Section 3: Clinical and Administrative Domains

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HL7 Version 3 Domain Analysis Model: Virtual Medical Record for Clinical Decision Support (vMR-CDS), Release 1

DESCRIPTION

A Virtual Medical Record (vMR) is a data model for representing the data that are analyzed and/or produced by clinical decision support (CDS) engines. The goal of this project is to define HL7 vMR data models capable of supporting scalable, interoperable CDS. This specification consists of a technology-neutral Domain Analysis Model (DAM) for the vMR that serves as the foundation of vMRs for specific implementation technologies.

TARGETS

  • Clinical and Public Health Laboratories
  • Local and State Departments of Health
  • Immunization Registries
  • Quality Reporting Agencies
  • Regulatory Agency
  • Standards Development Organizations (SDOs)
  • Payors
  • Health Care IT vendors
  • Emergency Services providers
  • Medical Imaging Services
  • Healthcare Institutions (hospitals, long term care, home care, mental health)

BENEFITS

  • Enables the re-use and sharing of clinical decision support knowledge, tools, and resources
  • Facilitates the development, implementation, and maintenance of clinical decision support capabilities designed to improve the quality, safety, and efficiency of health care

IMPLEMENTATIONS/CASE STUDIES

  • OpenCDS (www.opencds.org)
  • Medical-Objects
  • HLN Consulting, LLC
  • New York Citywide Immunization Registry
  • Alabama Department of Public Health
  • University of Utah

DEVELOPMENT BACKGROUND

The HL7 vMR Domain Analysis Model was developed through the collaborative efforts of variousl clinical decision support stakeholders over a period of several years.

RESPONSIBLE WORK GROUP

Clinical Decision Support

RELATED DOCUMENTS

HL7 Version 3 Domain Analysis Model: Virtual Medical Record for Clinical Decision Support (vMR-CDS), Release 1

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