Structured Documents
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Mission
This group supports the HL7 mission through development of structured document standards for healthcare.
Charter
Work Products and Contributions to HL7 Processes
The Work Group will produce a comprehensive architecture to facilitate exchange and processing of electronic healthcare documents. The Work Group will support HL7 through education in the development, evolution, and use of structured document specifications. The specifications created by this committee will follow the accepted HL7 development processes.
Formal Relationships With Other HL7 Groups
The Work Group will collaborate with RIM class stewards to resolve issues arising from requirements for document specifications. This will include, but not be limited to, participation in RIM harmonization and development of vocabulary domain tables.
Orders and Observations, Patient Care, and other Work Groups define the clinical content used in the specifications created by the Structured Document Work Group. The Structured Document Work Group will collaborate with these groups to establish a consistent approach to information exchange.
Formal Relationship With Groups Outside of HL7
Informal Relationship With Groups Outside of HL7
The Structured Document Work Group will collaborate with groups developing standards, implementation guides or other resources that rely upon the materials developed by the Structured Documents Work Group.
Decision Making Practices
Date of Last Revision
May 15, 2012