HL7 UK on the road
HL7 UK is to hold a series of one day roadshows, featuring interoperability case studies and tutorials. The Case Studies in Integration roadshows in London, Birmingham and Leeds will discuss work that is happening now and the support that is available to trusts wanting to undertake integration projects. The full day events will give delegates […]
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InterSystems Ensemble rated top interface engine
The Ensemble interface engine, provided by health software specialist InterSystems, has been ranked as the number one interface engine for a third consecutive year. Ensemble came top in the 2008 ‘Best in KLAS’ rankings, a respected survey in which vendors are rated by product customers. The ranking was reported in the 2008 Top 20 Best […]
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HL7 releases child health EHR standard
Health Level Seven (HL7), the healthcare IT standards development organisation, has released the first standard specifying the key functional requirements for child healthcare in an electronic health record (EHR) system. The HL7 child health functional profile for EHR systems, builds on the HL7 EHR system functional model. It is the first for children approved by […]
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HL7 publishes draft PHR standards
International healthcare IT standards body Health Level Seven (HL7), has published the Personal Health Record System Functional Model (PHR-S FM) as a draft standard for trial use. According to HL7, the PHR-S FM defines the set of functions that may be present in PHR systems to create and manage an effective PHR. It also offers […]
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HL7 publishes four implementation guides
Health Level Seven (HL7), a developer of global healthcare standards, has announced the launch of four new implementation guides with its Clinical Document Architecture (CDA). The four guides address basic documentation requirements for diagnostic imaging, consultations, quality reporting and home health monitoring. The home health monitoring guide has been developed in association with the Continua […]
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Healthcare Interoperability: the big debate
Are international standards the most important factor in healthcare interoperability: or not? Fiona Barr reports
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Healthcare Interoperability: read all about it
Almost 400 delegates attended E-Health Insider’s event in Birmingham at an interesting time for NHS IT. Lyn Whitfield reports.
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Speakers announced for 2008 HL7 UK conference
Speakers at the sixth annual HL7 UK Conference will include a strong supplier and international line-up. They include Matthew Swindells, the author of the NHS Informatics Review and now head of Tribal Health and international speakers who are due to speak come from Holland and Canada. Industry speakers will include individuals from BT, Cerner, CSC, INPS and […]
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Version 3 of HL7 released
Developer of global healthcare standards, Health Level Seven, has announced the release of Version 3 Normative Edition 2008, a globally-defined suite of specifications based on HL7’s Reference Information Model. The suite provides a single source that allows implementers of Version 3 specifications to work with the set of messages, data types, and terminologies needed to […]
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CfH overlooks the present at Smart Healthcare
NHS Connecting for Health’s presence at this week’s Smart Healthcare expo left many attendees disappointed. Chief operating officer, Gordon Hextall, and national clinical director, Dr Mark Davies, were unexpectedly absent, and their stand-ins had little to say about current concerns. Hextall pulled out of Tuesday’s stream – ‘Leading transformational change in the NHS’ – which […]
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