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Section 1d: Version 2 (V2)
Section 4: Rules and References

HL7 Version 2 Conformance Methodology Release 1

DESCRIPTION

HL7 Version 2 Conformance Methodology explains the procedures and processes for constraining HL7 v2 message specifications, encompassing both message profiles and implementation guides that contain message profiles. A message profile provides a precise and unambiguous specification of a single message definition. An implementation guide provides a broader context in which, typically, a set of message profiles is used to satisfy one or more use cases. The base HL7 v2 standard is a framework that contains numerous message events, and for each event it provides an initial message template (starting point) that is intended to be constrained for a specific use and context. The process of placing additional constraints on a message definition is called profiling. Message profiles give implementers detailed and measurable requirements, which then can be used to determine the degree to which the implementations are conformant.

ALTERNATIVE NAMES

HL7 Version 2 Conformance Methodology Release 1 may also go by the following names or acronyms:

"V2: Conformance, R1", v2 conformance, message profile

BENEFITS

  • Provides methods and processes for creating unambiguous HL7 v2 implementation guides and message profiles.
  • Enables a path to interoperability using the specification to yield precise implementation requirements for developers

IMPLEMENTATIONS/CASE STUDIES

  • Provides requirements for creating of HL7 v2 Implementation Guides (e.g., in Word or tools such as NIST's Implementation Guide Authoring and Management Tool (IGAMT))

RELATED DOCUMENTS

HL7 Version 2 Conformance Methodology Release 1

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BALLOT TYPES

  • Normative

STATUS DATE

2020-09-18

RESPONSIBLE WORK GROUP

Conformance

PRODUCT TYPES

  • Document
  • Methodology Specifications
  • Standard Reference Materials

STAKEHOLDERS

  • Clinical Decision Support Systems Vendors
  • EHR, PHR Vendors
  • Equipment Vendors
  • Health Care IT Vendors
  • HIS Vendors
  • Pharmaceutical Vendors
  • Regulatory Agency
  • Standards Development Organizations (SDOs)

FAMILY

  • V2

CURRENT STATE

  • Active

REALM

  • Universal