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“HL7” refers to Health Level Seven, Inc., an all-volunteer, not-for-profit organization involved in development of international healthcare standards. “HL7” is also used to refer to some of the specific standards created by the organization (i.e. HL7 v2.x, v3.0, HL7 RIM etc.).
Headquartered in Ann Arbor, MI, USA, Health Level Seven is a Standards Developing Organization (SDO) that is accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). Founded in 1987 to produce a standard for hospital information systems, HL7 is currently the selected standard for the interfacing of clinical data in most institutions*. HL7 and its members are dedicated to providing a comprehensive framework (and related standards) for the exchange, integration, sharing and retrieval of electronic health information. The standards, which support clinical practice and the management, delivery, and evaluation of health services, are the most commonly used in the world.
HL7 has saved time, effort, and money as institutions attempt to interface. According to David John Marotta, cochair of the Health Level Seven Education and Implementation Subcommittee, custom-built interfaces - prior to the introduction of the HL7 standard - cost between $50,000 and $250,000. In 2000 the expense of an HL7 interface with similar functionality ranges between $2,000 and $10,000. Savings in time and effort to install HL7 interfaces are equally dramatic. An interface analyst can complete HL7 interface connections in a matter of hours*. Previous versions of the HL7 V2.x standards are available free of charge while current standards may be purchased at a modest fee.
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HL7 United States - Standards for electronic interchange of clinical, financial, and administrative information among health care oriented computer systems; e.g. hospital information systems, clinical laboratory systems, enterprise systems, and pharmacy systems. Version3 RIM (Reference Information Model) incorporates health concepts and classifications. Includes news, events, meetings, resources and committee details.
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Healthcare Informatics: HL7 in the 21st Century - Integrating medical information exchange. Discusses origins of HL7, versions and future use of XML. Author: David Marotta in Healthcare Informatics.
HL7 Australia - The Australian HL7 site with tools and resources, news, details of events and workshops. Entry point for newslists.
Meta Description: [ The Australian web site for HL7 Information, HL7 Tools, Events and assistance for implementing the Health Level Seven (HL7) Messaging Standard for Medical Information Interchange and Interoperability. ]
HL7 Australia Clinical Context Object Workgroup Resources (CCOW) - Assists in providing at point of care a unified view of information held in separate and disparate healthcare applications. Slides, downloads, overview and committee details available.
HL7 Australia Vocabulary/Terminology Information - Material on draft general practice vocabulary and presentation notes.
HL7 Canada - Details of HL7 Canada including what's new, membership information, member services, certification, FAQ, resources, conferences and contacts
HL7 Finland - Information about this open association for organizations and individuals interested in systems integration issues in health care. Information targeted for the local public is mainly in Finnish. Numerous links in English.
Meta Description: [ HL 7 Finland - Homepage ]
HL7 Southern Africa - Southern Africa representatives of the International HL7 organisation. Contact and members details
HL7 Tools and Resources - Links to many of the HL7 Interface Tools.
Meta Description: [ The most popular HL7 Tools page on the web. Find all reported HL7 Tools for Messaging here. Links to all known HL7 Interface Tools are on this page. ]
HL7 United Kingdom - Not-for-profit organisation responsible for the production and promotion of the HL7 series of healthcare IT communications standards in UK.
HL7-IHE Joint Demonstration Project - Details of live interoperability demonstration at HIMSS 2004 Annual Conference Exhibition. Connection information, contact details, software and specifications.
NZHUG HL7 New Zealand - The New Zealand Health Level 7 User Group (NZHUG/HL7) is a national forum on interoperability in healthcare information systems. Focussed on the evolving HL7 International Standard, but not limited to it. Provides news, links, search, membership and contacts.
Meta Description: [ NZHUG HL7 New Zealand ]
Official HL7 Site for Argentina - Argentinian site - no english - Contiene información general sobre el estándar, el campus virtual, y la información reservada para miembros de la asociación.
Meta Description: [ HL7 Argentina ]
Working Toward Implementation of HL7 in NAACCR Information Technology Standards - Meeting summary by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Includes background, use of HL7 and recommendations. Authors: Susan Toal and Nicole Lezin.
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