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JANUARY 2011 2010 Ed Hammond Volunteer of the Year Awards Seven members honored HL7 honored seven members with the 14th annual W. Edward Hammond, PhD Volunteer of the Year Award. Established in 1997, the award is named after Dr. Ed Hammond, one of HL7’s most active volunteers, founding member and past Board chair. The award recognizes individuals who have made significant contributions to HL7’s success. The 2010 recipients include: • Hugh Glover and Julie James, HL7 UK • Stan Huff, MD, chief medical informatics officer, Intermountain Healthcare • Charlie Mead, MD, MSc, CTO, 3rd Millennium, Inc. • Mark Shafarman, principal, Shafarman Consulting • D. Mead Walker, Health Data and Interoperability, Inc. • Pat Van Dyke, director of information, security, privacy and EDI representing Delta Dental Plans Association About the Volunteers: Hugh Glover and Julie James have been involved with HL7 since 2001. They received the award jointly as they are partners both personally and professionally. They have both actively contributed to HL7 for many years and have held leadership positions in the Pharmacy Work Group such as a co-chair or facilitator. Their backgrounds—James as a pharmacist and Glover’s expertise in data modeling—complement each other and have brought valuable insight to HL7. Both have been involved with Version 3 development since its inception. James is also active in the Patient Safety Work Julie James, Ed Hammond and Hugh Glover Group. She currently serves as a Vocabulary Facilitator for medication and pharmacy. Glover currently serves as the Pharmacy Work Group representative on the Common Product Model project. He also serves as a Modeling and Methodology Facilitator for medication and as a Vocabulary Facilitator for CMET. Stan Huff, MD is a long-time member of HL7 and currently sits on the HL7 Board of Directors. An international expert on vocabulary, he was one of the first co-chairs elected to lead HL7’s Vocabulary Work Group, a position he held for nearly a decade. He was also one of the early co-chairs for HL7’s Templates Work Group. Additionally, Huff has been elected to the HL7 Board of Directors twice, serving as chair from 2000 – 2001. Actively involved in the development of Version 3, he has served as Vocabulary Facilitator for the Vocabulary and Orders and Observations Work Groups. In 2008, Huff was named to the HL7 Roadmap Committee, and in 2009 he was elected by the Board of Directors to serve as the US representative to the HL7 International Council. Ed Hammond and Stan Huff continued on next page ® Health Level Seven and HL7 are registered trademarks of Health Level Seven International, registered in the US Trademark Office In This Issue... Seven 2010 Volunteers of the Year Honored............................................. 1-3 HL7 Organizational Relations Update.... 3 HL7 Comes of Age................................... 4 Looking Ahead to Meaningful Use Stage II................................................... 5 Update From Headquarters..................6-8 2011 Publishing Calendar...................... 8 Remembering Dr. Yun Sik Kwak.......... 9 Co-Chair Q & A................................ 10-11 News from the PMO.............................. 11 HL7 Static Model Designer Tool.......... 12 HL7 Standards in Child Health............. 13 Seven Members Honored, continued Charlie Mead, MD has been a member of HL7 since 1995. He co-chaired the Patient Care Work Group for many years and later became co-chair of Personnel Management. Mead was a member of the HL7 International Board of Directors for two terms, serving one of them as Treasurer. An avid participant in the development of Version 3, he was among the initial Modeling and Methodology facilitators and has spearheaded efforts over the years to improve the accessibility and readability of Version 3. A member of the CDISC Board of Directors, Mead has encouraged and nurtured collaborations between CDISC and HL7, and has been an active participant in the Regulated Clinical Research Information Management (RCRIM) Work Group. With support from HL7 RCRIM, CDISC, and FDA, he founded the project that developed the model we now know as the Biomedical Research Integrated Domain Group (BRIDG) model. Mead currently serves as chair of the Architectural review Board (ArB), and is instrumental in driving the development of the Services Aware Interoperability Framework, known as SAIF. Mark Shafarman has been a member of HL7 since 1992. He has served HL7 in almost every capacity including co-chair of the Control Query Work Group for many years, co-chair of the Templates Work Group (a position that he holds today), and as co-chair of the initial Affiliates’ Council. Shafarman also held the position of the Chair of HL7 from 2004 – 2005, and served on the HL7 Board of Directors, the Technical Steering Committee, and the ArB for a number of years. He was integral in the development of the original HL7 Version 2 certification exam and currently serves as an HL7 Ambassador. International Council Meeting in Cambridge................................... 14-15 GELLO: The Domain Specific Language of Healthcare........................................ 16 IHIC 2011: The Tomorrowland of Health.............................................. 17 ISHEP 2010 Workshop Recap.......... 18-19 Upcoming International Events............. 19 Save the Date for MIE 2011.................. 20 Certification Exam Congratulations..... 21 Save the Date for HIMSS 2011............. 22 HL7 Benefactors................................... 22 Affiliate Contacts................................... 23 Organizational Members..................24-26 2011 Technical Steering Committee Members ............................ 27 Steering Divisions................................. 27 HL7 Work Group Co-Chairs..............28-30 HL7 Facilitators............................... 31-32 HL7 Staff Members................................33 2011 Board of Directors....................... 34 Ed Hammond and Charlie Mead Ed Hammond and Mark Shafarman In addition, HL7’s current working relationship with the European Committee for Standardization (CEN) was forged under Sharfarman’s leadership, and he has served as HL7’s liaison to that organization for a number of years. D. Mead Walker has been a member of HL7 since 1993. Shortly after joining, he was elected co-chair of the Quality Assurance/Data Modeling Committee, a precursor to today’s Modeling and Methodology Work Group, and to the Architectural review Board, which he chaired for nearly a decade. Walker served on the HL7 Board of Directors from 1998-1999, and has been actively engaged in the development of Version 3. He was one of the initial authors of the Message Development Framework (MDF) and its successor, the H7 Development Framework (HDF). Continued on next page Ed Hammond and Mead Walker Educational Summits.............................35 Upcoming Working Group Meetings................................................36 2 is the official publication of: Health Level Seven International 3300 Washtenaw Avenue, Suite 227, Ann Arbor, MI • 48104-4261 USA Phone: +1 (734) 677-7777 • Fax: +1 (734) 677-6622 • www.HL7.org Mark D. McDougall, Publisher • Andrea Ribick, Managing Editor • Karen Van Hentenryck, Technical Editor HL7 Organizational Relations Update Scott M. Robertson, PharmD ByScottMRobertson,PharmD,Co-Chair,HL7OrganizationalRelationsCommittee HL7interactswithmanyotherstandardsdevelopment, professional,industry/tradeandacademicorganizations. Theseinteractionsarekeytomakingsurewehavethe appropriateinterestsandknowledgeinvolvedinourstandardsdevelopment,andthatourstandardsarecoordinatedwithotherstandards,industryinitiativesandregulatorydevelopments.Whilesomeoftheserelationships arecasual,thereareanumberofformalizedagreements withotherorganizations,currentlyasMemorandaofUnderstanding(MOUs)andAssociateCharterAgreements (ACAs).Thepurposeofaformalagreementistodefine commongoals,workingparameters,and,insomecases, extendingsomejointmemberbenefits(e.g.,conference registrationatmemberrates). TheOrganizationalRelationsCommittee(ORC)ischarged withmonitoringandmanagingtheserelationSeven Members Honored, cont. from pg. 2 ships.TheORCdoesnot“control”relationships, butweensurethattheappropriateagreements Asoughtaftermodelingexpert,WalkerhasservedasModeling areinplace,andup-to-date,asappropriate.The FacilitatorforboththePatientSafetyandRCRIMWorkGroups, currentagreementsarepostedontheHL7webandbeenanactivememberoftheModelingandMethodology siteunderAboutUs>Agreements(http://www. (MnM)WorkGroupformanyyears.Healsoservesasthecohl7.org/about/agreements.cfm chairtothePatientSafetyWorkGroupandhasparticipatedin thePublicHealthandEmergencyResponseWorkGroup.Walker recentlyservedanothertermonthenewly-formedArBandisthe Overthepastyear,theORChasbeenreviewing immediatepastchairoftheFoundation&TechnologySteering theexistingMOUsandACAs.Wehavefound Division,servingasoneofthatgroup’stworepresentativeson thatthereislittledifferencebetweenanMOU theTechnicalSteeringCommittee. andanACA,andthattherearenocriteriato determinewhenaformalagreementisnecesPat Van Dykejoined HL7in2003.Anactive sary.TheORChasdevelopedaproposaltoconmember,sheisdeeply solidatetheMOUandACAintoasingledocuinvolvedinthedevelment.Thenewparadigmwoulddifferentiate opmentofElectronic betweenagreementsthatarespecifictoprojects HealthRecord(EHR) andgeneralagreementswhichalignorganizastandards.VanDyke tionalgoalsandprinciples.Thatproposalis currentlyservesasacochairfortheElectronic beingrevisedindiscussionswiththeTSCand Records(EHR)Work theInternationalCouncilandisexpectedtogo Groupandisthegroup’s totheBoardduringtheJanuaryWorkGroup primaryorganizer.She MeetinginSydney. coordinatesandleadsall weeklyconferencecalls, face-to-facemeetings, Ed Hammond and Pat Van Dyke ballotsubmissions,and withtheArB,facilitates theprocessoftyingtheHL7ElectronicHealthRecordSystem FunctionalModel(EHR-SFM)totheSAIF.VanDykealsocoleadsthedevelopmentofthedentalfunctionalprofileforthe ElectronicHealthRecordSystemFunctionalModel(EHR-SFM). JANUARY 2011 ThedevelopmentworkforORCismaintained onanHL7Wikipage(http://wiki.hl7.org/index. php?title=Organizational_Relations_Committee). TheORCwelcomescommentsandinputon thiswork. 3 HL7 Comes of Age ByCharlesJaffe,MD,PhD,HL7CEO Charles Jaffe, MD 2010hasbroughtchangesintheleadershipofgovernmentsaroundtheworld.Insomeinstances,thishas createdanewfocusonthechallengesofmanaging healthcareinanagingpopulation.Inothercountries, theobstaclestoembracingahealthiercitizenryhasall butbeenlosttobudgetconstraintsandacontractionof newhealthcareprojectsandreforms.Bythetimeyou readthis,theremaybenewleadershipinthelegislative branchoftheAmericanFederalgovernment.Thedirectionthatmaytakeusisvagueandcloudedinmacroeconomicphilosophies.Regardlessofthefiscalapproach thegovernmentseverywheremaytaketoreturntoreal economicgrowth,HL7willcontinuetopursueourvision ofinteroperablehealthcare. Interoperabilityofhealthcareinformationisnotadestination.Itisbutonepathinour journeytoimprovethewell beingofthecitizensofthis planet.HL7ismaturing.We havemovedpastour“growth spurt”years,overcomethe turmoilofadolescence, andbecomeamoremature organization.Theimpactof aglobaleconomicdownturn doesnotseemtohavedampenedthespiritofcreativity andinnovationthathasbeensuchanimportantpartof thelasttwodecades. training,thoseresourcesmaybehardertoobtainthan manypredicted.Whenwecanshareinthoseresources, HL7mustbewiseinhowwemakeuseofthem.Wisdom doesnotcomeeasily.Itisachievedontheroadfilledwith wrongturnsandmisguidedintentions.HL7needstolearn fromfailuresandlearntocelebrateoursuccesses.While therehavebeenmanyachievements,bothgreatandsmall, somemaycomefromplacesthatweleastexpect. Ourintellectualcapital,expressedastheproductsand servicesthatwedevelop,shouldneverberecklessly abused.Morethanever,wehavebeenaskedtoshare theachievementsofHL7andensurethatothersdothe same.Likeanyotherresource,theintellectualpropertyof HL7mustbeprovidedwithgreatgenerositytothosewho needitbutcannottrulyaffordtopayforit.Atthesame time,HL7mustbecome moreadeptatmanaging thatintellectualproperty andatensuringthatweare appropriatelyrewardedfor creatingandnurturingand buildinguponthoseresources.In2011,wewillsee someimportantstepstoward bettermanagementofourIP andthevaluethatitbrings. Interoperability of healthcare information is not a destination. It is but one path in our journey to improve the well being of the citizens of this planet. Inordertobecomeincreasinglysuccessful,however, HL7mustbewiserandmoreefficient.Wemustevolve abusinessmodelthatsustainsusbeyondthewideeconomicswingsthathavebeenpartofthelastdecade.As inthepast,wewillalwaysrelyuponthecollaborative effortswithourstakeholdersandwithotherstandards developmentorganizations.Collaborationhasbeena vitalcomponentofourtechnicaldevelopment,andit mustgrowinthecomingyear.Itiscertainlyatimeduringwhichwewillberequiredtoleveragethelimited resourcesatourdisposal. Formypart,Iwanttothankthoseofyouwhohave contributedtothegreatstridesthatHL7wasabletomake in2010.Iespeciallyapplaudthosewhohaveselflessly contributedcountlesshourswithlittlerecognitionor acclaim.Isalutethoseorganizationsandthestakeholder communitiesthatprovidedcollaborationandmanytimes showedtheway.Morethananything,somuchofwhat weaccomplishedwasmadepossiblebythegiftoftrust. In2011,therewillbemanynewmilestonestoreachand accomplishmentstocommemorate.Sohere’satoastto HL7,“Mayitalwaysbetheoffspringforwhichwecanbe mostproud,andtheparenttothemanyaccomplishments wecanonlydreamabout.” Althoughgovernmentseverywherehavepromiseddramaticincreasesinspendingforhealthcaretechnologyand 4 JANUARY 2011 HL7 Structured Documents Work Group and Health Story Liora Alschuler LookingAheadto MeaningfulUseStageII ByLioraAlschuler,Co-Chair,HL7StructuredDocumentsWorkGroup andHealthStoryProjectLiaison HL7’sStructuredDocumentsWorkGroup(SDWG)started theCambridgemeetinglookingtonewprojectstosupport thenextstageof“MeaningfulUse”ofelectronichealth records.ThespecificprojectconsolidatesaseriesofHL7 ClinicalDocumentArchitecture(CDA)implementation guides.Theseincludeeightcommontypesofclinical notes: • History&Physical • Consult • OperativeNote • ProcedureNote • DiagnosticImagingReports • DischargeSummaries • UnstructuredDocuments(anyclinicaltype)and • ProgressNotes AllareeitherDraftStandardsforTrialUseorInformative Documents.Allofthesehavebeenalreadybeen publishedwiththeexceptionoftheProgressNote, whichisexpectedtobepublishedbyyear-end.The consolidationprojectwouldre-publishthesedocuments inasingleguide,includingtheContinuityofCare Document(CCD)templates,whicharereusedwithinthe series. Thesignificanceoftheprojectismultifaceted: • IthighlightsthereusabilityofCDAtemplates ateachlevel:entry,sectionanddocument,an approachcalled“templatedCDA” • Apackageofguidessupportseaseof implementationforEHRvendorsandclinical documentvendorsbuildingacommonplatform forinteroperabilitybetweentheapplications • Creatingasingle-sourcedocumentcontainingall theinformationneededwilleaseimplementation, accelerateadoption,andbealignedwiththegoals oftheUSnationalprogram • Itprovidesaglidepathintothenextstageof meaningfulusebybuildingoffexistingwork alreadyinthecurrentregulation Regardingthelastpoint—thedevelopmentofaglide path—theFinalRulestatesthat,“Increasinglyrobust expectationsforhealthinformationexchangeinstagetwo andstagethreewillsupportandmakerealthegoalthat informationfollowsthepatient.”(p.35)Althoughspecific guidanceonPhaseIIisnotyetavailable,theHITPolicy Committee(HITPC)recommendedearlierthisyearthat ProgressNote,ataminimum,beincludedandstressed JANUARY 2011 theimportanceofavailabilityofcompleteelectronic informationatthepointofcare.Theproposedprojectcan makeiteasiertoimplementafullyinteroperablepatient recordusingthesameframeworkasPhaseI. Thefullscopeanddetailoftheprojectisyettobe determined.TheprojectwaspresentedbyHL7ChairBob Dolin,MDtotheInternationalCouncilontheSunday precedingtheCambridgeWorkingGroupMeeting,where itgeneratedmuchinterest.Itislikelythattheprojectwill beinitiallypursuedfortheUSRealmonthepremisethat itisbesttoestablishabenchmarkforrealm-specificbest practicesandthenreconcilethoseacrossdomains. SDWGco-chairKeithBoonesuggestedthatthe projectincludetemplatesdevelopedbyIntegratingthe HealthcareEnterprise(IHE),asuggestionthatwas enthusiasticallyreceived. AdditionalscopecouldincludeincorporationofUSspecificrequirementssuchasthosefoundintheHITSP C32Version2.5.Otherguidesmaybeconsideredfor inclusion,suchastherecently-renewedPersonalHealth MonitoringImplementationGuidedevelopedwiththe supportoftheContinuaAlliance. Developmentoftheeightguidesmentionedabove followedHL7’sopenprocessesundertheauspicesof SDWGwithcollaborationfromImagingIntegrationon DiagnosticImagingReportsandPatientCareonseveral notetypes.Theworkwassupportedinpartbythe HealthStoryProject,anallianceofassociations,vendors andprovidersworkingtogethertoopenthegateway betweendictatednotesandelectronichealthrecords. (Seewww.healthstory.com.)HealthStoryisdeveloping aProjectScopeStatementtobringtoSDWGandhopes tohaveaballotbythespringcycle.Whilemuchwork remainstobedone,thisprojectholdsthepotentialto reconcileandresolvediscrepanciesacrossanumberof implementationguides,furtherhighlightthestrengths ofMDHT,augmentthecooperationwithIHE,and provideguidancefortheindustry.Welookforwardto aninterestingandsuccessfulproject! 5 HL7 Fellows Program Recognizes 25 Mark McDougall ByMarkMcDougall,HL7ExecutiveDirector HL7 Fellows DuringthePlenarymeeting,HL7 announcedanewrecognitionprogram:HL7Fellowship.Thisprogram recognizesindividualswhohavecontributedsignificantlytoHL7andhave heldcontinuousHL7membershpfor atleast15years.HL7CEO,Charles Jaffe,MD,PhD,announcedthenew programandcongratulatedthefollowing25individualsastheinaugural 2010classofHL7Fellows: WoodyBeeler,PhD BerndBlobel,PhD WilliamBraithwaite,MD HansBuitendijk JaneCurry NormanDaoust GaryDickinson BobDolin,MD JeanFerraro FreidaHall W.EdwardHammond,PhD StanHuff,MD BertKabbes TedKlein VirginiaLorenzi KenMcCaslin ClementMcDonald,MD CharlieMead,MD UPDATE FROM HEADQUARTERS ChuckMeyer JohnQuinn WesRishel RobertSeliger GreggSeppala MarkShafarman D.MeadWalker Volunteers of the Year Awards Itisamazingtorealizethatweare alreadyinthe14thyearofrecognizing incredibleeffortsbyourvastnumber ofdedicatedvolunteersviaourW.EdwardHammond,PhDHL7Volunteer oftheYearAwards.Whilethereare certainlydozensofindividualswho meritthisrecognitioneachyear,the AwardsCommitteeischallengedto limittheannualawardtoonlyafew. Thisyear’srecipientshavecontributed hundredsofhours,ifnotthousands, andhavecertainlyservedHL7extremelywellformanyyears.AsEd mentionedduringtheawardsceremony,wearehonoredandpleasedto recognizethisyear’srecipientsofthe W.EdHammondHL7Volunteerofthe YearAwards: • HughGlover • StanHuff,MD • JulieJames • CharlieMead,MD • MarkShafarman • PatVanDyke • MeadWalker Pleaseseethecoverstoryformore details. Right: The 2010 Volunteers of the Year Below: The 2010 HL7 Fellows 6 JANUARY 2011 Board Election Results RajuKucherlapati,PhD–PaulC. CabotProfessorofGeneticsandProfessorofMedicineatHarvardMedical School.Hisspell-bindingkeynote addressfocusedontheimplementationofpersonalizedmedicineand setthestageforthepresentations thatfollowed.Ourslateofincredible speakersclearlyhitahomerun. Oneofthemanychangesthat2011 willbringusisanewHL7Boardof Directors.Asrecentlyannounced,the electionresultsfor2011Boardpositionsareasfollows: Vice Chair/Chair-elect: DonMon, PhD Secretary: JillKaufman,PhD Directors-at-Large:KeithBooneand EdHammond,PhD Affiliate Rep:CatherineChronaki Congratulationstotheseindividuals. Photosandcontactinformationfor theaboveindividualsalongwiththe othermembersofthe2011HL7Board ofDirectorsareprovidedonpage34. Medinfo Since1995,HL7hashadasignificant presenceatthepremiertri-annual internationalmedicalinformatics-focusedconferencecalled“Medinfo.” Thelocationofthesemeetingshas spannedtheglobe,including: • Vancouver,Canada(1995) • Seoul,Korea(1998) • London,England(2001) • SanFrancisco,USA(2004) • Brisbane,Australia(2007) • CapeTown,SouthAfrica(2010) Thisyear’seventwasthe13thMedinfoconferenceandthefirstinAfrica. TheSeptember12-15,2010conventionattractedabout1,100attendees from75countries.HL7hadaboothin theexhibithallandhostedourpopularreceptionformanyoftheworld’s leadersinmedicalinformatics. I’dliketopersonallythankseveral HL7membersfromaroundtheglobe whohelpedstafftheHL7booth,includingFernandoCampos,Catherine Chronaki,MichioKimura,EdHammond,BobDolinandChuckJaffe. ManyindividualswithdirectandindirecttiestoHL7alsomadepresentationsatthisyear’sMedinfo.HL7 BoardChairBobDolin,MD,pro- JANUARY 2011 Raju Kucherlapati, PhD videdahalf-daytutorialonCDAand CCD.EdHammond,PhD,served aspanelmoderatorandspeakerfor asessionon“TranslationalstrategiesforintroducinghealthITand standardsintodevelopingcountries,” alongwithseveralpanelistssuchas ChuckJaffe,MD,PhD. IampleasedtoalsoreportthatIhad thepleasureofattendingtheEFMI CouncilDinnerduringtheMedinfo conference.Wediscussedopportunitiesforclosercollaborationbetween ourorganizations.Iwouldliketo thankthefollowingindividualsfor theirkindness:JohnMantas,EFMI President;JacobHofdijk,EFMI& IMIAVicePresidentforEurope,and CristinaMazzoleni,EFMIInstitutions LiaisonOfficer. 24th Annual Plenary Meeting HL7’s24thAnnualPlenaryandWorkingGroupMeetingconvenedOctober3-8,2010attheHyattRegency CambridgeHotel,inCambridge, Massachusetts.Thesettingonthe CharlesRiverwasbothwonderfuland productive. InadditiontoourregularWorking GroupMeetingwithover40committeesmeetingand25tutorials,the 24thAnnualPlenarymeetingfocused ontheFuture of healthcare using genomics as a key tool. Ourfirst keynotespeakerforthisprogramwas AspecialthanksgoestoGrantWood andtheco-chairsoftheHL7Clinical GenomicsWorkGroupfortheirefforts inassemblingtheexcellentPlenary Meetingprogram:JoyceHernandez, KevinHughes,MD,AmnonShabo, PhD,andMollieUllman-Cullere. Immediatelyfollowingourplenary meeting,HL7alsoproducedanHL7 Ambassadorsprogramon“HL7and theFinalRule:HealthInformation Technology:InitialSetofStandards, ImplementationSpecifications,and CertificationCriteriaforElectronic HealthRecordTechnology.”Thisvery popularsessionprovidedanoverview ofhowHL7willbeusedtoachieve meaningfuluseandthenprovided high-leveltutorialsonHL7’sClinical DocumentArchitecture(CDA),ContinuityofCareDocument(CCD)and ourVersion2standards,whichare namedintheFinalRulereferencedin thesessiontitle.Thisprogramwas oneofmanythatweekthatprovided MDswithCMEs. Iamalsopleasedtorecognizethese organizationsthatsponsoredkey componentsofour24thAnnualPlenaryandWorkingGroupMeeting. • BeelerConsulting,LLC • GordonPointInformatics • iNTERFACEWARE • LINKMED • LockheedMartin • Virtify Theadditionalsponsorshipsupport providedbytheseorganizationscontributessignificantlytoHL7’smeeting budgetandismuchappreciated.In continued on next page 7 Update from Headquarters, cont. from pg. 7 madebythreeindividuals:RichardDixonHughes,KlausVeilandTinaConnell-Clark. Theyhaveworkedincrediblyhardandhave devotedhundredsofhoursworkingtoensure thesuccessofthismeeting.Onbehalfofthe HL7Board,Isendasincerethankyouand lookforwardtothankingtheminpersondown under. In Closing Asthisarticlewillbepublishedpriortothe upcomingholidays,Iwishtoclosewitha heartfeltthankyoutoallofyouwhohave madeapositivedifferenceinmylifeand/or inthelivesaroundyou.Onbehalfofthe HL7staff,weextendtoyouandyourlovedonesour bestwishesforgoodhealth,muchhappiness,andlotsof smilesthisholidayseasonandbeyond. Representatives from the 2010 HL7 Benefactors addition,HL7raised$211forDoctorswithoutBorders fromthesalesofthejokeribbonsatourWGMsin2010. Benefactors and Supporters Wearethrilledtohaveattractedthealltimehighest numberofHL7benefactorsandsupporters,whoarelisted onpages20and24.TheirsupportofHL7isverymuch neededandsincerelyappreciated.Representativesfrom thebenefactorsarepictured above.Aspecialthankyou isextendedtothelistoffirms thatrepresentour2010HL7 benefactorsandsupporters. 2011 Publishing Calendar Organizational Member Firms Aslistedon24-26,HL7isvery proudtoreportthatthenumber ofHL7organizationalmember companiesisatanalltime high,including588companies. Wesincerelyappreciatetheir ongoingsupportofHL7via theirorganizationalmembershipdues. Sydney WGM Ilookforwardtoseeingmanyof youinSydney,Australiaforour January9-14,2011HL7Working GroupMeeting.Notonlywill theWGMbeproductive,butwe willalsohavetheopportunityto visitoneofworld’smostbeautifulcities.Whiletherearemany individualsthathaveplayed keyrolesrelatedtothisJanuary 2011WGM,I’dliketopersonally recognizetheincredibleefforts 8 January23 April4 May9 May15–20 May 2011 Ballot Cycle Projectscopestatementdeadlinefornewcontentaswell ascommitteeintenttoreconcileandadvancestatus Ballotopendate Ballotclosedate MayWorkingGroupMeeting September 2011 Ballot Cycle May29 Projectscopestatementdeadlinefornewcontentaswell ascommitteeintenttoreconcileandadvancestatus August1 Ballotopendate September5 Ballotclosedate September11–16 SeptemberWorkingGroupMeeting January 2012 Ballot Cycle September25 Projectscopestatementdeadlinefornewcontentaswell ascommitteeintenttoreconcileandadvancestatus December5 Ballotopendate January9 Ballotclosedate January15–20 JanuaryWorkingGroupMeeting JANUARY 2011 Remembering Professor Yun Sik Kwak, MD, PhD (1936-2010) Kwak Sensei “Sensei”isaprefixtonames,almostsimilarto“Doctor,” butithasmanymoremeaningssuchasa“Medicaldoctor,”“Teacher,”ora“Respectedperson.”Hewasasensei, byallofthesemeanings. Dr.KwakgraduatedfromNationalKyungpookMedicalUniversityofDaegu,Korea,whichishishometown. Afterthat,he movedtothe UnitedStates andbecamea facultymemberofclinical pathologyat CaseWestern Universityin Cleveland,Ohio.Dr.KwakwasappointedasacertifiedinspectoroftheCollegeofAmericanPathologists (CAP).Whenhevisitedhishometownduringhissabbatical,hewasstronglypersuadedtobeafacultymemberathisalmamater,andwasappointedasaprofessor ofmedicalinformatics. Dr.Kwakwasanexcellentleaderandhisnaturaltendencywastobecompletelydevotedtoanyendeavorhe undertook.Hisinvolvementinhealthcareinformatics, andstandardsdevelopmentinparticular,wasmarked bythesamedevotionandbenefittedfromhisleadership capabilities.Dr.KwakfoundedHL7Koreain2002and servedastheappointedchairforISO/TC215from20032009.Hepavedthewayforclosecooperationbetween numerousstandarddevelopingorganizationswithinand aroundtheHL7,ISO/TC215andCEN/TC251realm.Dr. Kwakwasalsoanaturalandskilledcollaboratorand broughttogetherdiversegroupsandintereststoachieve thecommonobjectiveofglobalhealthcare. Aboveall,Dr.Kwakwilllongbe rememberedasafriendandan exampleforallofustofollow. Above: Miyajima Shrine, Hiroshima Japan, at APAMI Conference, November 2009. Right: Memorial flowers sent by HL7 and other organizations. JANUARY 2011 MichioKimura,MD,PhD HL7JapanChair Michio Kimura, MD, PhD 9 Co-Chair Q & A ByKarenVanHentenryck,HL7AssociateExecutiveDirector SubmittedonbehalfoftheProcessImprovementCommittee Karen Van Hentenryck Co-Chair Transition Anumberofquestionsrelatedtoco-chairtransitionare routinelyraisedbyworkgroupsduringthecourseof generalbusiness.TheProcessImprovementCommittee (PIC)wouldliketotakethisopportunitytodemystify someoftheseprocessesbyreferencingtherelevantsectionsintheGovernanceandOperationsManual(GOM) andprovidingclarifyinginformation. Q: Do new co-chairs elected at the Working Group Meetings (WGM) take office immediately or do they assume their new role immediately following the WGM? A:Accordingto§09.02.04oftheGOM(TermofOffice), co-chairterms“shallcommenceuponvalidationofelectionresults.”Inotherwords,newlyelectedco-chairsofficiallyassumetheirnewroleonThursdaysattheWGM, althoughmanyworkgroupsandnewlyelectedco-chairs prefertohavetheoutgoingchaircontinuetochairthe meetingsthroughtheendoftheWGM,particularlysince heorsheplannedtheagenda.Thisiscertainlyreasonableifthat’swhattheworkgroupdecidestodo. Q: What happens if one of our work group co-chairs resigns? A:Co-chairsmayneedtoresignforanynumberofreasons,bothpersonalandprofessional.Luckily,thereare processesinplacetoensurethatyourworkgroupcanfill thevacatedco-chairpositionwithouttoomuchinterruptiontothegroup’sactivities. Firstandforemost,theworkgrouporresigningco-chairs shouldadviseHQsothattheappropriateupdatescanbe madeintheofficeandplansforthenextco-chairelectionscanbemade. Iftheneedisimmediate,theworkgroupshould,followingitsestablisheddecisionmakingpractices,bringamotionforwardtofillthevacatedpositionwithaninterim co-chair.Acceptnomineesviaemailandonthephone andthenconductasimplevoteonyourcallorthrough email/doodlepoll.Theinterimco-chairservesuntilthe openpositioncanbeannouncedthroughtheofficial30daycallfornominationsfromHQ,whichisdistributedat least60daysbeforeeachWGM.Ifaco-chairresignsafter 10 thatannouncementhasbeendistributedfromHQ,the interimwillservethroughtheupcomingWGManduntil theofficialco-chairelectionsattheWGMfollowingthat. Shouldtheco-chairresigninadvanceofthe30-daycall fornominations,theopenco-chairpositionwillbeannouncedinthe30-daycallfornominationsandelections fortheopenpositionwillbeheldattheupcomingWGM. Sometimes,aworkgroupdecidesnottofillavacant co-chairpositionwhenaco-chairresigns.Aslongasthe workgrouphasmadethatdeterminationaccordingto itsdecisionmakingpractices,thatisfine.SimplyletHQ knowsothatthischangeisreflectedinthedatabaseand thelistservs. Q. Our work group would like to add an additional cochair. Is there a procedure for doing this? A.Whilemostworkgroupsshouldnotrequiremore than2-3chairs,GOM§09.02.04(WorkGroupCo-Chairs) providestheprocessforworkgroupsthatwishtoaddan extrachair.Onceamotiontoaddanadditionalco-chair hasbeenraisedandapprovedaccordingtothework group’sdecisionmakingpractices,theworkgroupcan designateanindividualtoserveastheinterimco-chair untilanofficialco-chairelectioncanbeheld.Please notifyHQtoensurethattheirrecordscanbeupdated accordinglyandthatyourworkgroup’sco-chairelections areannouncedinthenextcallfornominations. Q: Can a work group remove a co-chair from office? If so, under what conditions? A: §09.02.04.03(RemovalfromOffice)oftheGOMdoes allowforremovalofaco-chairfromoffice.Thisprocess outlinestwoconditionsunderwhichremovalmaybe warranted:missingoftwoconsecutiveworkinggroup meetingswithoutmitigatingcircumstancesandlessthan 60%participationontheworkgroup’sconferencecalls betweenWGMs.Theindividualbringingforwardamotiontotheworkgroupforremovalofaco-chairisresponsibleforpresentingtheappropriateevidenceanddefendingtheircharge;Inaddition,thisworkgroupbusiness shouldproceedaccordingtotheworkgroup’sdecision makingpractices.Itgoeswithoutsayingthatwhile continued on next page JANUARY 2011 News from the Dave Hamill PMO ByDaveHamill,Director,HL7ProjectManagementOffice Updated Project Scope Statement Template – Coming in January 2011 TheHL7ProjectManagementOffice (PMO)andtheProjectServicesWork Group(PSWG)willreleaseanew2011 versionoftheProjectScopeStatement (PSS)template;aresultoftheirannual updatestothetemplate.Asusual,our goalistostreamlineandsimplifythe templatesothatit’seasiertousebyHL7 membersandprovidesthemostuseful datatothemembership. Changesinclude: • Makeco-sponsoritsownfieldin thePSSTemplate,ProjectInsight andtheSearchableProjectDatabase • Providefortheabilitytolistkey SDO/Profilers • IncludehelptextregardingUniversalRealmguidelines • Includerecommendedcommunicationtasks • Withinthetemplatearea,remove HelptextandProjectInsight guidelinetext • RefinehelptextintheAppendices • Removethe2.bPublicDocument checkbox Project Health and Project Dashboard Reports TheHL7PMOhasbeenworkingwith theTechnicalSteeringCommittee (TSC)todesignProjectHealthand ProjectDashboardreports.Project Healthreportsreflectthestatusof aworkgroup’sprojectportfolio. ProjectDashboardreportsprovidean at-a-glancestatusforindividualprojects.Thereportsarebasedondata gatheredfromProjectInsight,includingstatusupdates,milestonedeliverabledatesandballotinginformation. SAIF and Sound – Fast Track to Standard Development TheProjectServicesWorkGroup continuestheireffortontheSAIF andSound–FastTracktoStandard Developmentproject(project#676). Theteamisidentifyingchangesto theProjectLifeCycleforProduct Development(PLCPD)soastointroducepredictable,one-yearapproval cyclesforsuitably-scopedprojects thatleveragebothmethodologyand architecturebest-practicesandbuilds onHL7’spastsuccesses. Additionally,theProjectServices WorkGroupwillbeworkingwiththe ArBandtheSAIFprojectteamsto createanHL7SAIFImplementation Guide(project#TBDatpresstime). TheSAIFImplementationGuidewill Co-Chair Q & A, cont. from pg. 10 thereareprocessesforremovingaco-chairfromoffice, theseshouldbeusedwithcautionanddiscretion.Should theworkgroupvotetoremoveaco-chairfromoffice,it mayappointaninterimchairtoserveuntilthenextofficialelection.Allofthesedecisionsshouldbeconveyed toHQ. Q: My co-chair term is expiring at the next WGM but our work group won’t be meeting there. What should we do? JANUARY 2011 providestakeholdersaclearpicture ofexactlywhatisrequiredtouseand interoperatewithanorganization’s softwarecomponents. Havequestionsregardingtheseprojects?ContactprojectfacilitatorsRick Haddorff(haddorff.richard@mayo. edu)orIoanaSingureanu(ioana. singureanu@gmail.com). Monthly Webinars BesuretolookineNewsforthedates andtimesofthemonthlywebinar “HL7ProjectManagementToolOverviewforHL7ProjectFacilitators”.The sessionsaretargetedforco-chairs andthoseleadingHL7projects(i.e. ProjectFacilitators).Thewebinarwill demonstrateHL7projecttoolsincludingProjectInsight(HL7’sprimary projectrepository),theHL7SearchableProjectDatabase,GForge,aswell asreviewHL7projectprocessesand methodologies. HL7 Project Tracking Tools AllofHL7’sprojecttools,includingtheSearchableProjectDatabase, GForgeandProjectInsight,areavailableonwww.HL7.org via Participate > Tools & Resources > Project Tracking Tools. A.Workgroupsfacingthissituationcandecidetohold theelectionanywayorchoosetodefertheelectionuntil thenextWGM.GOM§05.02.01(VariancetoVoting Process)allowsforeitherofthesetwoprocesses.Some workgroupschoosetomoveforwardwiththeirco-chair electionastheelectionprocessallowsforabsenteevoting (GOM§05.02.3).Othergroupsprefertodefertheelection untilthenextWGM.HQassumesthatworkgroupswill moveforwardwiththescheduledelectionunlesstheyare advisedotherwise. 11 HL7 Static Model Designer Tool Wilfred Bonney ByWilfredBonney,HL7ToolingAdministrator TheHL7StaticModelDesigner(SMD)toolisasecond generationofHL7Version3Messagemodelingtoolin Eclipseplatform.Initssimplestform,theSMDtoolisan Eclipse-basedtoolthatenablesHL7modellerstocreate, validate,andmaintainhealthcaremodelsbasedonthe HL7Version3messagingstandard.ThetoolwasaNHS ConnectingforHealthfundedprojectdevelopedbyB2International(B2i)asareplacementoftheexistingHL7Visio-basedRMIMDesignertool.Thesetwotoolshavevery similarfeatures,butbeginnerswillneedtolearnhowto usethenewSMDtoolinordertogetthesameresults. ofasamplestaticmodel(e.g.POLB_MT000001UV01) designedusingtheSMDtool. TheToolingWorkGrouphaspublished“Beginners’ GuidetoHL7StaticModelDesigner”documentationto aidbeginnersinunderstandingthefullfunctionalityand capabilityofthetool.Thedocumentcanbedownloaded directlyfromtheHL7GForgesiteattheURL:http:// gforge.hl7.org/gf/download/frsrelease/704/7666/hl7_smdbeginnersguide-1.0.0.zip. Foradditionalassistanceandcommentregardingtheuse oftheSMDtool,pleasesendyourrequesttowbonney@ TheHL7SMDtoolfunctionsonany32or64-bitmachines HL7.org. withLinux,Macintosh,andMicrosoft Windowsoperating systems.TheSMD toolisastandalone applicationthatis deliveredwithin theEclipse(3.3and above)platformand isusuallypackaged inEclipseRCP(Rich ClientPlatform)with allexistingMIF-based plug-ins(Instance Editor,MIFDiff, etc).TheSMDtool aimstobeaunified modellingworkbench thataidsHL7modellerstodevelopHL7 Version3Messages, createinstances,test anddifferencestatic models.Figure1 A sample static model design (e.g. POLB_MT000001UV01) showsascreenshot 12 JANUARY 2011 Andrew Spooner, MD HL7 Standards in Child Health Prove Beneficial to National Efforts ByS.AndrewSpooner,MDandFeliciano“Pele”Yu,MD,HL7ChildHealthWorkGroupCo-Chairs ElectronicHealthRecord(EHR) systemsareoftenbuiltwithadultpatientsinmindanddonotoptimally supporttheprovisionofhealthcare tochildren.In2008,theHL7Child HealthWorkGrouppublishedthe Feliciano Yu, MD HL7ChildHealthFunctionalProfile forEHRSystemsasaguideforvendorsandprovidersin theUSdevelopingandusingelectronicmedicalrecord systemsforchildhealthcare.Theprofileisacompanion standardtotheHL7EHR-SystemFunctionalModel(EHR-S FM),anditbecameanANSI-approvedAmericanNational StandardinJanuary2009. TheprofilerepresentsconsensusfromthemajorUSpediatricorganizationsonthecriticalEHRfunctionalityfor childhealthcare,receivingstrongsupportfromtheAmericanAcademyofPediatrics(AAP),TheAmericanBoardof Pediatrics(ABP),ChildHealthCorporationofAmerican (CHCA)andNationalAssociationofChildren’sHospitals andRelatedInstitutions(NACHRI).Becauseofthis,and thebenefitsofundergoingavigorousreviewthroughthe openHL7standardsdevelopmentprocess,theprofileisa valuabletoolforassessingwhatisneededinanEHRsystemthatmightbeusedtocareforchildren. Overtheprevioustwoyears,theprofilehasbeenusedin twohighlyvisiblenationaleffortsintheUnitedStates.It wasfirstusedaresourcefortheCertificationCommission forHealthInformationTechnology(CCHIT)asitsChild HealthWorkGroupdefinedcertificationcriteriaforEHR systems.Theprofile’scriteriafortopicssuchasimmunizationmanagement,growthtracking,medicationdosing, datanormsandprivacywereusedasstartingpointsin developingspecificcertificationcriteriaforchildhealthcare. AsofOctober2010,fortyambulatoryEHRvendorproducts arecertifiedbyCCHITforchildhealthcare(listavailableat www.cchit.org). JANUARY 2011 Theprofileisnowbeingusedbyaprojectthatoriginated fromtheChildren’sHealthInsuranceProgramReauthorizationActof2009(CHIPRA),whichcallsfordevelopmentof amodelEHRFormatforchildrenenrolledinMedicaidor theChildren’sHealthInsuranceProgram(CHIP).ThelegislationmandatedthatbyJanuary1,2010,theSecretaryof theDepartmentofHealthandHumanServicesestablisha programtoencouragethedevelopmentanddissemination ofamodelEHRFormatforchildren.Theproject’sgoal istodevelopamodelFormat,demonstratethatitcanbe readilyused,andpackageitinawaythatfacilitatesbroad incorporationintoEHRsystems. TheAgencyforHealthcareResearchandQuality(AHRQ) andtheCentersforMedicare&MedicaidServices(CMS) aresponsoringtheproject.Westatistheproject’sprime contractor,andsubcontractorsincludetheAmerican AcademyofFamilyPhysicians,theAmericanAcademy ofPediatrics(AAP),DukeUniversity,FoxSystems,Inc., IntermountainHealthcare,andtheUniversityofMaryland.Theprojectteam,whichincludesapanelofadozen technicalexperts,isreviewingtheprofile’srequirements asonesourceofinformationforthemodelFormat.Three HL7ChildHealthWorkGroupco-chairsareparticipating onthepanel.AdraftversionoftheFormatwillbeavailableMarch2011forassessmentbyCHIPRAdemonstration projectsinNorthCarolinaandPennsylvania. TheHL7ChildHealthWorkGroupisprovidinginputinto theworkunderwayonRelease2oftheHL7EHR-SFMand hasplanstopublishRelease2fortheChildHealthProfile shortlyafter,incorporatinggoodfeedbackfromtheabovementionedCCHITandCHIPRAefforts.Formoreinformation,contactJoyKuhlatjoy@optimalaccords.com. 13 Report from the HL7 International Council Meeting in Cambridge Catherine Chronaki ByCatherineChronaki,AffiliateDirector,HL7InternationalBoardofDirectors, InternationalCouncilCo-Chair—AffiliateLiaison OnSundayOctober3,theHL7InternationalCouncilhaditsopenmeeting attendedbymorethan100participants fromsome30countries.Intheopening session,co-chairsCatherineChronaki, RobertStegwee,andHelenStevens welcomedHL7Pakistan,thenewest memberoftheInternationalCouncil whichaimstofurtherpromoteadoptionofHL7standardsinAsia. Theprogramhasrecentlylaunched awebinarseries,whichhasbeenreceivedwithenthusiasmandincreasinginterestbytheglobalHL7and healthcareITcommunity. JillalsoreportedontheUniversityProgram,whichaimstoincreasethepresenceofHL7andotherhealthinformationtechnologystandardsaspartofthe reportedonthedissolutionofHL7 Ireland,andthestrongprospects towardthecreationofHL7PuertoRico andHL7BosniaHerzegovina.Healso notedseveralweakaffiliatesthatneed supportfromtheInternationalMentoringCommittee,volunteersandaffiliate leadershiptoregainmomentum. Affiliate Liaison Report CatherineChronaki,inheraffiliate liaisonreport,notedseveraleventsand conferencesthatwereorganizedor supportedbymembersoftheInternationalCouncil:HL7ItaliaOpenDays (Role,September2010),ISPHEP2010 inZagreb,Croatia(HL7Croatia),HL7 AsiaPacificConferenceinTaiwan,and theEFMISTCConferenceinReykjavik sponsoredbytheInternationalCouncil. Health Story Project Report HL7ChairBobDolin,MD,presented ontheHealthStoryProject,aUSdrivenefforttostandardizetranscripts ofclinicaldocumentsthatformpartof ElectronicHealthRecordsusingCDA implementationguidesandarigorousconformancetestingprocess.The presentationtriggeredavibrantdiscusGraphical representation depicting the growing number of HL7 affiliates siononthetransitionfromrealm-based implementationguidestoglobalor ReportsfromtheCEO,theCTO,and curriculumatuniversities.Theprogram internationalones. theJICfollowed. recentlycompletedthepilotof“Case ofHealthCareInteroperabilityStanHL7 Around the World Marketing Council Report dards,”aslidedeckof56slidesaspart ThelastsessionallowedHL7affiliates JillKaufman’sreportfromtheMaroftheHL7UniversityProgramCurricu- theopportunitytopresentdevelopketingCouncildiscussedprogresson lum2010.Universityprofessorsaround mentsfromtheiraffiliatessharingtheir theAmbassadorProgram,aninitiatheworldarewelcometocontactHL7 concerns,roadblocks,progress,and tivethatwillbeledfromnowonby andreceivetheslidedecktouseitas successstories. GrantWood,co-chairoftheMarketing partyoftheircoursematerial. Council.TheAmbassadorProgramcoThereportfromHL7Pakistandelivered ordinatesthecreationofstandardized Due Diligence byMuhammadAfzal,receivedwarm shortpresentationsforconferences Committee Report applausebythemembersofthecounandothereventstopromoteawareMichaelvanCampen,chairofthe cil,fortheelegantdesignoftheHL7 nessofkeyHL7technicalwork. AffiliateDueDiligenceCommittee, Pakistanwebsiteandlogo,themission 14 JANUARY 2011 HL7 Pakistan Website statement“topromoteandfacilitate thedevelopmentanduseofHL7and relatedstandardstomeetPakistan eHealthneeds”andtheslogan“Health withstandard.” HL7CanadaChairMichaelvan CampenpresentedHL7developmentsfromCanada.Herevisitedthe CanadaInfowayStandardsCollaborativeincludingISO,IHTSDO, andHL7Canada,whichmaysoon includeIHECanadaandpossibly GS1.Thisfruitfulcollaborationand synergyhasbroughtwideadoptionof HL7Version3specificationsincluding:Chiro/PhysioClaims(Ontario), PharmacyClaims(Newfoundland, PEI),ClientandProviderregistries (inmostregions),DiagnosticImaging (BC/Yukon,Saskatchewan,Manitoba,Ontario,NewBrunswick,Nova Scotia,PEI,Newfoundland),Lab(BC, Ontario(v2),Quebec,NovaScotia), Pharmacydispensation(Newfoundland,PEI,Alberta,Saskatchewan,BC (v2),Quebec),ePrescribing(Ontario, underway),DischargeSummary& eReferralsusingCDA/SharedHealth Record(Ontario,NovaScotia),and Immunization(PEI,Newfoundland). Prof.KenToyodafromHL7Japan sharedthefactthatseveralHL7 standards(i.e.CDAR2ReferraldocumentandHL7Version2.5message forprescriptionsandlabexamination results,diseaseclassifications)are nowendorsedandsubsidizedbythe MinistryofHealthinJapan.Moreover,hestatedthataspartoftheRegionalHealthcareRevitalizationFund (3BYen),morethan10-15%willbe JANUARY 2011 devotedtoHealthcare InformationTechnology(HIT)in90 regions.Healsonoted thatJAMI,along withtheMinistryof Health,isengaging inaroadshowApril 16-26,2011toteach HITstandardsand possibleapplications inhealthcare.This policyturnsouttobe quitesuccessfulasthe numberofHIS,capableofexportingorderentrydatainHL7 Version2.5formatis 594(March2010). HL7TaiwanChairChien-TsaiLiu reportedthattheeffortsinTaiwan concentrateondevelopingtransaction andprofilesfortheexchangeofEHRs includingmedicalimagingreportsand dischargesummaries,laboratoryblood testordersandreports,aswellas outpatientmedicationreports.Atthe sametime,HL7Taiwancontributesin assessinggoalsofEMRadoption.For 2010,thegoalofEHRadoptionwithin hospitalshasbeenreachedby76%,in primaryclinics100%,andacrosshospitals14%,forexchangeofmedical imagesandradiologyreports. HL7FranceChairNicolasCanureportedontheprogressofthepharmacy recordprojectknownasDP(“DossierPharmaceutique”)thatusesCDA whichhasgainedsignificantmomentuminseveralregionsacrossFrance. Progresscanbemonitoredonlinefor differentregionsatascanbeseenonlineathttp://www.ordre.pharmacien. fr/DP/index9.htm. Atthesametime,theDMP(“Dossier MédicalPartagé”)projectaimstogo liveinDecember2010.Theunderlying InteroperabilityFrameworkisbased onHL7CDAplusIHEXDS,whileseveraltargetprofilesareplannedforCDA level3:Labreport,Anatomicpathologyreport,Hospitaldischargereport, Multidisciplinarymeetingreport(cancercase),Birthcertificate,etc. NicolasalsoreiteratedHL7France’sinterestinhostingtheSpring2012WGM. HL7AustraliapresentedtheInternationalCouncilwiththelatestinformationontheJanuaryWGMwhichwill beheldinSydney.Formoredetailson thismeeting,pleasevisithttp://www. hl7.org.au/Sydney2011.htm ThereportsfromHL7Aroundthe WorldinCambridge,MAareavailablefordownloadatthepagesofthe InternationalCouncilathttp://www. hl7.org/library/committees/intl/HL7_ around_the_world_oct_2010.zip DP Pharmacy Record Project in France 15 GELLO: The Domain Specific Language of Healthcare ByDr.AndrewMcIntyre(FRACP,MBBS),DirectorofR&D,Medical-Objects,Australia Thejourneyfromideatoimplementationcanbealong one,butalllongjourneysbeginwithasinglestep.For Medical-Objects,thatstepwasaresearchanddevelopmentprojecttoexplorewaysofstreamliningregistry reportingforlymphomatreatmentinAustralia.This projectwassponsoredbytheAustralianFederalGovernment,throughtheirInformationTechnologyOnline (ITOL)initiative. Theprojectwasscopedtoexploreoptionsratherthan determineafinalsolution.Theinitialthoughtswereto hardcodeaGLIF-like(GuidelineInterchangeFormat) applicationthatenableddatacollectionfromclinicians andsubsequenttransmissionofsummarydatatoa cancerregistry.Theprocessofunderstandingadomain isaniterativeone,however,anditbecameclearthatthe finaldomainmodelwouldcontinuetochangeandhard codingthemodelandlogicwouldnotallowenoughflexibilitytosupporttheiterativedevelopmentofthelogic. Adecisionwasmadeearlyontoimplementaframework thatallowedconfigurableworkflowsandlogic.Sincethe language“GELLO”waspartoftheGLIFproject(GELLO isderivedfrom“ObjectOrientatedGuidelineExpression Language”)andanHL7standard,itseemedalogical choice.TheprojectcontinuedintwostreamswithparalleldevelopmentofdomainmodellingandGLIF/GELLO andcontinuousintegrationbetweenthetwostreams. TheexistingGELLOstandardwasveryhelpful;however, duringtheprojectitbecameclearthatthelanguagehad notpreviouslybeenimplementedandtherewereerrors inthegrammaranddocumentationthatneededresolution.GiventhatGELLOwasOCL-based(ObjectConstraintLanguage),wesoughtoutalltheOCLdocumentationwecouldfindforcluesandreadallthepreceding documentationsurroundingtheGELLOprojectinHL7. TheresultofthisworkwasanewBackus-NaurForm (BNF)grammarforGELLOthatsupportedtheexisting examplesandmadeproductionofaworkingGELLO compilerpossible.Thisgrammarhasbeensuccessfully ballotedbyHL7asGELLO,Release2.Ourjourneyfrom ideatothecreationofarevisedstandardtookfouryears; buttheideasbehindGELLOcanbetraced10yearsback totheteambehindtheGLIFproject. 16 GELLOisa“DomainSpecificLanguage”(DSL)whichis definedbyMartinFowleras“Acomputerprogramming languageoflimitedexpressivenessfocusedonaparticulardomain.”GELLOisbasedonOCLandwasasubset ofOCLwithsomeadditions,butgivenrecentadditions toOCL,itmaybecomeasubsetagain.AnyonewithOCL experiencewouldhavenoproblemswritingGELLO, whichisessentiallythequerypartofOCL2.Ithasthe abilitytoqueryanabstractmodelofthemedicalrecord knownasaVirtualMedicalRecord(VMR)andperform logicprocessingontheresultsofthequeryandanswera clinicalquestion.GELLO,unlikeOCL,hasawell-defined BNFgrammarandoperators,andisoptimizedfordealingwithHL7dataobjectsratherthanbaseOCLtypes. Thisallowsclinicallogictobewell-defined,conciseand standardized.Italsocreatesalanguagefordefiningformulaeforcalculatedvaluesandqualitycriteria.GELLO’s logicprocessingabilitiescanmakethedefinitionofqualitycriteriaorcalculatedvalues,forexample,muchmore naturalthanencodingthelogicintoXMLconstructs. Criteriaorformulacanthenbecomedirectlyexecutable. GELLOcansolvethe“CurlyBraceProblem”ofArden Syntax(i.e.standardizethecontentofthese)andcanbe usedasanexecutableclinicalqueryandlogiclanguage fromanyexecutableenvironment.GELLOdoesnottry tobeanaturallanguageenvironment,butrathertriesto beasmallpreciselanguagewithunambiguouslogic.An importantsafetyfeatureofGELLOisthatitisread-only anditslimitedfunctionalitymakesitsafertoexecuteina networkconnectedenvironment.TheresultsofGELLO expressioncanbereturnedtothemedicalrecord,butit doesnotaimtohavethisabilitydirectlyasitisaside effectoffreelanguage. TheaimofGELLOisnottoreplaceprogrammers,butto allowclinicianswithdomainexpertisetoatleastread,and mostlyunderstand,theunderlyinglogicthatdrivesclinical decisionsupport.Thislogiccanthenbesharedinanunambiguousway.Whilethelogiccanbedirectlyexecutedby aGELLOcompiler,itcanalsobetranslated,eithermanually orautomatically,intolocalimplementationlanguagesfor use.Inmanycases,thisisachievedbytheuseofaGELLO interpreter,whichhasbeenourapproach. Sincewecompletedtheoriginalproject,wehavecontinuedtofindmanyplaceswhereGELLOsolvesdifficult problems.ItslargestrealworldusageisinanHL7Version2-basedlaboratoryandclinicalsystemtemplatesfor calculationofcustomizedreferencerangesandcalculatedvaluessuchaseGFRandtheCrohn’sDiseaseActivityIndex.Itisideallysuitedformorecomplexclinical decisionsupport.Wearecurrentlyactivelyinvolvedin theVirtualMedicalRecord(VMR)projectwhichaims tocreateastandardizedmodelforasnapshotpatient history.Thiswillallowstandardizedlogicforawide rangeofmorecomplexclinicalproblemssuchasanalysis ofpedigreedataanddrug-diseaseinteractions.Making VMRmodelsexecutableusingGELLOenablesstandardized,sharablelogictobedevelopedforclinicaldecision supportandqualitycriteria. JANUARY 2011 International HL7 Interoperability Conference 2011: Stan Huff, MD The Tomorrowland of Health ByStanHuff,MD,USRepresentativetotheAffiliateCouncilandIHIC2011ProgramCo-Chair Call for Papers • Homedevices,Continua Wearecurrentlyinvitingthesubmissionoftwo-page extendedabstractsforthe12thInternationalHL7InteroperabilityConferencewhichwillbeheldMay13–14 justpriortotheMayHL7WorkingGroupMeetingMay 15–20inLakeBuenaVista,Florida.Participantswill presentanddiscussHL7relatedprojects,implementationexperienceanddeploymentstrategiesrelatedtothe themeoftheconference. • Community FollowingthesuccessofpreviousIHICvenuesinBrazil (2010),Japan(2009),Greece(2008),IHIC2011aimsto serveasameetingplaceformorethan30HL7affiliates aroundtheworldaswellasindividualsinterestedin interoperabilityandstandards,tosharetheirHL7implementationexperienceandstrengthenthesharedvisionfor afutureofintegratedhighqualitytrustedeHealthservices. Topics AppropriatetothevenueinOrlando,thethemeofthe conferenceis“TheTomorrowlandofHealth.”Specific topicsinclude: Meaningful use • Security,privacy,andconfidentiality • Howtogeneratevaluefromincentivemoney • Certificationofsystems • Smoking,obesity • Beacongrants • Behaviorchange • Electronicaidsforagingandindependence • PHR,GoogleHealth,HealthVault,recreational genetics Next generation architecture • NextGenerationEHR • SOAinhealthcare • SMArtplatform • Healthcareandthesemanticweb • Modeling:LRA,openEHR,DCMs,andClinical ElementModels Format And Submission Papersshouldbeformattedaccordingtothe:IEEEformat (http://www.hl7.org.gr/ihic2008/IEEE_template.doc). Papersshouldbesubmittedbyemailtoihic2011@hl7.org byJanuary31,2011 (finaldeadline) • Interoperabilityframework Important Dates Simulation, virtual environment DeadlineforSubmissions:January31,2011 Responsetoauthors:February28,2011 Camera-readypapersdue:March31,2011 EventVenue:LakeBuenaVista,OrlandoFlorida, May13–14,2011 • Virtualhospitals • Virtualtraining • Roboticsurgery • Thevirtualpatient • Socialnetworking Future of Personal Health • Mobiledevices JANUARY 2011 IHIC 2011 Program Co-Chairs StanleyHuff,MD,IntermountainHealthcare WilliamEdwardHammond,PhD,DukeCenterfor HealthInformatics 17 ISHEP 2010 Workshop Recap Miroslav Koncar Interoperability and Standards in Healthcare – European Perspective ByMiroslavKoncar,ISHEPProgramOrganizingCommitteeandViceChair,HL7Croatia ISHEP2010wasplannedbyHL7Croatia,CroatianSociety forMedicalInformaticsandSlovenianSocietyforMedical Informatics.Theeventwasorganizedundertheauspices oftheMinistryofHealthofRepublicofSlovenia,and MinistryofHealthandSocialWelfareofRepublicofCroatia.Theorganizersinvitedhealthcareexecutives,opinion leaders,physicians,industryandsolutionvendors,andall otherstakeholdersforatwo-dayworkshoptopresentand discussbestpracticesinstandardsdevelopmentandimplementationsofhealthcareITsolutionsfromtopprojectsin theregion.Themainpurposewastoexchangeexperiences regardingeHealthstrategyexecution,costsvs.benefits analysis,integrationchallenges,userfriendliness,performance,reliabilityandsecurity.Organizedforthefirsttime thisyear,theconferencefeaturedseveraldistinguished lecturersandattractedmorethan120participants. TheopeningwelcomewasdeliveredbyProf.IzetAganovic,PhD,onbehalfofthePresidentoftheRepublic ofCroatia;Dr.AndrejOrel,presidentoftheSlovenian SocietyforMedicalInformatics;andMiraHercigonjaSzekeres,PhD,chairoftheorganizingcommittee.The openingkeynotewasdeliveredbyBenoîtAbeloos,ICTfor HealthUnit,DGInformationSocietyandMedia,EuropeanCommissionandwasentitled“eHealthInteroperability andStandardization:aEuropeanperspective”. Otherpresentationsincluded: • JosDevliesfromEURORECon“Throughfunctional harmonizationtointeroperabilityofEHRsystems” • RolfEngelbrech,ProRec-DEon“Communicationof EHRsandotherdata”, • StankoTonkovic,ChairofHL7Croatiaon“HL7 StandardsinCroatia” • SmiljanaSlavecVoncina,CIOMinistryofHealthof RepublicofSloveniaon“StandardisationineHealth projectinSlovenia” • RankoStevanovic,HeadofPrimaryHealthCare Department,CroatianPublicHealthInstituteon “PrimaryHealthcareInformationSystemProjectin Croatia” • FredrikLinden,SKL/SALAR,epSOSProjectCoordinatoron“CrossBoarderInteroperabilitywith PatientSummariesandePrescribing–experiences fromepSOSproject” Izet Aganovich, PhD and Mira Hercigonja-Szekeres, PhD deliver the opening welcome comments at ISHEP 2010. 18 JANUARY 2011 Presenters for the panel discussion on “Perspectives of eHealth in Southeast Europe.” Ahighlightoftheprogramwasthepaneldiscussion entitled“PerspectivesofeHealthinSoutheastEurope,” whichincludedrepresentativesfromtheCroatian, SlovenianandBiHMinistriesofHealthandwasmoderatedbySmiljanaSlavecVoncinaandMiroslavKoncar. Thedistinguishedpanelists,togetherwithwideraudience,discussedtheirexperienceandexpectationsfrom eHealthprojects. Upcoming MoreinformationonISHEP2010isavailableat http:// www.ishep.org INTERNATIONAL EVENTS HL7 International Standards and Education Meeting– January Working Group Meeting Sydney, Australia January 9 – 14, 2011 Formoreinformation,pleasevisit http://www.HL7.organdhttp://www.hl7.org.au/ Sydney2011.htm CDISC Interchange Europe Brussels, Belgium April 11 – 15, 2011 Formoreinformation,pleasevisit http://www.cdisc.org/interchange eHealth Conference 2011 / World of Health IT Conference and Exhibition Budapest, Hungary May 10 – 13, 2011 Formoreinformation,pleasevisit http://www.worldofhealthit.org/ JANUARY 2011 Theseconddayoftheworkshopfeaturedaninvited talkbyCatherineChronakion“HL7Standards–State oftheWorld“andeducationalseminarsonHL7CDA byReneSpronk,IHEInteroperabilityprofilesbyCharles Parisot,andaEHR-Q-TNworkshopbyVesnaIlakovac, JosDevlies,RolfEngelbrechtandLeoCiglenecki. 12th International HL7 Interoperability Conference Lake Buena Vista, FL May 13 – 14, 2011 PleasewatchtheHL7website formoreinformation. eHealth 2011: Enabling Healthy Outcomes Toronto, Canada May 29 – June 1, 2011 Formoreinformation,pleasevisit http://www.e-healthconference.com/ MIE 2011 Oslo, Norway August 28 – 31, 2011 Formoreinformation,pleasevisit http://www.mie2011.org/ 19 Save the date for MIE 2011 ByAnneMoen,RN,PhD,ChairoftheNorwegianSocietyofMedicalInformaticsandAssociateProfessor InstituteofHealthandSociety,FacultyofMedicineattheUniversityofOslo,Norway TheMIE2011contract betweenEFMI(EuropeanFederationof MedicalInformatics) andFDH(Norwegian SocietyforMedicalInformatics)wassigned duringtheHL7hosted receptionatMedInfo2010inCapeTown inSeptember.MIE2011 isthe23rdEuropean MedicalInformatics conference,andtakes placeinOslo,Norway, Stig Kjær Andersen, EFMI Executive Officer Petter Hurlen, MIE2011 LOC Chair John Mantas, August28-31,2011. EFMI President Anne Moen, Chair of FDH, MIE2011 SPC Co-Chair at contract signing at the HL7 MedInfo reception. Thechosentheme forMIE2011,“UserCenteredNetworkedHealthCare,” continuesdiscussionsofcurrentandfuturechallenges forthehealthinformaticsfield.TheconferenceopeningwillcommenceatAkershusUniversityHospital,one ofthetechnologicallymostadvancedhealthfacilitiesin Europe.Wewillofferinteractiveworkshopstofeature thehospital’sextensiveexperiencewithadvancedhealth technologies,aswellastoursthroughthehospital,focusingonHealthCareoftheFuture(HPGlobalCentreof Excellence),IntegratedEHR,digitalizedradiologyand laboratory. mentforsustainableuse,aswellasnewchallengeswhen healthprofessionalscollaboratein(virtual)teamswith colleaguesandpatients.Inthisregard,welookforward tocollaborationswithHL7International,theEuropean Officeandnationalchapterstoexploreopportunitiesand topicsforlonger-termactivities.WelookforwardtoseeingyouallinOslo. MIE2011isaprimaryvenuefortheEuropeanhealthinformaticscommunity.Therefore,wewelcomethefullrange oforiginalhealthandbiomedicalinformaticsresearch andinnovation.Thisincludeshealthrecords,standards forinteroperability,socialsoftware,strategiesforuserinvolvement,user-centeredsupporttopatientcare,develop- 20 JANUARY 2011 Congratulations ttttttttttttttttttttt To the following people who passed the HL7 Certification Exams Certified HL7 V2.5/2.6 Chapter 2 Control Specialist July 15, 2010 ShamilaR.Amarasekera NicolasS.Babiuch EdwardG.Bartholomew CourtneyL.Bush JamesR.Curry PravatK.Das CathyB.DeVos MahaA.Elomeri KathrynW.Garber RajK.Iyer RazaH.Rizvi RoderickD.Stitt BryanR.VanHoorn October 7, 2010 MaryE.Anthony ChristopherM. Bartholomew PrasanthChowdary Gottipati KyungJun DebraA.LaPierre AtulG.Patel JessicaL.Stensrud RodneyD.Terrell ShurenWang HL7 Canada July 13, 2010 HamidBabanari HL7 India July 17, 2010 AnjaliGupta DharamVeerSingh ManpreetSinghDargan PankajSharma VishalNayyar July 31, 2010 ArvindN.Agrawal AbhishekAiyangar AniketD.Bartake NiranjanDeshpande RoshanEricFernandes PoojaGandhi ManasGoel PuneetGoenka AkashGupta SurbhitSunilJain AnjaliKale MayankKapoor AnubhavKumar ShyamBahadurS.Maurya LokeshMeena JitenPujara VishnuvarthanS SandeepKr.Upadhyay AkhileshYadav July 21, 2010 BarbaraA.Collinson ChrisL.Brown DouglasA.Clayton GuentherC.Hertel HuiH.Sun JodyS.Seigle LynneJ.Hemsteger MarcA.Waterloo MaryO.Jarquin NeelimaChennamaraja SethJ.Puckett SherryZ.Wang SrinathVala September 18, 2010 Dr.SyedManzoorAhmed SyedSalmanPasha.G DerrickSequeira NatashaSony RajaniKumari TappaliEkanathanKeestu October 7, 2010 CarmelaA.Couderc IsabelleGibaud RichM.Kernan MichaelLaRocca BruceD.McKinnon ThomasP.Pole MitraA.Rocca MichaelTan NweNiTun RobertT.Yencha HL7 Spain June 30, 2010 EduardoLópez JacintoMacías SalvadorTrujilloSánchez DavidAnaya MarioVillacéDíez NicolásFrancisco GonzálezLópez JuanGabrielCastillo Román July 1, 2010 JoaquinCerdÁEnguix VictorBasSanchis JoséLuisBayoMontón AntonioMartínezMillana ÁlvaroMartínezRomero Certified HL7 CDA Specialist July 15, 2010 BernardM.Chester PhillipJ.Frigo AdamA.Gronsky ChadE.Peterson LuisA.Rivera HL7 India July 31, 2010 SameerDesai SanjeevKumar RajeshKisinchandSajda HL7 Korea September 11, 2010 HangchangKim JeongHunYe HL7 Spain June 30, 2010 JaimeBercianos July1, 2010 JavierCorbinSÁnchez JoseColomerGómez JuanaCaldentey JuliánCésarAmerOliver Certified HL7 Version 3 RIM Specialist July 15, 2010 AndreiM.Garine SathyanarayanaVKovour BruceD.McKinnon SrikanthSuri October 7, 2010 MuhammadAfzal ChristopherE.Dedels RobertR.Hausam AlexanderHenket MichaelRossman HL7 Canada June 29, 2010 RajanSharma July 13, 2010 HamidBabanari August 18, 2010 EricE.Maillet HL7 Romania July 17, 2010 AkankshaArora PoojaBansal JyotiDewani SunilKumar AmitMalhotra SunnySharma July 31, 2010 SwapnilD.Bhojane VaishaliK.Desai LekhRajMeena RiteshSubramanian YagneshArvindVashi Nirmala HL7 Spain July 1, 2010 JoséLuisBayoMontón ÁlvaroMartínezRomero ttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttt JANUARY 2011 21 Save the date for HIMSS 2011 February 20-24, 2011 Orlando, FL Join us in the HL7 Booth (#5863) at the HIMSS 2011 Exhibit HL7willonceagainofferavarietyof educationsessionscoveringHL7standardsandcurrentindustrytopics.Visit ourboothtolearnmoreabouthowHL7 andHL7standardscontributetomeaningfuluseandarehelpingchangethe faceofhealthcareIT. HL7 Benefactors as of November 15, 2010 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention US Department of Defense Military Health System 22 JANUARY 2011 AFFILIATE CONTACTS HL7 Argentina Diego Kaminker Phone: +54-11-4781-2898 Email: diego.kaminker @kern-it.com.ar HL7 Australia David Rowlands Phone: +61-420-306-556 Email: Chairman@HL7.org.au HL7 Austria Stefan Sabutsch Phone: +43-664-3132505 Email: stefan.sabutsch @fh-joanneum.at HL7 Czech Republic Libor Seidl Phone: +420-775-387691 Email: seidl@euromise.com HL7 Finland Niilo Saranummi Phone: +358-20-722-3300 Email: niilo.saranummi@vtt.fi HL7 France Nicolas Canu Phone: Phone: +33 02-35-60-41-97 Email: nicolas.canu@wanadoo.fr HL7 Brazil Marivan Santiago Abrahao Phone: +55-11-3045-3045 Email: chair@HL7.org.br HL7 Germany Bernd Blobel, PhD Phone: 49-941-944-6769 Email: bernd.blobel@klinik. uni-regensburg.de HL7 Canada Michael van Campen Phone: +1-250-881-4568 Email: Michael.vanCampen @GPinformatics.com HL7 Greece George Patoulis, MD, MPH Phone: +30-210-8067888 Email: chair@HL7.org.gr HL7 Chile Sergio Konig Phone: +56-2-7697996 Email: skoenig@itg-salud.com HL7 Hong Kong Chung Ping Ho Phone: +852 34883762 Email: chair@HL7.org.hk HL7 China Caiyou Wang Phone: +86-010-82801546 Email: nctingting@yahoo.com.cn HL7 India Bimal Naik Email: bimaln@citiustech.com HL7 Colombia Fernando A. 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Pfizer Inc. Philips Healthcare Quest Diagnostics, Incorporated Siemens Healthcare St. Jude Medical US Department of Defense, Military Health System US Department of Veterans Affairs Supporters AEGIS.net, Inc. Beeler Consulting LLC Cellcura IHMedical Cgate Health, Inc. Corepoint Health iNTERFACEWARE, Inc. LINK Medical Computing, Inc. Mediture Sentillion, Inc. SYSTEMS HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS ELEARNING Consultants 3rd Millennium, Inc. 5AM Solutions, Inc. Accenture Accuregsoftware ACOM Solutions AHIS - St. John Providence Health Alschuler Associates, LLC Anakam, Inc. Aprico Consultants Aquashell IT Solutions Corp. BC Provincial Renal Agency Booz Allen Hamilton CAL2CAL Corporation Canon Development Americas CentriHealth College of American Pathologists CSG Dapasoft Inc. Deloitte Diagnostic Radiology and Oncology Services Dinalex Technology Solutions Inc. DPSciences Corp Eastern Informatics, Inc. Edifecs, Inc. eGeeks, LLC Electro-Optical Sciences, Inc. 24 Evolvent Technologies FEI.com Forward Advantage, Inc. Frank McKinney Group, LLC Gartner Gensa Corporation Gordon Point Informatics Ltd. GSI Health, LLC Guidewire Architecture Hashrocket Healthcare Data Assets Healthcare Integration Technologies HealthCare Technologies HLN Consulting, LLC Hubbert Systems Consulting Implementing Technologies Information Technology Architect, Inc. Intelligent Health Systems IT Broadcasting Laboratoire Bio-Medic, Inc. LMI Lockheed Martin Mainstream Health, Inc. Matricis Informatique Inc. Meddius MedQuist, Inc. Medtronic Multimodal Technologies, Inc. newMentor Octagon Research Solutions, Inc. OTech, Inc. Pervasive Software Pro-Active Revenue Solutions Professional Laboratory Management, Inc. Ray Heath, LLC SabiaNet Inc ScenPro, Inc. SEC Associates, Inc. SemanticBits, LLC Shafarman Consulting Tech-Time, Inc. 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Executives Com of Mass Department of Public Health Delta Dental Plans Association Department of Developmental Services Department of Health DGS, Commonwealth of Virginia Div.of Medical Assistance, State of NJ Duke Translational Medicine Institute ECRI Institute Emory University, Research and Health Science IT Estonian eHealth Foundation European Medicines Agency Fauji Foundation Pakistan Georgia Medical Care Foundation Health Information and Quality Authority HIMSS Hospital Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia HSE - Health Service Executive ICCBBA, Inc. Illinois Department of Public Health Illinois Healthcare and Family Services Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise Taiwan Iowa Department of Public Health Iowa Foundation for Medical Care JSS Medical Research Kansas Department of Health & Environment L.A. 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NICTIZ Nat.ICT.Inst.Healthc.Netherlands NIH/Department of Clinical Reseach Informatics North Carolina DHHS-DMH/DD/SAS OA-ITSD - Department of Mental Health Ochsner Medical Foundation Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT Ohio Health Information Partnerships Pennsylvania Dept of Health-Bureau of Information Pharmaceuticals & Medical Devices Agency Phast Public Health Data Standards Consortium SAMHSA SC Dept. of Health & Environmental Control HS SEECS NUST Social Security Administration Software and Technology Vendors’ Association Southwest Research Institute Sultanate of Oman, Ministry of Health Tennessee Department of Health Texas Association of Community Health Centers, Inc. 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Providers AAdvanced Biological Laboratories Akron General Medical Center Albany Medical Center Alere Health ARUP Laboratories, Inc. Ascension Health Information Services Aspirus - Wausau Hospital Athens Regional Health Services, Inc. Baylor Health Care System BJC HealthCare Blessing Hospital Bloomington Hospital & Healthcare Systems Blount Memorial Hospital Cape Regional Medical Center Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Center for Life Management Children’s Hospital Medical Center of Akron Cincinnati Children’s Hospital City of Hope National Medical Center Cleveland Clinic Health System Community Reach Center Correctional Medical Services Delta Health Alliance Detroit Medical Center Diagnostic Laboratory Services Eastern Main Healthcare Systems Emory Healthcare Endocrine Clinic of Southeast Texas Group Health Cooperative Harden Healthcare Services Healix Inc Health Network Laboratories HealthBridge Hill Physicians Medical Group Hong Kong Hospital Authority Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) Il Melograno Data Services S.p.A Intermountain Healthcare Johns Hopkins Hospital Kaiser Permanente Laboratory Corporation of America Lahey Clinic Lakeland Regional Medical Center Lexington Medical Center Loyola University Health System JANUARY 2011 Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Lux Med Mayo Clinic MedStar Health Information Systems Mercy Health Partners Meridian Health Millennium Labs Milton S. Hershey Medical Center MultiCare Health System National Cancer Institute Center for Bioinformatics Nationwide Laboratory Services, Inc. New York-Presbyterian Hospital NHS Connecting for Health Parkview Health Partners HealthCare System, Inc. Pathology Associates Medical Laboratories Patient First Qliance Medical Management, Inc Queensland Health Quest Diagnostics, Incorporated Rady Children’s Hospital and Health Center Regenstrief Institute, Inc. Riverside Methodist Hospitals Robert Bosch Healthcare Rockford Health System Rockingham Memorial Hospital Royal Hobart Hospital, Pathology Services SA Tartu University Clinics Saudi Aramco - Healthcare Applications Division Sharp HealthCare Information Systems Shields Health Care SISOFT Healthcare Information Systems Sisters of Mercy Health System South Bend Medical Foundation, Inc. Spectrum Health Stanford Hospital & Clinics Summa Health System Tallahassee Memorial Hospital Team Health Texas Children’s Hospital Texas Health Resources The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia The North Carolina Baptist Hospitals, Inc. Trinity Health Triumph Healthcare Tuomey Healthcare System US Department of Defense, Military Health System US Department of Veterans Affairs UKHealthCare University Hospital (Augusta) University of Chicago Medical Center University of Illinois at Chicago Medical Center University of Nebraska Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Utah Health Care University Physicians, Inc. UT M.D. Anderson Cancer Center UW Medicine, IT Services VUMC Washington National Eye Center WellMed Medical Management West Virginia University Hospitals Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare Vendors //SOS/Corporation 3M Health Information Systems 4Medica Abbott ABELSoft Corporation Accent on Integration ACS continued ACS AEGIS.net, Inc. Agilex Technologies Akimeka LLC Alert Life Sciences Computing, Inc. Allied Medical LLC, dba SB Clinical Allscripts-Misys Altos Solutions, Inc Altova GmbH Amazing Charts American Data American Health Care Software American HealthTech, Inc. AmerisourceBergen Specialty Group AmkaiSolutions Amtelco Andalusia health business solutions Anvita Health Apelon, Inc. Applied Informatics for Health Society ASG Software Solutions Askesis Development Group Athena Health, Inc. Atirix Medical Systems Aurora MSC Availity, LLC Axolotl Corporation AxSys Axway Balsam Healthcare Corp. Ltd Beeler Consulting, LLC Bizmatics, Inc. BlueStep Systems BridgeGate International Brookwood Systems, Inc. CareFacts Information Systems, Inc. Carefx Corporation Carestream Health, Inc. Caristix Cellcura IHMedical Cerner Corporation Certify Data Systems Cetrea A/S Cgate Health, Inc. Chace and Associates Technologies, LLC ChemWare Chiron Data Systems CliniComp, Intl. Clinigence CMR CNSI Community Computer Service, Inc. CompuSoft Systems of PR, Inc Computer Technology Corporation Computrition, Inc. Constitution Medical Investors Corepoint Health Cortex Medical Management Systems, Inc. Covisint CPCHS CPSI CSAM International AS CSC Healthcare Curaspan Healthgroup, Inc. Cybernetica AS Cyrus-XP LLC Data Innovations, Inc. Data Processing SPA Data Strategies, Inc. Dawning Technologies, Inc. DC Computers DeJarnette Research Systems, Inc. 25 HL7 ORGANIZATIONAL MEMBERS, Delta System Inc. Dg Med Technology Corp. digiChart, Inc. Digital Medical Merge, Inc. DIPS ASA DocComply DocSite, LLC DocuTAP Dolbey & Company DoubleBridge Technologies, Inc. Dreamscape Blue echoBase Eclipsys Corporation EDS Corporation E-Health Partners, Inc. Electronic Patient Records (Pty) Ltd EMC Information Intelligence Group e-MDs Emissary Professional Group, LLC Epic ESRI Ettelaresani Payvand Dadeha ExactData, LLC Expert Sistemas Computacionales S.A. DE C.V. Explorys E-Z BIS, Inc. ezEMRx FIACIA Corp First Insight Corporation Fox Systems, Inc. Future Health, Inc. GE Healthcare IT gloStream, Inc. Goldblatt Systems Greenway Medical Technologies, Inc. Grupo Prides S.A Haemonetics Corporation Harris Corporation Health Care Software, Inc. Health Language, Inc. HealthCare Conversion Services HealthCare IQ Healthcare Management Systems, Inc. HEALTHeSTATE Healthland Healthline, Inc. HealthTrio, LLC Healthwise, Inc. Hill Associates Hi-Range Technologies, Inc HospiServe Healthcare Services Pty Ltd Hyland Software, Inc. Iatric Systems IBM ICANotes, LLC iConnect Consulting Ignis Systems Corporation Image Solutions, Inc.(ISI) ImageTrend, INC Info World InfoQuest Systems, Inc. Information Builders Inmediata Health Group Institute for Health Metrics Integrated Healthcare Solution Sdn Bhd integration AG Intel Corporation, Digital Health Group Intellicure, Inc. IntelliSys Consulting Intelliware Development, Inc. Interface People, LP iNTERFACEWARE, Inc. 26 Interfix, LLC InterSystems IntraNexus, Inc. IntuitivEMR, Inc. dba AZZLY iSALUS Healthcare iSOFT Nederland b.v. ITIQ Solutions Keane, Inc. Kestral Computing Pty Ltd. Key Management Group K-Tech Solutions, Inc. Labware, Inc Lawson LEAD Technologies, Inc. Life Systems Software Life Technologies LINK Medical Computing, Inc. Liquent, Inc. Logibec LORENZ Life Sciences Group LSS Data Systems McKesson Provider Technologies MD Land International MDofficeManager.com MEDai, Inc. Medcomsoft Medflow, Inc. MEDfx Corporation MEDHOST, Inc. Medical Informatics Engineering, Inc. Medicity, Inc. MediRec Inc. MediServe Information Systems, Inc. Mediture MEDIWARE Information Systems MedPATH Networks, Inc. MedSign International Corporation MedVirginia META Solutions, Inc. MicroFour, Inc. Microsoft Corporation Mirth Corporation MITEM Corporation Mitochon Systems. Modernizing Medicine, Inc. MPN Software Systems, Inc. Netsmart Public Health, Inc. New Health Sciences, Inc. NexJ Systems Inc. NextGen Healthcare Information Systems, Inc. Nexus Clinical Niceware International, LLC Noridian Administrative Services Noteworthy Medical Systems Oakland Software Occupational Health Research Omnicell, Inc. Omnicom srl Openmed, LLC OpenTreatment.Com Opus Healthcare Solutions Inc. Oracle Corporation - Healthcare Oratier Technologies Pvt. Ltd. Orchard Software Orion Health OZ Systems P&NP Computer Services, Inc. PAREXEL Philips Healthcare PolyRemedy, Inc. Positive Business Solutions, Inc. PrimeSource Healthcare continued Procura Professional Practice Resources Pronia Medical Systems QS/1 Data Systems, Inc. Recondo Technology, Inc. Reed Technology and Information Services, Inc. Remcare Inc. Response Genetics, Inc. Rosch Visionary Systems RTZ Associates, Inc. Sage SAIC - Science Applications International Corp. Sandlot, Inc. SAS Institute Scantron Corporation Sentillion, Inc. 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WebMD Health Services Wellsoft Corporation Wolters Kluwer Health Workflow.com, LLC Xeo Health XIFIN, Inc. XPress Technologies Yak Digital Corp. ZetaSys Dental Enterprise Solution Zoho Corp. Zynx Health JANUARY 2011 2011 TECHNICAL STEERING COMMITTEE MEMBERS CHAIR Austin Kreisler Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) Phone: 404-542-4475 Email: austin.j.kreisler@saic.com DOMAIN EXPERTS CO-CHAIRS Austin Kreisler Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) Phone: 404-542-4475 Email: austin.j.kreisler@saic.com CHIEF TECHNICAL OFFICER John Quinn HL7 International Phone: 216-409-1330 Email: jquinn@HL7.org Edward Tripp Edward S Tripp and Associates, Inc. Phone: 224-234-9769 Email: edward.tripp@estripp.com ArB CO-CHAIRS Charles Mead, MD, MSc 3rd Millennium, Inc. Phone: 510-541-8224 Email: meadch@mail.nih.gov FOUNDATION & TECHNOLOGY CO-CHAIRS George (Woody) Beeler Beeler Consulting, LLC Phone: 507-254-4810 Email: woody@beelers.com Ron Parker Canada Health Infoway Phone: 902-222-7716 Email: rparker@infoway-inforoute.ca Anthony Julian Mayo Clinic Phone: 507-266-0958 Email: ajulian@mayo.edu INTERNATIONAL REPRESENTATIVE Jay Zimmerman Canada Health Infoway/ HL7 Canada Phone: 250-385-1510 Email: jzimmerman@infoway-inforoute.ca STRUCTURE & SEMANTIC DESIGN CO-CHAIRS Calvin Beebe Mayo Clinic/Foundation Phone: 507-284-3827 Email: cbeebe@mayo.edu Gregg Seppala US Department of Veterans Affairs Phone: 301-526-2703 Email: gregg.seppala@gmail.com TECHNICAL & SUPPORT SERVICES CO-CHAIRS Patrick Loyd Icode Solutions Phone: 415-209-0544 Email: patrick.e.loyd@gmail.com Ken McCaslin Quest Diagnostics, Incorporated Phone: 610-650-6692 Email: kenneth.h.mccaslin@questdiagnostics.com STEERING DIVISIONS DOMAIN EXPERTS Anatomic Pathology Anesthesiology Attachments Child Health Clinical Interoperability Council* Community Based Collaborative Care Emergency Care Government Projects Health Care Devices Imaging Integration Patient Care Patient Safety Pharmacy Public Health & Emergency Response Regulated Clinical Research Information Management JANUARY 2011 FOUNDATION & TECHNOLOGY Implementable Technology Specifications Implementation/Conformance Infrastructure & Messaging Modeling & Methodology RIM Based Application Architecture Security Service Oriented Architecture Templates Vocabulary TECHNICAL & SUPPORT SERVICES Education Electronic Services International Mentoring Committee Process Improvement Committee Project Services Publishing Tooling STRUCTURE & SEMANTIC DESIGN Arden Syntax Clinical Context Object Workgroup Clinical Decision Support Clinical Genomics Clinical Statement Electronic Health Record Financial Management Orders & Observations Patient Administration Structured Documents *Voice only; no vote 27 HL7 WORK GROUP CO-CHAIRS Affiliates Council Catherine Chronaki—Affiliate Liaison HL7Hellas/FORTH-Instituteof ComputerScience Phone:30-2810-391691 Email:chronaki@ics.forth.gr Robert Stegwee, MSc, PhD—HL7 International Liaison HL7TheNetherlands Phone:31-30-689-2730 Email: robert.stegwee@capgemini.com Helen Stevens Love—Secretary GordonPointInformaticsLtd. Phone:250-598-0312 Email:Helen.stevens@shaw.ca Anatomic Pathology David Booker, MD CollegeofAmericanPathologists Phone:706-736-0991 Email:david.booker1@gmail.com Victor Brodsky, MD CollegeofAmericanPathologists Phone:646-322-4648 Email:victorbrodsky@gmail.com Architectural Review Board Clinical Genomics David Classen, MD, MS AllianceforPediatricQuality Phone:801-532-3633 Email:dclassen@csc.com Joyce Hernandez Merck&Co.,Inc. Phone:732-594-1815 Email:joyce_hernandez@merck.com Gay Giannone, MSN (Interim) AlschulerAssociates,LLC Phone:714-744-4152 Email:gay@alschulerassociates.com Kevin Hughes, MD PartnersHealthCareSystem,Inc. Phone:617-724-0048 Email:kshughes@partners.org Joy Kuhl AllianceforPediatricQuality Phone:703-842-5311 Email:joy@kidsquality.org Amnon Shabo IBM Phone:972-544-714070 Email:shabo@il.ibm.com Andy Spooner, MD, FAAP CincinnatiChildren’sHospital Phone:513-803-0121 Email:andrew.spooner@cchmc.org Mollie Ullman-Cullere PartnersHealthCareSystem,Inc. Phone:617-582-7249 Email:mollie_ullman-cullere @dfci.harvard.edu Feliciano Yu, MD St.LouisChildren’sHospital Phone:314-454-2808 Email:Yu_F@kids.wustl.edu Clinical Interoperability Council Clinical Context Object Workgroup (CCOW) Sam Brandt, MD SiemensHealthcare Phone:610-219-5701 Email:sam.brandt@verizon.net David Fusari Sentillion,Inc. Phone:978-749-0022 Email:david.fusari@microsoft.com Charlie Mead, MD, MSc 3rdMillennium,Inc. Phone:510-541-8224 Email:meadch@mail.nih.gov Michael Russell, MD DukeTranslationalMedicine Institute Phone:919-684-2513 Email:michael.russell@duke.edu Ron Parker HL7Canada Phone:902-832-0876 Email:rparker@infoway-inforoute.ca David Staggs USDepartmentofVeteransAffairs Phone:858-826-5629 Email:david.staggs@va.gov John Quinn HealthLevelSevenInternational Phone:216-409-1330 Email:jquinn@HL7.org Clinical Decision Support Arden Syntax Robert Jenders, MD Cedars-SinaiMedicalCenter Phone:310-502-4124 Email:jenders@ucla.edu Attachments Durwin Day HealthCareServiceCorporation Phone:312-653-5948 Email:dayd@bcbsil.com Craig Gabron BlueCrossBlueShieldofSouth Carolina Phone:803-763-1790 Email:craig.gabron@pgba.com Jim McKinley BlueCrossandBlueShieldof Alabama Phone:205-220-5960 Email:jbmckinley@bcbsal.org 28 Child Health Guilherme Del Fiol, MD DukeTranslationalMedicine Institute Phone:919-681-7011 Email:guilherme.delfiol@duke.edu Robert Jenders, MD Cedars-SinaiMedicalCenter Phone:310-502-4124 Email:jenders@ucla.edu Kensaku Kawamoto, PhD DukeTranslationalMedicine Institute Phone:919-684-2340 Email:kawam001@mc.duke.edu Howard Strasberg WoltersKluwerHealth Phone:408-746-9958 Email:howard.strasberg@wolterskluwer.com Meredith Nahm (Interim) DukeTranslationalMedicine Institute Phone:919-668-8339 Email:meredith.nahm@duke.edu Anita Walden DukeTranslationalMedicine Institute Phone:919-668-8256 Email:anita.walden@duke.edu Clinical Statement Hans Buitendijk SiemensHealthcare Phone:610-219-2087 Email:hans.buitendijk@siemens. com Patrick Loyd IcodeSolutions Phone:415-209-0544 Email:patrick.e.loyd@gmail.com Rik Smithies HL7UK Phone:44-7720-290967 Email:rik@nprogram.co.uk Community Based Collaborative Care Suzanne Gonzales-Webb USDepartmentofVeteransAffairs Phone:858-366-2008 Email: suzanne.l.gonzales-webb@saic.co Richard Thoreson SAMHSA Phone:240-276-2827 Email: richard.thoreson@samhsa.hhs.gov Max Walker DepartmentofHumanServices Phone:61-3-9096-1471 Email:max.walker@dhs.vic.gov.au Education Mike Henderson EasternInformatics,Inc. Phone:301-585-5750 Email:mike@easterninformatics.com Diego Kaminker HL7Argentina Phone:54-11-4781-2898 Email: diego.kaminker@kern-it.com.ar AbdulMalik Shakir CityofHopeNationalMedical Center Phone:626-644-4491 Email: abdulmalik@shakirconsulting.com Electronic Health Records Gary Dickinson CentriHealth Phone:951-536-7010 Email: gary.dickinson@ehr-standards.com Don Mon, PhD AmericanHealthInformation ManagementAssociation Phone:312-233-1135 Email:don.mon@ahima.org John Ritter CollegeofAmericanPathologists Phone:847-832-7732 Email:jritter@cap.org Patricia Van Dyke DeltaDentalPlansAssociation Phone:503-243-4492 Email:vandykp@odscompanies.com Electronic Services Bill Braithwaite, MD, PhD Anakam,Inc. Phone:703-888-4630 Email:bbraithwaite@anakam.com Lorraine Constable (Interim) ConstableConsultingInc Phone:(780)951-4853 Email:lorraine@constable.ca Ken McCaslin QuestDiagnostics,Incorporated Phone:610-650-6692 Email:kenneth.h.mccaslin @questdiagnostics.com Emergency Care Laura Heermann Langford IntermountainHealthcare Phone:801-290-6674 Email:laura.heermann@imail.org JANUARY 2011 HL7 Work Group Co-Chairs, continued Donald Kamens, MD XPressTechnologies Phone:904-296-1189 Email:xpress@gmail.com James McClay, MD UniversityofNebraskaMedical Center Phone:402-559-3587 Email:jmclay@unmc.edu Peter Park USNavyBureauofMedicine& Surgery Phone:202-762-3438 Email:peter.park@med.navy.mil Financial Management Kathleen Connor MicrosoftCorporation Phone:360-480-7599 Email:kathleen.connor@microsoft.com Beat Heggli HL7Switzerland Phone:41-1-806-1164 Email:Beat.Heggli@nexus-schweiz.ch Mary Kay McDaniel Markam,Inc. Phone:602-266-2516 Email:mk_mcdaniel@hotmail.com Generation Of Anesthesia Standards Martin Hurrell, PhD Phone:44-7711-669-522 Email:martinhurrell@gmail.com Alan Nicol Phone:44-141-585-6358 Email:alan.nicol74@googlemail.com Government Projects Nancy Orvis USDepartmentofDefense,Military HealthSystem Phone:703-681-5657 Email:nancy.orvis@tma.osd.mil Mitra Rocca FoodandDrugAdministration Phone:301-796-2175 Email:mitra.rocca@fda.hhs.gov Health Care Devices Todd Cooper BreakthroughSolutionsFoundry,Inc. (IEEE) Phone:858-435-0729 Email:t.cooper@ieee.org Patty Krantz Medtronic Phone:763-526-0513 Email:patty.krantz@medtronic.com John Rhoads, PhD PhilipsHealthcare Phone:978-659-3024 Email:john.rhoads@philips.com JANUARY 2011 Imaging Integration Helmut Koenig, MD SiemensHealthcare Phone:49-9131-84-3480 Email:helmut.koenig@siemens.com Harry Solomon GEHealthcareIT Phone:847-277-5096 Email:harry.solomon@med.ge.com Implementable Technology Specifications Paul Knapp ContinovationServices,Inc. Phone:604-987-3313 Email:pknapp@continovation.com Dale Nelson SquaretrendsLLC Phone:916-367-1458 Email:dale.nelson@squaretrends.com Andy Stechishin GordonPointInformaticsLtd. Phone:780-903-0885 Email:andy.stechishin@gmail.com Implementation/ Conformance Wendy Huang CanadaHealthInfowayInc. Phone:416-595-3449 Email:whuang@infoway-inforoute.ca Frank Oemig HL7Germany AgfaHealthcare Phone:49-208-781194 Email:frank@oemig.de Melva Peters HLCanada JenakerConsulting,Inc. Phone:604-515-0339 Email:jenaker@telus.net Robert Snelick NationalInstituteofStandards& Technology Phone:301-975-5924 Email:robert.snelick@nist.gov Infrastructure & Messaging Anthony Julian MayoClinic Phone:507-266-0958 Email:ajulian@mayo.edu Patrick Loyd IcodeSolutions Phone:415-209-0544 Email:patrick.e.loyd@gmail.com David Shaver CorepointHealth Phone:214-618-7000 Email: Dave.Shaver@corepointhealth.com Sandra Stuart KaiserPermanente Phone:925-924-7473 Email:Sandra.stuart@kp.org International Mentoring Committee Diego Kaminker HL7Argentina Phone:54-11-4781-2898 Email:diego.kaminker@kern-it.com.ar John Ritter CollegeofAmericanPathologists Phone:847-832-7732 Email:jritter@cap.org Marketing Council Catherine Chronaki HL7Hellas FORTH-InstituteofComputerScience Phone:30-2810-391691 Email:chronaki@ics.forth.gr Jill Kaufman, PhD CollegeofAmericanPathologists Phone:847-832-7163 Email:jkaufma@cap.org Rene Spronk HL7TheNetherlands Phone:31-318-553812 Email:rene.spronk@ringholm.com Grant Wood IntermountainHealthcare Phone:801-408-8153 Email:grant.wood@imail.org Modeling and Methodology George (Woody) Beeler Jr., PhD BeelerConsulting,LLC Phone:507-254-4810 Email:woody@beelers.com Jean Duteau HL7Canada Phone:780-937-8991 Email:jean.duteau@gpinformatics.com Grahame Grieve KestralComputingPtyLtd. Phone:61-3-9450-2222 Email:grahame@kestral.com.au Lloyd McKenzie HL7Canada LM&AConsulting,Ltd. Phone:780-993-9501 Email:lloyd@lmckenzie.com Ravi Natarajan NHSConsultingforHealth Phone:44-113-390-6520 Email:ravi.natarajan@nhs.net Ioana Singureanu Eversolve,LLC Phone:603-870-9739 Email:ioana.singureanu@gmail.com Orders and Observations Hans Buitendijk SiemensHealthcare Phone:610-219-2087 Email:hans.buitendijk@siemens.com Robert Hausam, MD OntoReason Phone:801-949-1556 Email:rhausam@xmission.com Austin Kreisler ScienceApplicationsInternational Corp.(SAIC) Phone:404-542-4475 Email:austin.j.kreisler@saic.com Patrick Loyd IcodeSolutions Phone:415-209-0544 Email:patrick.e.loyd@gmail.com Ken McCaslin QuestDiagnostics,Inc. Phone:610-650-6692 Email:kenneth.h.mccaslin @questdiagnostics.com Outreach Committee for Clinical Research Ed Helton, PhD NationalCancerInstituteCenterfor Bioinformatics Phone:919-465-4473 Email:heltone2@mail.nih.gov Patient Adminstration Gregg Seppala USDepartmentofVeteransAffairs Phone:301-526-2703 Email:gregg.seppala@gmail.com Jay Zimmerman HL7Canada Phone:250-385-1510 Email:jzimmerman @infoway-inforoute.ca Patient Care Stephen Chu, PhD NationaleHealthTransitionAuthority (NEHTA) Email:Stephen.chu@nehta.gov.au William Goossen Results4CareB.V.Amersfoort,The Netherlands Phone:31-654-614458 Email:wgoossen@results4care.nl Ian Townend NHSConnectingforHealth Phone:44-113-280-6743 Email:ian.townend@nhs.net Klaus Veil Phone:61-412-746-457 Email:Klaus@veil.net.au 29 HL7 Work Group Co-Chairs, continued Patient Safety Nick Halsey EuropeanMedicinesAgency Phone:44-0-20-7523-7100 Email:nick.halsey@ema.europa.eu Amnon Shabo, PhD (Interim) IBM Phone:972-544-714070 Email:Shabo@il.ibm.com Robert Dolin, MD SemanticallyYours,LLC Phone:714-532-1130 Email:BobDolin@gmail.com Rene Spronk HL7TheNetherlands Phone:33-318-553812 Email:rene.spronk@ringholm.com Grahame Grieve KestralComputingPtyLtd. Phone:61-3-9450-2222 Email:grahame@kestral.com.au Security Templates Mark Shafarman ShafarmanConsulting Phone:510-593-3483 Email: mark.shafarman@earthlink.net Jane Curry HealthInformationStrategies,Inc. Phone:780-459-8560 Email: janecurry@healthinfostrategies.com Ali Rashidee Quantros Phone:408-957-3300 Email:arashidee@quantros.com Joginder Madra GordonPointInformaticsLtd. Phone:780-717-4295 Email: joginder.madra@gpinformatics.com Mead Walker HealthDataandInteroperability Inc. Phone:610-518-6259 Email:dmead@comcast.net Michelle Williamson NationalCenterforHealth Statistics/CDC Phone:301-458-4618 Email:mwilliamson@cdc.gov Pharmacy Publishing Committee Bernd Blobel, PhD HL7Germany UniversityofRegensburgMedical Center Phone:49-941-944-6769 Email:bernd.blobel @klinik.uni-regensburg.de Garry Cruickshank ThamesValleyHealthcare Phone:519-657-3125 Email:g.cruickshank@sympatico.ca George (Woody) Beeler Jr., PhD-V3 BeelerConsulting,LLC Phone:507-254-4810 Email:woody@beelers.com Mike Davis USDepartmentofVeteransAffairs Phone:760-632-0294 Email:mike.davis@va.gov Tom de Jong HL7TheNetherlands Phone:31-6-53255291 Email:tom@nova-pro.nl Jane Daus-V2 McKessonProviderTechnologies Phone:847-495-1289 Email:jane.daus@mckesson.com John Moehrke GEHealthcare Phone:920-912-8451 Email:john.moehrke@med.ge.com Robert Hallowell SiemensHealthcare Phone:610-219-5612 Email: robert.hallowell@siemens.com Andrew Stechishin-V3 GordonPointInformaticsLtd. Phone:780-903-0855 Email:andy.stechishin@gmail.com Services Oriented Architecture Process Improvement Committee Margie Kennedy HL7Canada Phone:902-926-2827 Email: mkennedy@infoway-inforoute.ca Helen Stevens Love GordonPointInformaticsLtd. Phone:250-598-0312 Email:helen.stevens@shaw.ca Project Services Rick Haddorff MayoClinic Phone:507-284-2013 Email:haddorff.richard@mayo.edu Freida Hall USDepartmentofVeteransAffairs Phone:727-519-4607 Email:freida.hall@va.gov Public Health Emergency Response Rita Altamore WashingtonStateDepartmentof Health Phone:360-951-4925 Email:rita.altamore@doh.wa.gov 30 Alean Kirnak AmericanImmunizationRegistry Association Phone:760-419-8436 Email:alean@swpartners.com Klaus Veil-V2 Phone:61-412-746-457 Email:klaus@veil.net.au Regulated Clinical Research Information Management Ed Helton, PhD NationalCancerInstituteCenterfor Bioinformatics Phone:919-465-4473 Email:heltone2@mail.nih.gov David Iberson-Hurst CDISC Phone:44-9-7989-603793 Email:dibersonhurst@cdisc.org John Speakman NationalCancerInstituteCenterfor Bioinformatics Phone:301-451-8786 Email:john.speakman@nih.gov Don Jorgenson Inpriva,Inc. Phone:970-472-1441 Email:djorgenson@inpriva.com Tim Ireland HL7UK NHSConnectingforHealth Email:tim.ireland@nhs.net Andrew Stechishin GordonPointInformaticsLtd. Phone:780-903-0855 Email:andy.stechishin@gmail.com Vocabulary Galen Mulrooney USDepartmentofVeteransAffairs Phone:703-815-0900 Email:galen.mulrooney@va.gov Jim Case NationalLibraryofMedicine Phone:530-752-4408 Email:james.case@mail.nih.gov Ken Rubin EDSCorporation Phone:703-845-3277 Email:ken.rubin@lnp.com Heather Grain StandardsAustralia,LlewelynGrain Informatics Phone:613-956-99443 Email:heather@lginformatics.com Ann Wrightson HL7UK Phone:44-8700-112-866 Email:ann.wrightson@wales.nhs.uk Structured Documents Liora Alschuler AlschulerAssociates,LLC Phone:802-785-2623 Email:liora@alschulerassociates.com Edward Tripp EdwardS.Tripp&Associates,Inc. Phone:224-234-9769 Email:edward.tripp@estripp.com Calvin Beebe MayoClinic Phone:507-284-3827 Email:cbeebe@mayo.edu Rim Based Application Architecture Keith Boone GEHealthcareIntegratedIT Solutions Phone:617-519-2076 Email:keith.boone@ge.com Peter Hendler, MD KaiserPermanente Phone:510-248-3055 Email:peter@javamedical.com Tooling Russ Hamm Apelon,Inc. Phone:507-271-0227 Email:rhamm@apelon.com William T. Klein KleinConsulting,Inc. Phone:631-924-6922 Email:kci@tklein.com Beverly Knight HL7Canada Phone:416-595-3449 Email:bknight@infoway-inforoute.ca JANUARY 2011 HL7 FACILITATORS Steering Division Facilitators Rick Haddorff Mayo Clinic/Foundation Structure & Semantic Design Phone: 507-284-2013 Email: haddorff.richard@mayo.edu Dave Hamill Health Level Seven International Technical & Support Services Phone: 734-677-7777 Email: dhamill@HL7.org Lynn Laakso Foundation and Technology Phone: 906-361-5966 Email: lynn@HL7.org Modeling and Methodology Facilitators George (Woody) Beeler, Jr., PhD Beeler Consulting LLC Facilitator-at-Large Phone: 507-254-4810 Email: woody@beelers.com Charlie Bishop HL7 UK Clinical Statement Phone: 44-8700-112-866 Email: chair@HL7.org.uk Bernd Blobel, PhD HL7 Germany Security Phone: 49-941-944-6769 Email: bernd.blobel@klinik.uni-regensburg.de Kathleen Connor Microsoft Corporation Financial Management Phone: 360-480-7599 Email: kathleen.connor@microsoft.com Kevin Coonan, MD Deloitte Consulting Emergency Care Phone: 202-213-3891 Email: kevin.coonan@gmail.com Norman Daoust Daoust Associates Patient Administration Phone: 617-491-7424 Email: normand@daoustassociates.com Jean Duteau Gordon Point Informatics Ltd. Pharmacy Phone: 780-937-8991 Email: jean.duteau@gpinformatics.com JANUARY 2011 Hugh Glover HL7 UK Medication Phone: 44-0-7889-407-113 Email: hugh_glover@bluewaveinformatics.co.uk Jenni Puyenbroek Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) Implementation/Conformance Phone: 678-261-2099 Email: jennifer.l.puyenbroek@saic.com Grahame Grieve Kestral Computing Pty Ltd Infrastructure & Messaging Phone: 61-3-9450-2222 Email: grahame@kestral.com.au Amnon Shabo, PhD IBM Clinical Genomics Phone: 972-544-714070 Email: shabo@il.ibm.com Pat Gunter Duke Translational Medicine Institute Clinical Interoperability Council Phone: 919-668-6010 Email: patricia.gunter@duke.edu AbdulMalik Shakir City of Hope National Medical Center Modeling & Methodology Phone: 626-644-4491 Email: abdulmalik@shakirconsulting.com William “Ted” Klein Klein Consulting, Inc. Vocabulary Phone: 631-924-6922 Email: kci@tklein.com Ioana Singureanu Eversolve, LLC CBCC & Health Care Devices Phone: 603-870-9739 Email: ioana.singureanu@gmail.com Austin Kreisler Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) PHER, Structured Documents Phone: 404-542-4475 Email: austin.j.kreisler@saic.com Corey Spears McKesson Provider Technology EHR Phone: 206-269-1211 Email: corey.spears@mckesson.com Austin Kreisler Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) Orders & Observations Phone: 404-542-4475 Email: austin.j.kreisler@saic.com Mead Walker Health Data and Interoperability, Inc. Patient Safety; RCRIM Phone: 610-518-6259 Email: dmead@comcast.net Margaret (Peggy) Leizear Food and Drug Administration RCRIM Phone: 301-827-5203 Email: peggy.leizear@fda.hhs.gov Publishing Facilitators Joginder Madra Gordon Point Informatics Ltd. Patient Safety Phone: 780-717-4295 Email: joginder.madra@gpinformatics.com John Kufuor-Boakye Gordon Point Informatics Ltd. Patient Care Phone: 780-438-0178 Email: kufuor@telusplanet.net Patrick Loyd Icode Solutions Orders & Observations Phone: 415-209-0544 Email: patrick.e.loyd@gmail.com Joginder Madra Gordon Point Informatics Ltd. Immunization Phone: 780-717-4295 Email: Joginder.madra@gpinformatics.com Lloyd McKenzie HL7 Canada Facilitator-at-Large Phone: 780-993-9501 Email: lloyd@lmckenzie.com Dale Nelson Squaretrends LLC Implementable Technology Specifications Phone: 916-367-1458 Email: dale.nelson@squaretrends.com Craig Parker, MD Arizona State University Clinical Decision Support Phone: 801-859-4480 Email: craigparkermd@gmail.com Becky Angeles ScenPro, Inc. RCRIM Phone: 972-437-5001 Email: bangeles@scenpro.com Douglas Baird Boston Scientific Corporation Templates Phone: 651-582-3241 Email: douglas.baird@guidant.com Mike Davis US Department of Veterans Affairs Security Phone: 760-632-0294 Email: mike.davis@va.gov Jean Duteau Gordon Point Informatics Ltd. Patient Care Phone: 780-937-8991 Email: jean.duteau@gpinformatics.com Isobel Frean HL7 UK Clinical Statement Phone: 44-207-656-2146 Email: freani@bupa.com Peter Gilbert Wayne State University Physician Group Structured Documents Phone: 313-262-1429 Email: pgilbert@med.wayne.edu Robert Hallowell Siemens Healthcare Medication; Pharmacy Phone: 610-219-5612 Email: robert.hallowell@siemens.com Anthony Julian Mayo Clinic Infrastructure & Messaging Phone: 507-266-0958 Email: ajulian@mayo.edu Helmut Koenig, MD Siemens Healthcare Imaging Integration Phone: 49-9131-84-3480 Email: helmut.koenig@siemens.com Mary Kay McDaniel Markam, Inc. Financial Management Phone: 602-266-2516 Email: mk_mcdaniel@hotmail.com Dale Nelson Squaretrends LLC CMET; Implementable Technology Specifications Phone: 916-367-1458 Email: dale.nelson@squaretrends.com Frank Oemig HL7 Germany German Realm Phone: 49-208-781194 Email: frank@oemig.de Nancy Orvis US Department of Defense, Military Health System Government Projects Phone: 703-681-5657 Email: nancy.orvis@tma.osd.mil 31 HL7 FACILITATORS, continued Craig Parker, MD Intermountain Healthcare Clinical Decision Support Phone: 801-859-4480 Email: craigparkermd@imail.com Guilherme Del Fiol, MD Duke Translational Medicine Institute Clinical Decision Support Phone: 919-681-7011 Email: guilherme.delfiol@duke.edu Patrick Loyd Icode Solutions Clinical Statement Phone: 415-209-0544 Email: Patrick.e.loyd@gmail.com Jenni Puyenbroek Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) Implementation/Conformance Phone: 678-261-2099 Email: jennifer.l.puyenbroek@saic.com Kristi Eckerson Emory University, Research & Health Services IT PHER Phone: 404-712-5086 Email: keckers@emory.edu Susan Matney University of Utah Health Care Patient Care Phone: 801-680-2161 Email: susan.matney@utah.edu John Ritter College of American Pathologists EHR Phone: 847-832-7732 Email: jritter@cap.org Christof Gessner HL7 Germany Health Care Devices Phone: 49-172-3994033 Email: gessner@mxdx.de Robert Savage American Immunization Registry Assoc. Immunization; PHER Email: robsavage@tds.net Hugh Glover HL7 UK CMET Phone: 44-0-7889-407113 Email: hugh_glover@bluewaveinformatics.co.uk Gregg Seppala US Department of Veterans Affairs Patient Administration Phone: 301-526-2703 Email: gregg.seppala@gmail.com Ioana Singureanu Eversolve, LLC CBCC Phone: 603-870-9739 Email: ioana.singureanu@gmail.com Margarita Sordo Partners HealthCare System, Inc. Gello Phone: 617-643-5894 Email: msordo@dsg.harvard.edu Anita Walden Duke Translational Medicine Institute Clinical Interoperability Council Phone: 919-668-8256 Email: anita.walden@duke.edu Grant Wood Intermountain Healthcare Clinical Genomics Phone: 801-408-8153 Email: grant.wood@imail.org Vocabulary Facilitators Paul Biondich, MD IU School of Medicine Child Health Phone: 317-278-3466 Email: mollewis@iupui.edu Steve Connolly Apelon, Inc. Security Email: sconnolly@apelon.com Kevin Coonan, MD Deloitte Consulting Emergency Care Phone: 202-213-3891 Email: kevin.coonan@gmail.com 32 Margaret Haber, BSN, RN, OCN National Cancer Institute Center for Bioinformatics RCRIM Phone: 301-594-9185 Email: mhaber@mail.nih.gov Robert McClure, MD Apelon, Inc. CBCC Phone: 303-926-6771 Email: rmcclure@apelon.com Nancy Orvis US Department of Defense, Military Health System Government Projects Phone: 703-681-5657 Email: nancy.orvis@tma.osd.mil Jenni Puyenbroek Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) Implementation/Conformance Phone: 678-261-2099 Email: jennifer.l.puyenbroek@saic.com Sarah Ryan Clinical Interoperability Council Email: sarah@jpsys.com Harold Solbrig Apelon, Inc. Modeling & Methodology Phone: 807-993-0269 Email: hsolbrig@apelon.com Harry Solomon GE Healthcare IT Imaging Integration Phone: 847-277-5096 Email: harry.solomon@med.ge.com Sandra Stuart Kaiser Permanente Infrastructure & Messaging Phone: 925-924-7473 Email: sandra.stuart@kp.org Pat Van Dyke Delta Dental Plans Association EHR Phone: 503-243-4992 Email: vandykp@odscompanies.com W. Edward Hammond, PhD Templates Phone: 919-383-3555 Email: hammo001@mc.duke.edu Robert Hausam, MD OntoReason Orders & Observations; Structured Documents Phone: 801-949-1556 Email: rhausam@xmission.com Joyce Hernandez Merck & Co. Inc. Clinical Genomics Phone: 732-594-1815 Email: joyce_hernandez@merck.com Wendy Huang Canada Health Infoway Inc. Patient Administration Phone: 416-595-3449 Email: whuang@infoway-inforoute.ca Julie James II4SM Medication; Pharmacy Phone: 44-7747-633-216 Email: julie@blue-wave.co.uk William “Ted” Klein Klein Consulting, Inc. Modeling & Methodology Phone: 631-924-6922 Email: kci@tklein.com JANUARY 2011 2011 HL7 STAFF Chief Executive Officer Chief Technical Officer Executive Director Associate Executive Director Charles Jaffe, MD, PhD +1-858-720-8200 cjaffe@HL7.org John Quinn +1-216-409-1330 jquinn@HL7.org Mark McDougall +1-734-677-7777 markmcd@HL7.org Karen Van Hentenryck +1-734-677-7777 karenvan@HL7.org Director of Meetings Tools Administrator Manager of Education Web Development Coordinator Lillian Bigham +1-989-736-3703 lillian@HL7.org Wilfred Bonney +1-902-877-0593 wbonney@HL7.org Mary Ann Boyle +1-734-677-7777 maryann@HL7.org Joshua Carmody +1-734-677-7777 joshua@HL7.org Administrative Coordinator Director of Technical Services TSC Project Manager Michael Kingery +1-919-636-4032 mkingery@HL7.org Lynn Laakso +1-906-361-5966 lynn@HL7.org Director, Project Management Office Dave Hamill +1-734-677-7777 dhamill@HL7.org JANUARY 2011 Linda Jenkins +1-734-677-7777 linda@HL7.org Director of Technical Publications Director of Communications Director of Membership Services Donald Lloyd +1-734-677-7777 dlloyd@HL7.org Andrea Ribick +1-734-677-7777 andrea@HL7.org Diana Stephens +1-734-677-7777 diana@HL7.org 33 2011 HL7 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Chair Chair-Elect Treasurer Secretary Robert Dolin, MD SemanticallyYours,LLC +1-714-532-1130 BobDolin@gmail.com Don Mon, PhD AmericanHealthInformation ManagementAssociation +1-312-233-1135 don.mon@ahima.org Hans Buitendijk SiemensHealthcare +1-610-219-2087 hans.buitendijk @siemens.com Jill Kaufman, PhD +1-847-832-7163 jkaufma@cap.org Directors-at-Large Keith Boone GEHealthcare +1-617-519-2076 keith.boone@ge.com Bill Braithwaite, MD, PhD Anakam,Inc. +1-703-888-4630 bbraithwaite@anakam.com Technical Steering Committee Chair Austin Kreisler Science ApplicationsInternational Corp.(SAIC) +1-404-542-4475 austin.j.kreisler@saic.com Dennis Giokas, MS CanadaHealthInfoway,Inc. +1-416-595-3415 dgiokas@infoway-inforoute.ca Affiliate Directors Michael van Campen GordonPointInformaticsLtd. +1-250-881-4568 michael.vancampen @gpinformatics.com Ex Officio Members Advisory Council Chair John Quinn HL7CTO +1-216-409-1330 jquinn@HL7.org Richard Dixon Hughes DH4PtyLimited +61-02-9953-8544 richard@dh4.com.au Charles Jaffe, MD, PhD HL7CEO +1-858-720-8200 cjaffe@HL7.org 34 Catherine Chronaki FORTH-InstituteofComputer Science;HL7HellasBoD +30-2810-391691 chronaki@ics.forth.gr Rebecca Kush, PhD CDISC +1-512-791-7612 rkush@cdisc.org W. Edward Hammond, PhD +1-919-383-3555 hammond001 @mc.duke.edu Mark McDougall HL7ExectiveDirector +1-734-677-7777 markmcd@HL7.org JANUARY 2011 HL7 EDUCATIONAL SUMMITS Gain 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 industry topics such as vocabulary. UPCOMING EDUCATIONAL SUMMITS Why Should I 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. Among the benefits of attending the HL7 Educational Summit are: • Efficiency Concentrated two-day format provides maximum training with minimal time investment • Learn Today, Apply Tomorrow A focused curriculum featuring real-world HL7 knowledge that you can apply immediately • Quality Education High-quality training in a “small classroom” setting promotes more one-on-one learning • Superior Instructors 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 March 15 –17, 2011 The Hilton Suites Chicago/Magnificent Mile Chicago, IL July 12 – 14, 2011 Embassy Suites Denver Aurora Denver, CO JANUARY 2011 • Certification Testing Become HL7 Certified: HL7 is the sole source for HL7 certification testing, now offering testing on Version 2.6, 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 35 Upcoming WORKING GROUP MEETINGS January 9 – 14, 2011 May 15 – 20, 2011 January Working Group Meeting Working Group Meeting Cliftons Meeting and Training Center and the Amora Hotel Sydney, Australia Hilton in the Walt Disney World Resort Lake Buena Vista, FL September 11 – 16, 2011 January 15 – 20, 2012 25th Annual Plenary and Working Group Meeting Working Group Meeting Town and Country Resort and Convention Center San Diego, CA Hyatt Regency on the Riverwalk San Antonio, TX PLEASE BOOK YOUR ROOM AT THE HL7 MEETING HOTEL HL7 urges all meeting attendees to secure their hotel reservations at the HL7 Working Group Meeting Host Hotel. In order to secure the required meeting space, HL7 has a contractual obligation to fill our sleeping room block. If you make reservations at a different hotel, HL7 risks falling short on our obligation and will incur additional costs in the form of penalties. Should this occur, HL7 will likely be forced to pass these costs on to our attendees through increased meeting registration fees. Thank you for your cooperation!
