HL7: Unlocking the Power of Health Information HL7 standards pave the way to meaningful use
Meaningful use is not possible without HL7 The Office of the National Coordinator for HIT in the US Department of Health and Human Services has selected the following HL7 standards to support meaningful use-stage 1: HL7 Version 2.5.1 Submission of Lab Results to Public Health Agencies HL7 CDA/CCD for Patient Summary Record HL7 Version 2.3.1. or Version 2.5.1 for Submission to Public Health Agencies for Surveillance or Reporting and Submission to Immunization Registries
HL7 supports the sharing and enables the reuse of Orders and results for clinical lab, pathology, and imaging Family history Diagnosis and treatment of signs and symptoms Acute care pharmacy medications, dispensing and administration Patient care messages and clinical documents such as referrals Claims and reimbursements (outside the U.S.) Information required to submit claims and obtain reimbursement (in all member countries) Scheduling and managing visits and other events Clinical research Patient administration
Future HL7 Working Group Meetings Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Working Group Meeting May 16-20, 2010 Windsor Barra Hotel & Congressos
Future HL7 Working Group Meetings Cambridge, MA 24 th Annual Plenary & Working Group Meeting October 3 8, 2010 Hyatt Regency Cambridge
Future HL7 Working Group Meetings Sydney, Australia Working Group Meeting January 9 14, 2011
HL7 s Educational Summits What is an Educational Summit? The HL7 Educational Summit is a concentrated, two-day schedule of tutorials focused on HL7- specific topics such as Version 2, Version 3, implementation of CDA and general interest industry topics such as Electronic Health Record (EHR) and Vocabulary.
HL7 s Educational Summits Who should attend? This is an invaluable educational opportunity for the healthcare IT community as it strives for greater interoperability among healthcare information systems. Our classes offer a wealth of information designed to benefit a wide range of HL7 users, from beginner to advanced.
Future Educational Summits Raleigh-Durham, NC March 23 25, 2010 Hilton Raleigh-Durham Airport At Research Triangle Park
Future Educational Summits Bloomington, MN July 13 15, 2010 The Embassy Suites Hotel
Future Educational Summits Portland, OR November 9 11, 2010 The Embassy Suites Portland-Downtown
HL7 2010 Board of Directors Officers Robert Dolin, MD Chair Semantically Yours, LLC W. Edward Hammond, PhD Vice Chair Duke University Hans Buitendijk Treasurer Siemens Healthcare Jill Kaufman, PhD Secretary College of American Pathologists
HL7 2010 Board of Directors Directors at Large William Braithwaite MD, PhD Anakam, Inc. Dennis Giokas Canada Health Infoway Inc. Linda Fischetti RN, MS U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Stanley Huff, MD Intermountain Healthcare
HL7 2010 Board of Directors Rebecca Kush, PhD Director at Large CDISC Don Mon, PhD Director at Large American Health Information Management Association Ken Lunn, PhD Director at Large NHS Connecting for Health, UK Catherine Chronaki Affiliate Director FORTH-Institute of Computer Science Greece
HL7 2010 Board of Directors Charlie McCay Technical Steering Committee Chair Ramsey Systems Ltd. Michael van Campen Affiliate Director Gordon Point Informatics Ltd., Canada Richard Dixon Hughes Chair of the HL7 Advisory Council DH4 Ppy Ltd., Australia
HL7 2010 Board of Directors Charles Jaffe, MD, PhD CEO John Quinn CTO Mark McDougall Executive Director