithiesduringtheWednesdayeveningNetworkingReceptionCruise
6 SEPTEMBER 2012
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
EconomicsofInteroperability,continuedfrompage3
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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10 SEPTEMBER 2012
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
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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
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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
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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
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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®
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