http://www.HL7.org/ Health Level Seven International (HL7) is the global authority on standards for interoperability of health information technology with members in over 55 countries. HL7's vision is to create the best and most widely used standards in healthcare. en-us andrea@HL7.org (Andrea Ribick) webmaster@HL7.org (Webmaster) 2010 Health Level Seven International Wed, 1 Sep 2010 11:00:05 EDT Wed, 1 Sep 2010 11:00:05 EDT http://www.HL7.org/assets/systemimages/HL7.jpg http://www.HL7.org/ Wed, 1 Sep 2010 00:00:00 EDT Health Level Seven® International (HL7®), the global authority for interoperability and standards in healthcare information technology with members in 55 countries, will present a complimentary Ambassador webinar on the HL7 Clinical Document Architecture Release 2.0 (CDA) and the Continuity of Care Document (CCD) on Tuesday, September 14 from 11:00 am – 12:00 noon EDT. http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7_PRESS_20100901.pdf http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7_PRESS_20100901.pdf noreply@HL7.org (Andrea Ribick) Press Release Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:00:00 EDT Health Level Seven® International (HL7®), the global authority for interoperability and standards in healthcare information technology, today announced the speakers for their Ambassador program on Standards for Meaningful Use being held Monday, October 4, 2010 in Cambridge, MA. This program qualifies for three Continuing Medical Education credits (CME) approved through the American College of Physicians and provides an overview of the HL7 standards used to achieve meaningful use under the new federal regulations. http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7_PRESS_20100826.pdf http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7_PRESS_20100826.pdf noreply@HL7.org (Andrea Ribick) Press Release Thu, 5 Aug 2010 00:00:00 EDT HL7 to offer CME for Ambassador Program on HL7 and the Meaningful Use Final Rule on Standards for EHR Technology. Health Level Seven® International (HL7®), the global authority for interoperability and standards in healthcare information technology, today announced the program agenda for the 24th Annual Plenary Meeting – The Future of Healthcare Using Genomics as a Key Tool – held Monday, October 4, 2010 in Cambridge, MA. http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7_PRESS_20100805.pdf http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7_PRESS_20100805.pdf noreply@HL7.org (Andrea Ribick) Press Release Mon, 19 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EDT Health Level Seven® International (HL7®), the global authority for interoperability and standards in healthcare information technology, today announced that five of its standards and guides will be used in the U.S. final rule on standards and certification criteria for meaningful use. The interim final rule published in January of this year included: •HL7 Version 2.5.1 for the submission of lab results to public health agencies. •HL7 Version 2.3.1 or Version 2.5.1 for submitting information to public health agencies for surveillance or reporting (excluding adverse event reporting). •HL7 Version 2.3.1 or Version 2.5.1 for submitting information to immunization registries as the content exchange standard and the CDC maintained HL7 standard code CVX-Vaccines Administered as the vocabulary standard. •HL7 Clinical Document Architecture, Release 2 (CDA) Continuity of Care Document (CCD), a Version 3 standard based on the HL7 Reference Information Model, as one of two options for content exchange standards for the receipt of a patient summary record. http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7_PRESS_20100719.pdf http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7_PRESS_20100719.pdf noreply@HL7.org (Andrea Ribick) Press Release Wed, 14 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EDT Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA -- July 14, 2010 -- Health Level Seven (HL7), the global authority for interoperability and standards in healthcare information technology, and the Health Story Project, a collaborative of healthcare vendors, providers and associations, will present a complimentary webinar on Wednesday, July 21 from 2 to 3 pm ET to discuss how healthcare providers can exchange basic records and meet early meaningful use requirements. http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7_PRESS_20100714.pdf http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7_PRESS_20100714.pdf noreply@HL7.org (andrea ribick) Press Release Fri, 9 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EDT Health Level Seven® International (HL7®), the global authority for interoperability and standards in healthcare information technology, has submitted comments to the to the European Union's recent public open consultation on the review of the European Standardization System. The aim of the open consultation is to gain an understanding of stakeholders' view on the review of the European Standardization System and to gather opinions and suggestions on the potential avenues the European Commission should explore in order to shape concrete proposals. While the use of standards remains voluntary, the European Union has, since the mid-1980s, increasingly made use of open standards in support of its policies and legislation. The European Union consultation document is available at: http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/policies/european-standards/public-consultation http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7_PRESS_20100709.pdf http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7_PRESS_20100709.pdf noreply@HL7.org (Andrea Ribick) Press Release Mon, 21 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EDT OMG™, and Health Level Seven® International (HL7), along with Open Health Tools and the BPM/SOA Community of Practice, today announced that the program for the third annual "SOA in Healthcare: Improving Health through Technology: The role of SOA on the path to meaningful use," conference is now available. The conference will be held July 12-14, 2010 at the Westin Arlington Gateway, in Arlington, VA. Registration and program details may be found online at http://www.omg.org/hc-pr. http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7_PRESS_20100621.pdf http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7_PRESS_20100621.pdf noreply@HL7.org (Andrea Ribick) Press Release Fri, 28 May 2010 00:00:00 EDT May 28, 2010 – OMG™, and Health Level Seven® International (HL7), along with Open Health Tools and the BPM/SOA Community of Practice, today announced featured sessions for the third annual "SOA in Healthcare: Improving Health through Technology: The role of SOA on the path to meaningful use," conference. The conference will be held July 12-14, 2010 at the Westin Arlington Gateway, in Arlington, VA. Registration and program details may be found online at http://www.omg.org/hc-pr. http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7_PRESS_20100528.pdf http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7_PRESS_20100528.pdf noreply@HL7.org (Andrea Ribick) Press Release Wed, 26 May 2010 00:00:00 EDT Health Level Seven® International (HL7®), the global authority for interoperability and standards in healthcare information technology with members in 55 countries, today announced the first in a series of HL7 Ambassador Webinars - "The HL7 Healthcare Connection." The HL7 Healthcare Connection is a free webinar that will be held on Tuesday, June 8 from noon to 1 pm ET. http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7_PRESS_20100526.pdf http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7_PRESS_20100526.pdf noreply@HL7.org (Andrea Ribick) Press Release Wed, 14 Apr 2010 00:00:00 EDT Health Level Seven® International (HL7®), the global authority for interoperability and standards in healthcare information technology, has released comments supporting moving forward on the development of programs for the voluntary certification of health information technology. http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7_PRESS_20100414.pdf http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7_PRESS_20100414.pdf noreply@HL7.org (Andrea Ribick) Press Release Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EDT Health Level Seven® International (HL7®), the global authority for interoperability and standards in healthcare information technology, today announced that the HL7 India Affiliate has successfully launched the HL7 e-Learning Course (ELC) program. The first session concluded in December 2009 and included students from India, Saudi Arabia and Qatar. http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7_PRESS_20100316.pdf http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7_PRESS_20100316.pdf noreply@HL7.org (Andrea Ribick) Press Release Tue, 2 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EDT OMG™ and Health Level Seven® International (HL7) today announced that the third annual "SOA in Healthcare: Improving Health through Technology: The role of SOA on the path to meaningful use," conference will be held July 12-14, 2010 at the Westin Arlington Gateway, in Washington, D.C. In addition, the Conference Review Committee has issued the Call for Participation. Registration and abstract submission details may be found online at http://www.omg.org/hc-pr. http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7_PRESS_20100302.pdf http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7_PRESS_20100302.pdf noreply@HL7.org (Andrea Ribick) Press Release Mon, 1 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EDT Health Level Seven® International (HL7®), the global authority for interoperability and standards in healthcare information technology, today announced that it has published the Version 2.5.1 Implementation Guide for Electronic Laboratory Reporting to Public Health (as also specified in HITSP's Interoperability Specification IS01). The implementation guide is directly related to the initial set of standards and certification criteria interim final rule issued earlier this year by the Department of Health and Human Services. http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7_PRESS_20100301.pdf http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7_PRESS_20100301.pdf noreply@HL7.org (Andrea Ribick) Press Release Sun, 28 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EDT Health Level Seven® International (HL7®), the global authority for interoperability and standards in healthcare information technology, today announced that its Chief Executive Officer, Charles Jaffe, MD, PhD, is a recipient of the Federal Computer Week Federal 100 Award. The Federal 100 Award recognizes professionals from government and industry who made significant contributions to the federal information technology in 2009. Dr. Jaffe is the sole recipient of this award from the standards development field. http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7_PRESS_20100228.pdf http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7_PRESS_20100228.pdf noreply@HL7.org (Andrea Ribick) Press Release Thu, 4 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EDT OMG™ and Health Level Seven® (HL7) International have been collaborating for the past several years on the Healthcare Services Specification Project (HSSP), which is focused on producing industry healthcare service oriented architecture (SOA) standards. http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7_PRESS_20100204.pdf http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7_PRESS_20100204.pdf noreply@HL7.org (Andrea Ribick) Press Release Tue, 19 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EDT Health Level Seven (HL7®), the global authority for interoperability and standards in healthcare information technology, today announced its Version 2 messaging standard has successfully gathered structured and coded genetic tests results from a lab and transmitted them to an individual patient's EHR for the first time. The current standard for genetic test results is either paper or electronic narrative reports. http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7_PRESS_20100119.pdf http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7_PRESS_20100119.pdf noreply@HL7.org (Andrea Ribick) Press Release Thu, 14 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EDT Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA – January 14, 2010 – Health Level Seven® International (HL7®), the global authority for interoperability and standards in healthcare information technology, today announced that the organization has changed its name to Health Level Seven International to represent its focus on the development of global healthcare IT standards. http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7_PRESS_20100114.pdf http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7_PRESS_20100114.pdf noreply@HL7.org (Andrea Ribick) Press Release Wed, 9 Dec 2009 00:00:00 EDT Health Level Seven® (HL7®), the global authority for interoperability and standards in healthcare information technology with members in over 55 countries, today announced its Electronic Health Record (EHR) System Functional Model Release 1.1 has been published as an international standard by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). The model will enable vendors worldwide to develop, and clinicians to use, EHRs based on one set of functional requirements. http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7_PRESS_20091209.pdf http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7_PRESS_20091209.pdf noreply@HL7.org (Andrea Ribick) Press Release Thu, 5 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EDT Health Level Seven® (HL7®), the global authority for interoperability and standards in healthcare information technology with members in 57 countries, today announced it has published the healthcare industry's first ANSI (American National Standards Institute)-approved standard that specifies the functional requirements for regulated clinical research in an electronic health record system (EHR-S). The HL7 EHR Clinical Research Functional Profile for EHR systems is based upon the HL7 EHR Work Group's EHR System Functional Model Release 1, which is also an ANSI-approved American National Standard. http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7_PRESS_20091105.pdf http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7_PRESS_20091105.pdf noreply@HL7.org (Andrea Ribick) Press Release Thu, 8 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT Health Level Seven® (HL7®), the global authority on standards for interoperability of health information technology with members in 57 countries, today announced the addition of HL7 Hong Kong to its growing number of more than 30 affiliates. HL7 affiliates are a critical component of the increasing global scope and orientation of the HL7 family of standards. HL7 Hong Kong was officially launched today in front of 600 attendees during the opening ceremony of the eHealth Forum 2009 at the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine. http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7_PRESS_20091008.pdf http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7_PRESS_20091008.pdf noreply@HL7.org (Andrea Ribick) Press Release Wed, 23 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EDT Health Level Seven® (HL7®), the global authority on standards for interoperability of health information technology with members in 57 countries, today announced election results for its Board of Directors at the 23rd Annual Plenary and Working Group Meeting. The 2009 recipients of the W. Edward Hammond, PhD, Volunteer of the Year Awards were also recognized at the event. http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7_PRESS_20090923.pdf http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7_PRESS_20090923.pdf noreply@HL7.org (andrea ribick) Press Release Mon, 21 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EDT Health Level Seven® (HL7®), the global authority for interoperability and standards in healthcare information technology with members in 57 countries, today announced its Version 2.5 messaging standard has been approved as an international standard by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7_PRESS_20090921.pdf http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7_PRESS_20090921.pdf noreply@HL7.org (andrea ribick) Press Release Thu, 10 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EDT Health Level Seven® (HL7®), the global authority on standards for interoperability of health information technology with members in 57 countries, today announced the addition of HL7 Russia to its growing number of affiliates. HL7 affiliates are a critical component of the increasing global scope and orientation of the HL7 family of standards. http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7_PRESS_20090910.pdf http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7_PRESS_20090910.pdf noreply@HL7.org (andrea ribick) Press Release Wed, 2 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EDT Health Level Seven® (HL7) and the American Dental Association (ADA) today announced they signed an Associate Charter Agreement to develop joint initiatives to harmonize healthcare informatics standards to create consistent dental IT standards in the US and enhance the coordination of patient care between medical and dental practices. http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7_PRESS_20090902.pdf http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7_PRESS_20090902.pdf noreply@HL7.org (Andrea Ribick) Press Release Thu, 27 Aug 2009 00:00:00 EDT A broad-based initiative, led by the National Quality Forum (NQF), announced the availability of a Health Level Seven (HL7) ballot that will advance automated performance measurement and reporting. Representatives from the NQF, American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), Alschuler Associates, LLC, and HL7 worked together to engage critical stakeholders in standardizing the Health Quality Measure Format (HQMF) to enable effective implementation and use of performance measures in electronic environments. http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7_PRESS_20090827.pdf http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7_PRESS_20090827.pdf noreply@HL7.org (Andrea Ribick) Press Release Thu, 7 May 2009 00:00:00 EDT Needham, MA, USA and Ann Arbor, MI, USA – May 7, 2009 – OMG™, Health Level Seven® (HL7), Open Health Tools and the SOA Consortium™ today announced that Theresa Cullen, M.D., M.S., RADM, U.S. Public Health Service, Chief Information Officer, Indian Health Service (IHS), will be a featured speaker at the "SOA in Healthcare: Value in a Time of Change," conference. The conference will be held June 2-4, 2009 at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare in Chicago, IL. Registration details may be found online at http://www.omg.org/soa-healthcare. http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7_PRESS_20090507.pdf http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7_PRESS_20090507.pdf noreply@HL7.org (andrea ribick) Press Release Wed, 29 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EDT Needham, MA, USA and Ann Arbor, MI, USA – April 29, 2009 – OMG™, Health Level Seven® (HL7), Open Health Tools and the SOA Consortium™ today announced that Wes Rishel, Research Vice-President and Distinguished Analyst, Healthcare Provider Team of Gartner, will be a featured business track speaker at the "SOA in Healthcare: Value in a Time of Change," conference. The conference will be held June 2-4, 2009 at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare in Chicago, IL. Registration details may be found online at http://www.omg.org/soa-healthcare. http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7_PRESS_20090429.pdf http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7_PRESS_20090429.pdf noreply@HL7.org (andrea ribick) Press Release Thu, 23 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EDT Needham, MA, USA and Ann Arbor, MI, USA – April 23, 2009 – OMG™, Health Level Seven® (HL7), Open Health Tools and the SOA Consortium™ today announced that The Honorable James B. Peake, M.D., Lieutenant General, USA (Ret), will be the keynote speaker at the Second Annual "SOA in Healthcare: Value in a Time of Change," conference. Nominated by President George W. Bush to be the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Dr. Peake served in that post from December 2007 through January 2009. The conference will be held June 2-4, 2009 at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare in Chicago, IL. Registration details may be found online at http://www.omg.org/soa-healthcare. http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7_PRESS_20090423.pdf http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7_PRESS_20090423.pdf noreply@HL7.org (Andrea Ribick) Press Release Thu, 16 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EDT Needham, MA, USA and Ann Arbor, MI, USA – April 16, 2009 – OMG™, Health Level Seven® (HL7), Open Health Tools (OHT) and the SOA Consortium™ today announced the program for the Second Annual SOA in Healthcare: Value in a Time of Change, conference. The conference will be held June 2-4, 2009 at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare in Chicago, IL. Program and registration details may be found online at http://www.omg.org/soa-healthcare. http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7_PRESS_20090416.pdf http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7_PRESS_20090416.pdf noreply@HL7.org (Andrea Ribick) Press Release Tue, 7 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EDT Needham, MA, USA and Ann Arbor, MI, USA – April 7, 2009 – OMG™, Health Level Seven® (HL7), and the SOA Consortium™ today announced that Lynn Vogel, Ph.D., Vice-President and CIO, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, will be a featured business track speaker and Ron Schmelzer, Managing Partner, ZapThink, will be moderating a panel session at the SOA in Healthcare: Value in a Time of Change, conference. The conference will be held June 2-4, 2009 at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare in Chicago, IL. Registration details may be found online at http://www.omg.org/soa-healthcare. http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7_PRESS_20090407.pdf http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7_PRESS_20090407.pdf noreply@HL7.org (andrea ribick) Press Release Sun, 5 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EDT Chicago, IL., U.S. and Copenhagen, Denmark – April 5, 2009 – Health Level Seven® Inc. (HL7®), the leading authority for global healthcare IT standards, and the International Health Terminology Standards Development Organisation (IHTSDO®), the leading provider of standardized clinical terminology, today announced a collaboration agreement that will foster interoperability and lead to improvements in patient safety by eliminating gaps and overlaps between the HL7 and IHTSDO standards. http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7_PRESS_20090405.pdf http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7_PRESS_20090405.pdf noreply@HL7.org (andrea ribick) Press Release Sat, 4 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EDT Chicago, IL., U.S. – April 5, 2009 – Health Level Seven® Inc. (HL7®), the leading authority for global healthcare IT standards, and Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise (IHE), today announced the renewal of their associate charter agreement, which was initiated in 2005. A key objective of the new agreement is to enhance the collaboration between the two groups by increasing cooperation to avoid conflict and duplication of effort, as well as engaging in activities that support and encourage the global adoption of healthcare standards. http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7_PRESS_20090404.pdf http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7_PRESS_20090404.pdf noreply@HL7.org (andrea ribick) Press Release Thu, 19 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EDT Ann Arbor, MI., U.S. – March 19, 2009 – As health system reform and the movement to give each American an interoperable EHR by 2014 pick up speed, Health Level Seven (HL7) today announced its participation in the new SDO (standards development organization) Charter Organization (SCO). The purpose of the SCO is to increase coordination and collaboration on healthcare informatics standards development among SDOs. The primary focus of the SCO is the United States but global standards issues are also on the agenda. http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7_PRESS_20090319.pdf http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7_PRESS_20090319.pdf noreply@HL7.org (andrea ribick) Press Release Wed, 18 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EDT Needham, MA, USA and Ann Arbor, MI, USA – February 18, 2009 – OMG™, Health Level Seven® (HL7), and the SOA Consortium™ today announced a Call for Participation in the "SOA in Healthcare: Value in a Time of Change," conference, which will be held June 2-4, 2009 at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare in Chicago, IL. Call for Abstract details may be found at http://www.omg.org/hc-pr2. http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7_PRESS_20090218.pdf http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7_PRESS_20090218.pdf noreply@HL7.org (andrea ribick) Press Release Tue, 17 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EDT Ann Arbor, MI., US – February 17, 2009 – Health Level Seven (HL7) is the largest health information standards development organization (SDO) in the United States (US) with over 95 percent American hospitals and ambulatory facilities using its standards today. HL7 Chief Executive Officer Charles Jaffe, MD, PhD, today issued the following statement regarding the health information technology (HIT) provisions contained in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) passed by Congress and signed into law by President Barack Obama: http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7_PRESS_20090217.pdf http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7_PRESS_20090217.pdf noreply@HL7.org (andrea ribick) Press Release Mon, 2 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EDT Needham, MA, USA and Ann Arbor, MI, USA – February 2, 2009 – OMG™, Health Level Seven® (HL7), and the SOA Consortium™ today announced that the "SOA in Healthcare: Value in a Time of Change," conference will be held June 2-4, 2009 at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare in Chicago, IL. Registration details may be found online at http://www.omg.org/hc-pr. http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7_PRESS_20090202.pdf http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7_PRESS_20090202.pdf noreply@HL7.org (andrea ribick) Press Release Tue, 13 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EDT Orlando, FL., U.S. – January 13, 2009 - Health Level Seven (HL7), a preeminent healthcare IT standards development organization with diverse member representation from around the world is assuming a growing role in global standards and interoperability consensus. In this spirit, the organization announced today that it is hosting a high-level delegation of five Ugandan information and communications technology experts (ICT) at its 2009 kick-off Working Group Meeting in Orlando, Florida, January 11-16, 2009. This effort is a critical first step to increased interoperability information-sharing efforts between HL7 and ICT reform drivers in both Africa and Asia. The Ugandan contingent is led by Eddie Mukooyo, MD, head of the country's Ministry of Health. Uganda has served as an ICT leader since the 2003 enactment of the ICT4D National Policy which pledges the government's support for development of sustainable ICT initiatives that provide quantifiable results for the benefit of all Ugandans. Dr. Mukooyo explained the significance of the HL7 event and its potential impact on Ugandan health ICT initiatives. http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7_PRESS_20090113.pdf http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7_PRESS_20090113.pdf noreply@HL7.org (andrea ribick) Press Release Thu, 8 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EDT Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.A.?January 8, 2009? Health Level Seven (HL7), a preeminent healthcare IT standards development organization with broad international representation, today announced it has passed the healthcare industry's first ANSI-approved standard that specifies the basic functional requirements for child healthcare in an electronic health record system (EHR-S). The HL7 Child Health Functional Profile for EHR systems is based upon the HL7 EHR System Functional Model, which is also an ANSI-approved American National Standard. http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7_PRESS_20090108.pdf http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7_PRESS_20090108.pdf noreply@HL7.org (andrea ribick) Press Release Mon, 15 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EDT Health Level Seven (HL7), a preeminent healthcare IT standards development organization with broad national and international representation, today announced that the HL7 Personal Health Record System Functional Model (PHR-S FM) has been published as a Draft Standard for Trial Use (DSTU) and is available for download from the HL7 website. 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 guidelines that facilitate health information exchange among different PHR systems and between PHR and EHR systems. http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7_PRESS_20081215.pdf http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7_PRESS_20081215.pdf noreply@HL7.org (Andrea Ribick) Press Release Tue, 2 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EDT CHICAGO, December 2, 2008 – The latest development in the standardization of information flow between radiologists and electronic health record systems was announced today at the 94th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North American (RSNA) by Health Level Seven (HL7) and The Health Story Project (previously known as the CDA for Common Document Types or CDA4CDT project). http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7_PRESS_20081202.pdf http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7_PRESS_20081202.pdf noreply@HL7.org (Andrea Ribick) Press Release Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EDT Health Level Seven (HL7), a preeminent developer of global healthcare standards, today announced breakthrough progress with its Clinical Document Architecture (CDA), including four new implementation guides. The guides address basic documentation requirements for diagnostic imaging, consultations, quality reporting and home health monitoring. These four implementation guides have been developed in response to industry demand as is clear from the wide range of supporting and collaborating institutions and providers. http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7_PRESS_20081119.pdf http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7_PRESS_20081119.pdf noreply@HL7.org (Andrea Ribick) Press Release Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT Health Level Seven® (HL7®), a preeminent healthcare IT standards development organization with broad international representation, today announced election results for its Board of Directors. The 2008 recipients of the W. Edward Hammond, PhD, Volunteer of the Year Awards were also recognized at the event. http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7_PRESS_20080925.pdf http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7_PRESS_20080925.pdf noreply@HL7.org (Andrea Ribick) Press Release Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT The Health Level Seven (HL7) Board of Directors has named seven new members to serve on its Advisory Council: Michael Fitzmaurice, PhD, senior science advisor for information technology, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; Harry L. Reynolds, vice president of the HIPAA & Information Compliance Office at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina; Helga Rippen, MD; Nina M. Schwenk, MD, vice president of the Mayo Clinic, chair of the Information Technology Committee and consultant with General Internal Medicine; Jeremy Thorp, director of business requirements for NHS Connecting for Health; John Tooker, MD, MBA, FACP, executive vice president and chief executive officer for the American College of Physicians; and Charlene S. Underwood, director of Government and Industry Affairs at Siemens Medical Solutions. http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7_PRESS_20080828.pdf http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7_PRESS_20080828.pdf noreply@HL7.org (andrea ribick) Press Release Thu, 14 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT Health Level Seven® (HL7®), a preeminent developer of global healthcare standards, today announced the release of Version 3 Normative Editaaion 2008, a globally-defined suite of specifications based on HL7's Reference Information Model (RIM). This suite provides a single source that allows implementers of V3 specifications to work with the set of messages, data types, and terminologies needed to build an implementation. http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7_PRESS_20080814.pdf http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7_PRESS_20080814.pdf noreply@HL7.org (andrea ribick) Press Release Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT Health Level Seven (HL7), a preeminent developer of global healthcare standards, today announced the addition of HL7 Singapore to its growing number of affiliates. HL7 Singapore was officially launched at a half-day networking and information exchange event. Presentations were given by Fong Choon Khin, chair of HL7 Signapore; Sarah Christine Muttitt, MD, CIO of MOH Holdings Singapore; and Charles Jaffe, MD, PhD, CEO of HL7, Inc. http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7_PRESS_20080627.pdf http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7_PRESS_20080627.pdf noreply@HL7.org (andrea ribick) Press Release Thu, 19 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT Health Level Seven (HL7) has been awarded a $348,000 grant by the Rockefeller Foundation to convene a conference in association with the World Health Organization (WHO) to address the path to sustainable, interoperable health technology to support better health and health systems in the Global South. The week-long "Path to Interoperability" conference will be held at the Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center in Lake Como, Italy this July and is part of the Foundation's conference series "Making the eHealth Connection: Global Partnerships, Local Solutions." http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7_PRESS_20080619.pdf http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7_PRESS_20080619.pdf noreply@HL7.org (andrea ribick) Press Release Thu, 3 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT Health Level Seven, Inc. (HL7) and the Accredited Standards Committee X12 (ASC X12) today announced a joint webinar on the Plan-to-Plan Personal Health Record (PHR) Data Transfer Implementation Guide developed in collaboration with Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (BCBSA) and America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP). The Implementation Guide is currently being balloted through HL7. http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7_PRESS_20080403.pdf http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7_PRESS_20080403.pdf noreply@HL7.org (andrea ribick) Press Release Mon, 31 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT The SOA Consortium™, Object Management Group™ (OMG™), and Health Level Seven (HL7), today announced that Dr. Peter L. Elkin, Professor of Medicine at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, will be presenting the case study "eQuality Solutions: Enabling Safe and Effective Medical Practice while Decreasing Costs," at the SOA in Healthcare Workshop. For more information please visit http://www.omg.org/hcupdate. http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7_PRESS_20080331.pdf http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7_PRESS_20080331.pdf noreply@HL7.org (andrea ribick) Press Release Tue, 26 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EDT Health Level Seven (HL7), a preeminent healthcare IT standards development organization with broad international representation, today announced key initiatives for 2008 to guide the development and adoption of healthcare IT standards in the U.S. and worldwide. The announcement was made at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) annual meeting. http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7_PRESS_20080226a.pdf http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7_PRESS_20080226a.pdf noreply@HL7.org (andrea ribick) Press Release Tue, 26 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EDT Health Level Seven (HL7), a preeminent developer of global healthcare standards, today announced strong support for the Quality Reporting Document Architecture (QRDA) initiative and a broad coalition to advance the quality reporting standard. http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7_PRESS_20080226b.pdf http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7_PRESS_20080226b.pdf noreply@HL7.org (andrea ribick) Press Release Mon, 25 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EDT Health Level Seven, Inc. (HL7) and The Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC) announce the renewal of their associate charter agreement, which was initiated in 2001. As a new key objective of the renewed agreement, HL7 and CDISC will develop joint educational programs in areas around the world. http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7_PRESS_20080225.pdf http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7_PRESS_20080225.pdf noreply@HL7.org (Andrea Ribick) Press Release Tue, 5 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EDT Health Level Seven (HL7), a preeminent healthcare IT standards development organization with broad international representation, today announced the first HL7 e-Learning Course covering Versions 2 and 3, and Clinical Document Architecture (CDA) that will begin in March 2008. This is a limited edition introductory course targeted to those without previous experience using HL7 standards. http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7_PRESS_20080205.pdf http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7_PRESS_20080205.pdf noreply@HL7.org (andrea ribick) Press Release Thu, 31 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EDT The SOA Consortium™, Object Management Group™ (OMG™), and Health Level Seven (HL7), today announced the program for the "SOA in Healthcare: Realizing Quality of Care, Business Value and Delivery on IT's Promise," workshop to be held April 15-17, 2008 at the Crowne Plaza Chicago O'Hare in Chicago, IL. Registration details may be found online at http://www.omg.org/hc-ws-hl7-program. http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7_PRESS_20080131.pdf http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7_PRESS_20080131.pdf noreply@HL7.org (andrea ribick) Press Release Tue, 8 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EDT The SOA Consortium™, Object Management Group™ (OMG™), and Health Level Seven (HL7), today announced that the "SOA in Healthcare: Realizing Quality of Care, Business Value and Delivery on IT's Promise," workshop will be held April 15-17, 2008 at the Crowne Plaza Chicago O'Hare in Chicago, IL. Registration details may be found online at http://www.omg.org/hc-ws-hl7-pr. http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7_PRESS_20080108.pdf http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7_PRESS_20080108.pdf noreply@HL7.org (andrea ribick) Press Release Mon, 17 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EDT Health Level Seven (HL7), a preeminent http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7_PRESS_20071217.pdf http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7_PRESS_20071217.pdf noreply@HL7.org (andrea ribick) Press Release Wed, 5 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EDT Health Level Seven http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7_PRESS_20071205.pdf http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7_PRESS_20071205.pdf noreply@HL7.org (Andrea Ribick) Press Release Tue, 4 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EDT Health Level Seven, Inc. (HL7), America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP), and the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association (BCBSA), today announced they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to create a collaborative process for the maintenance of portability standards for personal health records (PHR). http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7_PRESS_20071204.pdf http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7_PRESS_20071204.pdf noreply@HL7.org (Andrea Ribick) Press Release Mon, 5 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EDT Health Level Seven (HL7), a preeminent healthcare IT standards development organization with broad international representation, today announced the release of a ballot to approve its Personal Health Record System Functional Model (PHR-S FM) as a Draft Standard for Trial Use (DSTU). http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7_PRESS_20071105.pdf http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7_PRESS_20071105.pdf noreply@HL7.org (Sherold Barr) Press Release Wed, 17 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT Health Level Seven (HL7), a preeminent healthcare IT standards development organization with broad international representation, today announced key outcomes from its 21st annual Plenary and Working Group Meeting held last month in Atlanta. http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7_PRESS_20071017.pdf http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7_PRESS_20071017.pdf noreply@HL7.org (Sherold Barr) Press Release Tue, 16 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT SAFE-BioPharma Association and Health Level Seven (HL7) today announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to collaborate on standards development for the Biopharma industry. Ultimately, this initiative will improve healthcare systems and the delivery of patient care by facilitating the secure and fully electronic exchange of information. SAFE-BioPharma will become an Associate member of HL7, and the two organizations will collaborate in a variety of ways, including joint meetings and working groups. http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7_PRESS_20071016.pdf http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7_PRESS_20071016.pdf noreply@HL7.org (Sherold Barr) Press Release Wed, 10 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT Health Level Seven (HL7), a preeminent healthcare IT standards development organization with broad international representation, today announced election results for its Board of Directors and Technical Steering Committee. The 2007 recipients of the W. Edward Hammond, PhD, Volunteer of the Year Awards were also announced. http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7_PRESS_20071010.pdf http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7_PRESS_20071010.pdf noreply@HL7.org (Sherold Barr) Press Release Tue, 18 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EDT Health Level Seven (HL7), a preeminent healthcare IT standards development organization with broad international representation, today announced the appointment of John Quinn as Chief Technology Officer (CTO). Accenture and HL7 have reached an agreement in principle and Quinn, who is CTO of Accenture's US Provider Practice, will immediately assume the responsibilities of CTO of HL7. A final agreement with Accenture will be signed within the next few weeks. http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7_PRESS_20070918.pdf http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7_PRESS_20070918.pdf noreply@HL7.org (Sherold Barr) Press Release Tue, 11 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EDT Health Level Seven (HL7), a preeminent healthcare IT standards development organization with broad international representation, and WEDI, a broad-based healthcare industry trade association, today announced they are collaborating to provide the healthcare industry with an educational program for electronic claims attachments. Both HL7 and WEDI have been leaders in the claims attachments arena for more then a decade, with HL7 focusing on development of the standards and WEDI focusing on implementation and administrative aspects. http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7_PRESS_20070911.pdf http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7_PRESS_20070911.pdf noreply@HL7.org (Sherold Barr) Press Release Tue, 28 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EDT CEN/TC 251, ISO/TC 215 and HL7 launched their inaugural Joint Initiative Council http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7_PRESS_20070828.pdf http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7_PRESS_20070828.pdf noreply@HL7.org (Ed Hammond) Press Release Mon, 27 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EDT Health Level Seven (HL7), a preeminent healthcare IT standards development organization with broad international representation, today announced the opening of a public comment period on the Electronic Health Record Technical Committee's Personal Health Record System Functional Model (PHR-S FM). http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7_PRESS_20070827.pdf http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7_PRESS_20070827.pdf noreply@HL7.org (Sherold Barr) Press Release Thu, 23 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EDT Health Level Seven (HL7), a preeminent healthcare IT standards development organization with broad international representation, today announced the release of the Child Health Functional Profile as the third registered profile based upon the HL7 EHR System Functional Model, an ANSI-approved American National Standard. The purpose of the Child Health Functional Profile is to provide general pediatric functions critical for electronic health record systems used to care for children in the United States. http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7_PRESS_20070823.pdf http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7_PRESS_20070823.pdf noreply@HL7.org (andrea ribick) Press Release Wed, 1 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EDT Health Level Seven (HL7), a preeminent healthcare IT standards development organization with broad international representation, today announced DataDirect Technologies, an operating company of Progress Software Corporation has become the organization's latest benefactor member. As an HL7 benefactor, Progress Software Corporation's DataDirect Technologies Division provides financial support to HL7 for the development of industry-critical standards and products. http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7_PRESS_20070801.pdf http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7_PRESS_20070801.pdf noreply@HL7.org (Andrea Ribick) Press Release Mon, 18 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT Health Level Seven (HL7), a preeminent healthcare IT standards development organization with broad international representation, today announced the release of the Legal Electronic Health Record (EHR) System Functional Profile as the second registered profile based upon HL7's EHR System Functional Model standard. http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7_PRESS_20070618.pdf http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7_PRESS_20070618.pdf noreply@HL7.org (andrea ribick) Press Release Fri, 15 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT Health Level Seven (HL7), a preeminent healthcare IT standards development organization with broad international representation, today announced the release of HL7's Messaging Standard Version 2.5.1 to support the Clinical Laboratory Improvements Amendment (CLIA) for the exchange of electronic laboratory information. The CLIA was passed by Congress in 1988 to establish quality standards for all laboratory testing to ensure the accuracy, reliability and timeliness of patient test results regardless of where the test was performed. http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7_PRESS_20070615.pdf http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7_PRESS_20070615.pdf noreply@HL7.org (Andrea Ribick) Press Release Wed, 13 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT HL7 and GS1 have announced today they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding that begins an era of collaboration in developing global standards for improving patient care. http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7_PRESS_20070613.pdf http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7_PRESS_20070613.pdf noreply@HL7.org (andrea ribick) Press Release Tue, 24 Apr 2007 00:00:00 EDT Health Level Seven (HL7), a preeminent healthcare IT standards development organization with broad international representation, today announced the Emergency Care Functional Profile (EC FM) as the first registered profile based upon HL7's EHR System Functional Model (EHR-S FM) standard. http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7_PRESS_20070424.pdf http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7_PRESS_20070424.pdf noreply@HL7.org (Andrea Ribick) Press Release Tue, 27 Feb 2007 16:30:00 EDT Health Level Seven (HL7) today announced its Clinical Document Architecture (CDA) standard for exchange of healthcare information is becoming a pillar of interoperability for clinical care and public health within the U.S. http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/20070227.pdf http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/20070227.pdf noreply@HL7.org (Andrea Ribick) Press Release Mon, 26 Feb 2007 17:00:00 EDT 35-year veteran of healthcare IT industry to oversee Health Level Seven's worldwide healthcare IT standards development organization http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/20070226a.pdf http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/20070226a.pdf noreply@HL7.org (Andrea Ribick) Press Release Mon, 26 Feb 2007 09:30:00 EDT Health Level Seven (HL7), a preeminent healthcare IT standards development organization with broad international representation, and Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise (IHE) continue their collaborative relationship at this year's IHE Interoperability Showcase at the 2007 Annual Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Conference & Exhibition from Feb. 25-March 1, 2007, in New Orleans, LA. http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/20070226.pdf http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/20070226.pdf noreply@HL7.org (Andrea Ribick) Press Release Wed, 21 Feb 2007 11:30:00 EDT Health Level Seven (HL7), apreeminent healthcare IT standards development organization with broad internationalrepresentation, today announced it has passed the healthcare industry's first ANSI-approvedstandard that specifies the functional requirements for an electronic health record system (EHR-S). http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/20070221.pdf http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/20070221.pdf noreply@HL7.org (Andrea Ribick) Press Release Fri, 2 Feb 2007 13:00:00 EDT Health Level Seven (HL7) today announced that the Healthcare IT Interoperability Standard, has been Approved by Balloting Process and Endorsed by Healthcare IT Standards Panel. http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/20070212.pdf http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/20070212.pdf noreply@HL7.org (Andrea Ribick) Press Release Mon, 22 Jan 2007 13:00:00 EDT Health Level Seven (HL7) today announced four major milestones toward harmonization of interoperability standards as a result of the HL7 Working Group meeting held January 8 - 13, 2007 in San Diego, CA. http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/20070122.pdf http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/20070122.pdf noreply@HL7.org (Andrea Ribick) Press Release Thu, 11 Jan 2007 13:00:00 EDT International software development partnership HL7 Tooling Collaborative (HTC) today announced the delivery of the first component of a suite of Eclipse-based message development and validation tools for the latest edition of HL7 Version 3 (V3). The HTC suite of tools is a major step forward in global healthcare interoperability that will ultimately improve patient care. http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/20070111.pdf http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/20070111.pdf noreply@HL7.org (Andrea Ribick) Press Release Wed, 15 Nov 2006 05:00:00 EDT Health Level Seven, Inc. (HL7) today announced that the European Committee for Standardization (CEN) Technical Committee (TC) 251, International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Technical Committee (TC) 215 and HL7 chairs recently met in Geneva to further advance shared plans to coordinate and collaborate in delivering global standards that enable interoperable capabilities in the healthcare domain. These plans will enhance the contributions of the three standards development organizations (SDOs), strengthen the delivery of standards-based solutions to all customers, and support the goal of safe, accessible, quality and effective health service delivery. http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/20061113.pdf http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/20061113.pdf noreply@HL7.org (Andrea Ribick) Press Release Wed, 25 Oct 2006 05:00:00 EDT Health Level Seven, Inc. (HL7) today announced the results of its Board of Directors elections at its 20th Annual Plenary and Working Group Meeting, which convened last month in Boca Raton, Florida. The 2006 recipients of the organization's Tenth Annual W. Edward Hammond, PhD Volunteer of the Year Award were also recognized at the event. http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/20061025.pdf http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/20061025.pdf noreply@HL7.org (Andrea Ribick) Press Release Tue, 17 Oct 2006 05:00:00 EDT Health Level Seven, Inc. (HL7) today announced that Booz Allen Hamilton has become the organization's latest benefactor member. As an HL7 benefactor member, Booz Allen Hamilton provides financial support to HL7 for development of industry-critical standards and products. http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/20061017.pdf http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/20061017.pdf noreply@HL7.org (Andrea Ribick) Press Release Mon, 18 Sep 2006 05:00:00 EDT Health Level Seven (HL7), one of the world's most prolific healthcare standards developers, today announced the August 3, 2006 publication of ISO/HL7 21731:2006 - Health Informatics - HL7 Version 3 - Reference Information Model (RIM) - Release 1. HL7 became a Standards Partner of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) through the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) in 1998. http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/20060918.pdf http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/20060918.pdf noreply@HL7.org (Andrea Ribick) Press Release Mon, 14 Aug 2006 05:08:00 EDT The HL7 Board of Directors has named James Dove, MD, FAAC, to serve on its Advisory Committee. Dr. Dove currently serves as President Emeritus, Prairie Cardiovascular Consultants, Ltd (PCCL) and is also the president-elect of the American College of Cardiology. http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/20060814.pdf http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/20060814.pdf noreply@HL7.org (Andrea Ribick) Press Release Thu, 20 Jul 2006 09:11:00 EDT Health Level Seven (HL7) today congratulates the Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology (CCHIT), upon announcing the first list of ambulatory Electronic Health Records (EHR) products to achieve the CCHIT Certified seal. Products that are CCHIT Certified comply with 100 percent of the tests for functionality and security and included an initial step in interoperability: that of receiving lab results electronically. This certification marks a significant milestone for CCHIT and the healthcare information technology industry as it provides the first ever benchmark for ambulatory EHR products. CCHIT's certification efforts will help accelerate the adoption of health information technology by ensuring the interoperability of EHRs through a standards-based compatibility with the National Health Information Network (NHIN) architecture. http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/20060720.pdf http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/20060720.pdf noreply@HL7.org (Andrea Ribick) Press Release Wed, 5 Jul 2006 17:17:00 EDT The HL7 Board of Directors has named three new members to serve on its Advisory Committee: Mitch Hansen, Vice President for Enterprise Systems and Services at Quest Diagnostics; Nicholas Hilger, Senior Vice President, Strategic Development at UnitedHealthcare; and Andrew Updegrove, Co-founder and Partner, Gesmer Updegrove LLP. http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/20060705.pdf http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/20060705.pdf noreply@HL7.org (Andrea Ribick) Press Release Wed, 21 Jun 2006 16:30:00 EDT Health Level Seven, Inc. (HL7) today announced that QuadraMed Corporation (Amex: QD) has become the organization's latest HL7 benefactor member. As an HL7 benefactor member, QuadraMed provides financial support to HL7 for development of industry-critical standards and products. http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/20060621.pdf http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/20060621.pdf noreply@HL7.org (Andrea Ribick) Press Release Thu, 4 May 2006 11:36:00 EDT The HL7 Board of Directors has named two new members to serve on its advisory committee: Philip Burstein, MD, Vice President Therapeutic Area Management, Biometrics and Data at GlaxoSmithKline; and Richard Dixon-Hughes, Managing Director, DH4 Pty Limited, and Deputy Chairman, Standards Australia. http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/20060504.pdf http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/20060504.pdf noreply@HL7.org (Andrea Ribick) Press Release Mon, 24 Apr 2006 11:26:10 EDT Upon news of his resignation, Health Level Seven, Inc. (HL7) expressed its sincere gratitude to David Brailer, MD, PhD, for his exceptional work as the nation's first health IT coordinator. While in office, Dr. Brailer was instrumental in raising the awareness of the critical role that IT plays in the U.S. healthcare system. He stressed the need for an electronic data sharing network to increase the efficiency and quality of care of our nation's healthcare. Brailer also pioneered the efforts to create interoperable electronic healthcare records (EHRs) among the nation's regional health information organizations (RHIOs). http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/20060424.pdf http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/20060424.pdf noreply@HL7.org (Andrea Ribick) Press Release Tue, 14 Feb 2006 21:42:00 EDT Health Level Seven, Inc. (HL7), now beginning its 20th year of healthcare standards development, is using its 2,000 square feet of exhibit space at the Healthcare Information and ManagementSystems Society's (HIMSS) Annual Conference and Exhibition to highlight how its standards provide real-life solutions, to educate attendees on the plethora of HL7 standards activities and to show how those standards will be a major component in the National Health Information Network (NHIN). http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/20060214.pdf http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/20060214.pdf noreply@HL7.org (Andrea Ribick) Press Release Fri, 9 Dec 2005 17:00:00 EDT A work group of key healthcare industry stakeholders, including members of the National Council for Prescription Drug Programs (NCPDP) and Health Level Seven (HL7), have completed the first phase of a standards coordination project to facilitate electronic prescribing messaging capabilities between prescribers and pharmacies and payers. http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/20051209.pdf http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/20051209.pdf noreply@HL7.org (Andrea Ribick) Press Release Tue, 6 Dec 2005 13:30:00 EDT Health Level Seven (HL7) announced today that after more than a decade of hard work by scores of dedicated HL7members worldwide, its long-awaited Version 3 (V3) Normative Edition 2005 - a suite of dozens of specifications allbased on HL7's Reference Information Model (RIM) - has been released and is being distributed to all HL7 members. http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/20051206.pdf http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/20051206.pdf noreply@HL7.org (Andrea Ribick) Press Release Thu, 3 Nov 2005 08:15:00 EDT Health Level Seven, Inc. (HL7) today announced that it will create an implementation guide for expressing ASTM International's Continuity of Care Record (CCR) data set in an HL7 Version 3 (V3) Clinical Document Architecture (CDA), Release 2 (R2) document. This implementation guide will afford the United States healthcare industry an incremental but immediate step toward the level of interoperability needed for a national Electronic Health Record (EHR). All stakeholders have been invited to join in this work, which will take place within the framework of HL7's Structured Documents Technical Committee and will follow HL7's normal, open balloting process. http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/20051102.pdf http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/20051102.pdf noreply@HL7.org (Andrea Ribick) Press Release Wed, 12 Oct 2005 17:30:00 EDT Health Level Seven, Inc. announced the results of its recent Board of Directors elections at its 19th annual Plenary and Working Group Meeting, which convened last month in San Diego, California. The 2005 recipients of the organization's Ninth Annual W. Edward Hammond, Ph.D. Volunteer of the Year Award were also recognized at the event. In addition, HL7 has named two new members to its advisory committee. http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/20051012a.pdf http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/20051012a.pdf noreply@HL7.org (Andrea Ribick) Press Release Wed, 12 Oct 2005 17:30:00 EDT Health Level Seven, Inc. (HL7) and The Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC) recently celebrated the one-year anniversary of their renewed associate charter agreement (initial agreement 2001) and report that several joint projects have been initiated as a result of this strengthened collaboration. http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/20051012b.pdf http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/20051012b.pdf noreply@HL7.org (Andrea Ribick) Press Release Thu, 29 Sep 2005 10:30:00 EDT The Health Level Seven, Inc. (HL7) community is supporting the development of portable, interoperable electronic health records for the hundreds of thousands of people whose lives have been disrupted by Katrina. Many HL7 members are already involved, improving access to vital healthcare information and HL7 has formed a task force to support and guide further efforts. Last week, HL7 issued a call to members to participate and is forging relationships with other industry groups to solve the immediate and long-term problems of disaster relief and preparedness. http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/20050929.pdf http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/20050929.pdf noreply@HL7.org (Andrea Ribick) Press Release Fri, 23 Sep 2005 12:30:00 EDT The Accredited Standards Committee (ASC) X12 and Health Level Seven (HL7) announced today that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published a Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) for electronic claims attachments in the Federal Register. The publication of this NPRM - in accordance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996 - is a landmark event for ASC X12 and HL7, whose members have worked collaboratively on these complex standards for electronic claims attachments since 1997. http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/20050923.pdf http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/20050923.pdf noreply@HL7.org (Andrea Ribick) Press Release Wed, 7 Sep 2005 13:00:00 EDT Health Level Seven (HL7), Inc. today announced that National Health Information Technology Coordinator David Brailer, MD, PhD will deliver the keynote address at its 19th Annual Plenary Session on Monday, September 12, 2005 at the Town and Country Resort in San Diego, California. http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/20050907b.pdf http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/20050907b.pdf noreply@HL7.org (Andrea Ribick) Press Release Wed, 7 Sep 2005 13:00:00 EDT Health Level Seven (HL7) and Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise (IHE) announced today the two organizations have signed a two-year, renewable associate charter agreement to formalize the existing cooperative relationship between the two groups, convey mutual benefits to their members, and establish the framework for future joint work projects. The first of these HL7/IHE collaborations will be on display at the HIMSS 2006 IHE Interoperability Showcase where HL7's Care Record Summary (CRS) will play a key role in IHE's Cross Enterprise Sharing of Medical Summaries Integration Profile. http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/20050907a.pdf http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/20050907a.pdf noreply@HL7.org (Andrea Ribick) Press Release Fri, 26 Aug 2005 14:30:00 EDT The Health Level Seven (HL7) Electronic Health Record (EHR) Technical Committee (TC) today announced the opening of a public comment period on the enhanced draft EHR System (EHR-S) Functional Model. The comment period is open from August 26 to September 9 and is intended to elicit feedback from a broad range of industry stakeholders. All interested parties - both members and non-members of HL7 - can submit comments via the EHR area of the HL7 website (www.HL7.org/ehr) by downloading the relevant documents posted, completing a comment spreadsheet, and emailing it to: EHRComments@HL7.org. http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/20050826.pdf http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/20050826.pdf noreply@HL7.org (Andrea Ribick) Press Release Wed, 13 Jul 2005 08:00:00 EDT Health Level Seven's Electronic Health Record (EHR) Technical Committee (TC) has enhanced the draft EHR System (EHR-S) Functional Model by incorporating broad stakeholder input, and will open the updated draft standard for public comment sometime this summer. This will represent the first time in almost a year that the draft standard will be available for public review, and brings the document one step closer to becoming a full standard approved by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/20050713.pdf http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/20050713.pdf noreply@HL7.org (Andrea Ribick) Press Release Thu, 23 Jun 2005 08:00:00 EDT Health Level Seven (HL7), Inc. has signed an Associate Charter Agreement with SNOMED International, a division of the College of American Pathologists (CAP). The agreement, which is for a two-year term renewable for subsequent two-year terms, formalizes the organizations' long-standing relationship and enables HL7 to work with SNOMED to help to drive harmonization between SNOMED Clinical Terms (SNOMED CT) and the HL7 Reference Information Model (RIM). http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/20050623.pdf http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/20050623.pdf noreply@HL7.org (Andrea Ribick) Press Release Tue, 31 May 2005 08:00:00 EDT The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), an agency of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), has recently presented the Health Level Seven (HL7) and Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) Structured Product Labeling (SPL) Working Group with the Commissioner's Special Citation Award. http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7PR_20050531_HL7_SPL_Receives_Award_from_HHS-FDA.pdf http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/HL7PR_20050531_HL7_SPL_Receives_Award_from_HHS-FDA.pdf noreply@HL7.org (Andrea Ribick) Press Release Thu, 19 May 2005 08:00:00 EDT To accelerate interoperability, enhance efficiency and improve patient safety through industry collaboration, Health Level Seven (HL7) is participating in the EHR interoperability collaboration process for the creation and management of standardized medical summaries and other clinical templates. http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/20050519.pdf http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/20050519.pdf noreply@HL7.org (Andrea Ribick) Press Release Mon, 16 May 2005 08:00:00 EDT Health Level Seven (HL7), one of the world's most prolific healthcare standards developers, announced that on April 25, 2005 it received approval from the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) for its Arden Syntax, Version 2.5 standard. http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/20050516.pdf http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/20050516.pdf noreply@HL7.org (Andrea Ribick) Press Release Fri, 13 May 2005 08:00:00 EDT Health Level Seven (HL7), one of the world's most prolific healthcare standards developers, announced that on April 21, 2005 it received approval from the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) of its Common Terminology Services (CTS), Version 1 standard. http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/20050513.pdf http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/20050513.pdf noreply@HL7.org (Andrea Ribick) Press Release Wed, 4 May 2005 08:00:00 EDT Health Level Seven (HL7), one of the world's most prolific healthcare standards developers, today announced that it has received approval from the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) for three of its Version 3 (V3) specifications including Clinical Document Architecture, Release 2, Individual Case Safety Report, Release 1, and Accounting and Billing, Release 1. HL7 Version 3 enables the exchange of complex healthcare information across multiple organizations. It encompasses dozens of specifications all based on the HL7 Reference Information Model (RIM), which defines and relates all data that exist for HL7. http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/20050505.pdf http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/20050505.pdf noreply@HL7.org (Andrea Ribick) Press Release Tue, 12 Apr 2005 08:00:00 EDT The Health Level Seven (HL7) Structured Documents Technical Committee (SDTC) is proud to offer the first ballot for Clinical Document Architecture (CDA), Release 2.0 Implementation Guides for Care Record Summary (CRS) documents, Levels 1 and 2, US realm. Open Webinars, hosted by Dictaphone and McKesson, to introduce the Implementation Guides and to encourage participation in the ballot will be held Wednesday, April 13 at 3:30pm EDT and Tuesday, April 19 at 1pm EDT. http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/20050412.pdf http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/20050412.pdf noreply@HL7.org (Andrea Ribick) Press Release Tue, 5 Apr 2005 08:00:00 EDT Health Level Seven, Inc. (HL7) today announced that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has become the organization's latest HL7 benefactor member. As an HL7 benefactor member, the CDC provides financial support to HL7 for development of industry-critical standards and products. In return, CDC has access to standards materials and input on future standards and products. http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/20050405.pdf http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/20050405.pdf noreply@HL7.org (Andrea Ribick) Press Release Thu, 24 Mar 2005 08:00:00 EDT Health Level Seven (HL7) Inc., one of the world's most prolific healthcare standards developers, has recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBS). This agreement is consistent with HL7's long-standing spirit of cooperation and harmonization in healthcare standards development. http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/20050324.pdf http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/20050324.pdf noreply@HL7.org (Andrea Ribick) Press Release Wed, 23 Mar 2005 08:00:00 EDT HL7 China has announced that it has translated Version 2.4 of the HL7 messaging standard and is now making it available to the Chinese market. HL7 China, which was established in May 2000, joins other HL7 international affiliates in providing language translations of the standards to their country constituents. http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/20050323.pdf http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/20050323.pdf noreply@HL7.org (Andrea Ribick) Press Release Wed, 16 Mar 2005 08:00:00 EDT Health Level Seven (HL7) Inc., one of the world's most prolific healthcare standards developers, recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with The Accredited Standards Committee (ASC) X12, in yet another example of HL7's proactive efforts of cooperation and harmonization in healthcare standards development. http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/20050316.pdf http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/20050316.pdf noreply@HL7.org (Andrea Ribick) Press Release Mon, 7 Mar 2005 08:00:00 EDT Health Level Seven (HL7) Inc., one of the world's most prolific healthcare standards developers, and the IT specifications consortium Object Management Group (OMG) are collaborating to build a set of healthcare-domain software components and services interface standards to promote interoperability across health provider organizations and healthrelated software products. Conceived to support healthcare IT as part of national initiatives such as the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Health Information Infrastructure and similar initiatives throughout the world, the cooperative effort builds on the complementary strengths of the two organizations. The initial focus of the effort is to address the need for standards directly supportive of electronic health record interoperability and information exchange. http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/20050307.pdf http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/20050307.pdf noreply@HL7.org (Andrea Ribick) Press Release Fri, 11 Feb 2005 08:00:00 EDT Health Level Seven (HL7), one of the world;s most prolific healthcare standards developers, will once again deliver its message of semantic interoperability through standards in healthcare at the Health Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Annual Conference and Exhibition. This year the HL7 exhibit, Interoperability for the 21st Century Healthcare System, is located on the main aisle in booth 3919. http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/20050211b.pdf http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/20050211b.pdf noreply@HL7.org (Andrea Ribick) Press Release Fri, 11 Feb 2005 08:00:00 EDT Health Level Seven (HL7), one of the world's most prolific healthcare standards developers, recently joined 12 other healthcare stakeholders in a collaborative response to the Request for Information (RFI) issued by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONCHIT) to learn how widespread interoperability of health information technologies and health information exchange could be achieved through a National Health Information Network (NHIN) http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/20050211a.pdf http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/20050211a.pdf noreply@HL7.org (Andrea Ribick) Press Release Wed, 12 Jan 2005 08:00:00 EDT Health Level Seven (HL7) Inc., one of the world's most prolific healthcare standards developers, today announced its working group meeting (WGM) schedule for 2005, which includes its first ever WGM outside North America in May. http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/20050112.pdf http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/20050112.pdf noreply@HL7.org (Andrea Ribick) Press Release Tue, 11 Jan 2005 08:00:00 EDT Health Level Seven (HL7), Inc. this past fall has renewed its Associate Charter Agreement with MedBiquitous Consortium. The agreement, which is for two years and renewable upon expiration, enables MedBiquitous to work with HL7 on joint projects and to harmonize the MedBiquitous information model with the HL7 Reference Information Model. http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/20050111.pdf http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/20050111.pdf noreply@HL7.org (Andrea Ribick) Press Release Fri, 31 Dec 2004 08:00:00 EDT Health Level Seven's new Structured Product Labeling (SPL) Release 1.0 standard, which received approval from the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) in August 2004, is a model standard that both addresses the practical needs of the present and provides for robust future solutions. http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/20041231a.pdf http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/20041231a.pdf noreply@HL7.org (Andrea Ribick) Press Release Fri, 31 Dec 2004 08:00:00 EDT Health Level Seven (HL7), one of the world's most prolific healthcare standards developers, recently announced the addition of HL7 Turkey to its growing number of international affiliates. HL7 Turkey joins international affiliates already established in 26 other countries including: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Lithuania, Mexico, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, and the United Kingdom. http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/20041231b.pdf http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/20041231b.pdf noreply@HL7.org (Andrea Ribick) Press Release Fri, 31 Dec 2004 08:00:00 EDT Health Level Seven, Inc. (HL7) and The Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC) are pleased to announce a joint membership discount structure to reward companies that join or renew membership in both organizations. This program emerged from the updated agreement between the two organizations as announced in June of this year. That agreement calls for increased and complementary activities between CDISC and HL7. Offering discounted memberships is an effective means of bringing the members and work of the two organizations together in a way that is both complementary and beneficial to the organizations, their members, and industry stakeholders. http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/20041231c.pdf http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/20041231c.pdf noreply@HL7.org (Andrea Ribick) Press Release Tue, 9 Nov 2004 08:00:00 EDT The first project to emerge from a Health Level Seven (HL7) and ASTM International memorandum of understanding signed in September has demonstrated how ASTM's Continuity of Care Record (CCR) can be implemented as an HL7 Version 3 (V3) Clinical Document Architecture (CDA) XML document. The CCR is a snapshot or mini-summary of relevant patient information at any point in time. http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/20041109.pdf http://www.HL7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/20041109.pdf noreply@HL7.org (Andrea Ribick) Press Release