Section 1: Primary Standards
Section 3: Clinical and Administrative Domains
HL7 Version 2 Product Suite
DESCRIPTION
HL7’s Version 2.x (V2) messaging standard is the workhorse of electronic data exchange in the clinical domain and arguably the most widely implemented standard for healthcare in the world. This messaging standard allows the exchange of clinical data between systems. It is designed to support a central patient care system as well as a more distributed environment where data resides in departmental systems.
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TARGETS
- Healthcare IT Vendors
- Healthcare Providers
BENEFITS
- Supports the majority of the common interfaces used in the healthcare industry globally
- Provides a framework for negotiations of what is not in the standard
- Reduces implementation costs
- Generally backward compatible
IMPLEMENTATIONS/CASE STUDIES
See the Implementation Guides for this Standard.
- 95% of US healthcare organizations use HL7 V2.x
- More than 35 countries have HL7 V2.x implementations
DEVELOPMENT BACKGROUND
As one of the most widely implemented standards for healthcare information in the world, the Version 2 Messaging Standard was first released in October 1987 as an Application Protocol for Electronic Data Exchange in Healthcare Environments. Version 2.7, representing the latest update to the Version 2 Standard, was published in 2011.
Due to its widespread use, Version 2 will continue to play an integral part in healthcare messaging, even with the HL7 Version 3 Normative Edition. HL7 is committed to supporting and extending Version 2 in parallel with Version 3, providing continuity for current installations.
RELATED DOCUMENTS
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HL7 Version 2 Product Suite | ||
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Errata for V251 Implementation Guide: Electronic Laboratory Reporting to Public Health (US Realm), Release 1 | (View Brief) |
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German Message Profiles for HL7 Version 2.5 (in German) | (View Brief) |
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HL7 Messaging Standard Version 2.2 | (View Brief) |
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HL7 Messaging Standard Version 2.3 | (View Brief) |
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HL7 Messaging Standard Version 2.3.1 | (View Brief) |
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HL7 Messaging Standard Version 2.4 | (View Brief) |
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HL7 Messaging Standard Version 2.5 | (View Brief) |
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HL7 Messaging Standard Version 2.5.1 | (View Brief) |
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HL7 Messaging Standard Version 2.6 | (View Brief) |
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HL7 Messaging Standard Version 2.7 | (View Brief) |
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HL7 Messaging Standard Version 2.7.1 | (View Brief) |
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HL7 Messaging Standard Version 2.8 | (View Brief) |
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HL7 Messaging Standard Version 2.8.1 | (View Brief) |
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HL7 Messaging Standard Version 2.8.2 | (View Brief) |
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HL7 Version 2 Implementation Guide: Laboratory Value Set Companion Guide, Release 1- US Realm | (View Brief) |
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HL7 Version 2.3.1 Messaging Addenda | (View Brief) | |
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HL7 Version 2.3.1 Messaging Schemas | (View Brief) | |
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HL7 Version 2.3.1 Specification Errata | (View Brief) |
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HL7 Version 2.4 Messaging Addenda | (View Brief) | |
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HL7 Version 2.4 Messaging Schemas | (View Brief) | |
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HL7 Version 2.4 Specification Ambulatory Payment Classification Grouping Implementation Suggestion | (View Brief) | |
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HL7 Version 2.4 Specification Errata | (View Brief) |
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HL7 Version 2.4 Specification Technical Correction: P03 and P11 Trigger Events | (View Brief) |
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HL7 Version 2.4 Specification Technical Correction: P03 Updates | (View Brief) |
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HL7 Version 2.5 Messaging in Vietnamese | (View Brief) |
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HL7 Version 2.5 Messaging Schemas | (View Brief) | |
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HL7 Version 2.5.1 Messaging Schemas | (View Brief) | |
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HL7 Version 2.6 Messaging Schemas | (View Brief) | |
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HL7 Version 2.7 Messaging Schemas | (View Brief) | |
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HL7 Version 2.7 Standard: Chapter 02 - Control | (View Brief) | |
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HL7 Version 2.7 Standard: Chapter 02.a - Control- Data Types | (View Brief) | |
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HL7 Version 2.7 Standard: Chapter 02b - Control; Conformance Using Message Profiles | (View Brief) | |
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HL7 Version 2.7 Standard: Chapter 02c - Control; Code Tables | (View Brief) | |
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HL7 Version 2.7 Standard: Chapter 03 - Patient Administration | (View Brief) | |
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HL7 Version 2.7 Standard: Chapter 04 - Order Entry | (View Brief) | |
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HL7 Version 2.7 Standard: Chapter 05 - Queries | (View Brief) | |
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HL7 Version 2.7 Standard: Chapter 06 - Financial Management | (View Brief) | |
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HL7 Version 2.7 Standard: Chapter 07 - Observation Reporting | (View Brief) | |
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HL7 Version 2.7 Standard: Chapter 08 - Master Files | (View Brief) | |
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HL7 Version 2.7 Standard: Chapter 09 - Medical Records/Information Management (Document Management) | (View Brief) | |
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HL7 Version 2.7 Standard: Chapter 10 - Scheduling | (View Brief) | |
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HL7 Version 2.7 Standard: Chapter 11 - Patient Referral | (View Brief) | |
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HL7 Version 2.7 Standard: Chapter 12 - Patient Care | (View Brief) | |
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HL7 Version 2.7 Standard: Chapter 13 - Clinical Laboratory Automation | (View Brief) | |
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HL7 Version 2.7 Standard: Chapter 14 - Application Management | (View Brief) | |
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HL7 Version 2.7 Standard: Chapter 15 - Personnel Management | (View Brief) | |
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HL7 Version 2.7 Standard: Chapter 16 - Claims and Reimbursement | (View Brief) | |
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HL7 Version 2.7 Standard: Chapter 17 - Materials Management | (View Brief) | |
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HL7 Version 2.7.1 Messaging Schemas | (View Brief) |
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HL7 Version 2.8 Messaging in Vietnamese | (View Brief) |
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HL7 Version 2.8 Messaging Schemas | (View Brief) |
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HL7 Version 2.8.1 Messaging Errata | (View Brief) |
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HL7 Version 2.8.1 Messaging Schemas | (View Brief) |
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HL7 Version 2.8.2 Messaging Schemas | (View Brief) |
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HL7 Version 2.x Message Profiling Specification | (View Brief) |
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HL7 Version 2.x Messaging Schemas | (View Brief) | |
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HL7 Version 2.x XML Example Messages | (View Brief) |
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Secure HL7 Transactions using Internet mail, Rev 1.7 | (View Brief) |
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Standard Guide for Implementing HL7 EDIT Communication Security | (View Brief) |
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Version 2 v2.xml XML Schemas for HL7 Version 2.5 and earlier | (View Brief) |
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Version 2.x Common Audit Message | (View Brief) |
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XML Encoding Rules for Version 2 Messages, Release 2 (HL7 Version 2: XML Encoding Syntax, Release 2) | (View Brief) |
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XML Encoding Rules (HL7 Version 2: XML Encoding Syntax, Release 1) | (View Brief) |
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IMPLEMENTATION GUIDES
 HL7 V2.2 Implementation Guide |
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| HL7 Version 2 Implementation Guide: Clinical Genomics; fully LOINC-Qualified Cytogenetic Model, Release 1 - US Realm |
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| HL7 Version 2 Implementation Guide: Laboratory Test Compendium Framework, Release 1 |
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HL7 Version 2.5.1 Implementation Guide: S&I Framework Laboratory Orders from EHR, Release 1 - US Realm
HL7 Version 2.5.1 Implementation Guide: Laboratory Orders (LOI) from EHR, Release 1, STU Release 3 - US Realm (View STU)
HL7 Version 2.5.1 Implementation Guide: S&I Framework Laboratory Orders from EHR, Release 1, DSTU Release 2 - US Realm (View STU)
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| HL7 Version 2.6 Implementation Guide: Blood Bank Donation Services (US Realm), Release 1 |
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HL7 Version 2.6 Implementation Guide: Critical Congenital Heart Defects (CCHD) pulse oximetry screening results, Release 1
HL7 Version 2.6 Implementation Guide: Newborn Screening for Critical Congenital Heart Defects (CCHD), Release 1
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| HL7-NCPDP Electronic Prescribing Coordination Mapping Document, Release 1 |
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