September 2018 Annual Plenary & Working Group Meeting

Training, Networking and Standards Development

September 29, 2018-October 5, 2018   •   Baltimore, MD

What is a Working Group Meeting?

HL7 International Working Group Meetings (WGMs) are held three times per year at varying locations and serve two important purposes:

  1. Provide the HL7 International work groups the opportunity to meet in person and work on standards, as well as to network with industry leaders from around the world.
  2. Offer an invaluable educational resource for the healthcare IT community.

Standards Development

HL7 International has more than 40 work groups dedicated to specialized areas of interest such as Fast Health Interoperability Resources Infrastructure, Mobile Health and Electronic Health Records. These work groups are directly responsible for the content of standards and spend much of their time at WGMs hard at work on standards development. Attending a WGM is a great way to learn about a particular area, and everyone attending a WGM is invited to any of the work group meetings.

Educational Sessions

Educational sessions will cover a full range of HL7-specific topics such as Version 2.x Implementation, Fast Health Interoperability Resources (FHIR®) and the Clinical Document Architecture (CDA®), among others. Sessions also branch out to cover general interest industry topics such as Electronic Health Records, Interoperability, Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) and Vocabulary Terminology.

HL7 FHIR Connectathon

Sponsored by AEGIS

FHIR Connectathons are a two-day event of hands-on FHIR development and testing held in conjunction with Working Group Meetings. This event provides a great opportunity for implementers and developers to gain hands-on experience developing FHIR-based solutions by participating in one of many available tracks. To learn more about the FHIR Connectathon, visit wiki.hl7.org/index.php?title=FHIR_Connectathon_19

HL7 FHIR Experience — A Hands-On Workshop New!

Learn how to implement HL7 FHIR at this two-day, hands-on FHIR workshop. The program blends theory with hands-on activities so that students are able to apply what they learn throughout the experience.

The first day is devoted to evaluating and applying the base FHIR standards through hands-on interaction with FHIR servers. The second day focuses on reviewing and utilizing the FHIR implementation guides. Students will work with the US Core (Argonaut) and Provider Directory Implementation Guides. Learn from our expert faculty:

Eric Hass, DVM, MS: HL7 FHIR Core Team; President and CEO, Health eData, Inc.
Simone Heckmann: Dipl. Inform. Med.; Chair, HL7 Germany's Technical Committee on FHIR; Board Member, HL7 Germany; CTO, Gefyra GmbH; CEO, Health-Comm GmbH
Rik Smithies: Technical Chair, HL7 UK; Independent Consultant, NProgram Ltd.

Schedule Overview

HL7 FHIR Connectathon

Saturday, 9:00 am – 10:00 pm
Sunday, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm

HL7 FHIR Experience — A Hands-On Workshop

Wednesday – Thursday, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm

General Sessions

Tuesday – Thursday, 8:00 – 8:45 am

Plenary Meeting

Monday, 8:30 am – 12:30 pm

Featuring keynote speaker Donald Rucker, MD, Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) for Health Information Technology, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Tutorials

Monday, 1:30 – 5:00 pm
Tuesday – Thursday, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm

Work Groups

Monday, 1:30 – 5:00 pm
Tuesday – Thursday, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Friday, 9:00 am – 3:00 pm

General Information

How Do I Register?

Register Online

Online registration is available until the end of the day on Friday, September 14, 2018. For your convenience, payment can be made via credit card directly on the website, or print the registration form and mail it with payment.

Early Bird Registration

Early Bird Registration is available through Friday, September 07, 2018.

Mail

Mail the completed registration form (along with credit card information or a check payable to Health Level Seven International in U.S. funds drawn on a U.S. bank ONLY) to:

Health Level Seven International
3300 Washtenaw Ave. Suite #227
Ann Arbor, MI 48104 USA

Fax

Registration and credit card information may be faxed to: +1 (734) 677-6622.

Advance Registration/Payment

Advance registrations MUST include payment. Registrations received without payment will not be processed until the time that payment is received and will be charged the Standard Rate.

Onsite Registration

Onsite registration opens Saturday, September 29, 2018 at 8:00 am. Payment in full is required at the time of registration.

Student Membership/Student Meeting Registration

Full-time students who are currently enrolled in a graduate or undergraduate program at an accredited educational institution and who are NOT professionally employed are eligible for a student membership and/or student meeting registration fees. To receive this discount, student ID and expected date of graduation must be provided (subject to verification).

NOTE: Individual and organizational members do not qualify for Student pricing for meetings. This policy is applicable regardless of whether the member is a full-time student.

Cancellation/Refund Policy

Prepaid registrants who cancel prior to Friday, September 07, 2018 will receive a full refund minus a $50 processing fee. After that date, no refunds will be given.

For more information, please contact Mary Ann Boyle at: +1 (734) 677-7777 or maryann@HL7.org.

Dress

The dress code is casual for all HL7 functions.

Meals

Continental breakfasts, refreshment breaks and lunches are included in the meeting registration fee and will be provided for all registered attendees Monday through Friday.

Gluten free and diabetic meals are available upon request. You must register for each day’s lunch on your registration form in order to receive lunch tickets.

Plenary Schedule

Collaborating Toward Global Interoperability

Monday, October 1, 2018

8:30 – 8:45 am

Welcoming Comments
Charles Jaffe, MD, PhD, CEO, Health Level Seven International

8:45 – 9:30 am

Keynote Session 1: Update from the National Coordinator
Donald Rucker, MD, Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) for Health Information Technology, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

9:30 – 10:15 am

Keynote Session 2: A Payer's Perspective to Interoperability
Sagran Moodley, Senior Vice President, UHC Clinical Data Services & Technology at UnitedHealth Group

10:15 – 10:45 am

Break

10:50 – 11:35 am

Keynote Session 3: What Is CIMI up to and how Does It Fit In?
Stan Huff, MD, Chief Medical Informatics Officer, Intermountain Healthcare

11:35 – 12:20 pm

Keynote Session 4: Interactive 3D Visualization in the Wide Web of Health
Nicholas Polys, PhD, Director of Visual Computing at Virginia Tech

12:20 – 12:30 pm

Closing Comments
Calvin Beebe, Chair, HL7 Board of Directors

Tutorial Information


Sunday

3 - 4 pm
First Time Attendees' Orientation-FREE TUTORIAL (F1)
4 - 5 pm
Understanding the HL7 International Organization - From Process to Governance - FREE TUTORIAL (F2)

Monday

7 - 8 am
First Time Attendees' Orientation-FREE TUTORIAL (F3)
7 - 8 am
ISO IDMP, Substances and Allergies-FREE TUTORIAL (F4)
1:45 - 5 pm
Overview of HL7 Standards for Interoperability (M1)
1:45 - 5 pm
Understanding the Clinical Quality Language - The Standard, Its Applications and Its Potential (M3)

Tuesday

7 - 8 am
Incorporating SNOMED CT Concepts in HL7 Standards-FREE TUTORIAL (F5)
9 - 12:30 pm
Introduction to HL7 FHIR (T4)
9 - 12:30 pm
Designing and Architecting HL7 FHIR Solutions (T5)
1:45 - 5 pm
HL7 FHIR Profiling (T8)
1:45 - 5 pm
Introduction to HL7 FHIR for Software Developers (T9)

Wednesday

7 - 8 am
Work Group Facilitator Training Workshop-FREE TUTORIAL (F6)
7 - 8 am
GS1 Standards for Supply Chain Meets HL7-FREE TUTORIAL (F7)
9 - 12:30 pm
HAPI on HL7 FHIR (W10)
9 - 12:30 pm
Clinical Documents on HL7 FHIR (W11)
1:45 - 5 pm
Understanding and Using Terminology in HL7 FHIR (W12)
1:45 - 5 pm
Clinical Genomics Using HL7 FHIR (W13)

Thursday

7 - 8 am
Newly Elected Co-Chair Training - FREE TUTORIAL (F8)
7 - 8 am
How to Develop and Teach a Tutorial for HL7-FREE TUTORIAL (F9)
9 - 12:30 pm
FHIR for Clinical and Administrative Workflows (TH14)
1:45 - 5 pm
Consolidated CDA 2.1 (TH16)

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The Venue

HL7 International's 32nd Annual Plenary & Working Group Meeting will be held at:

HYATT REGENCY BALTIMORE INNER HARBOR
300 Light Street
Baltimore, MD 21202
Telephone: +1 (410) 528-1234
Fax: +1(410) 685-3362
Website:  https://www.hyatt.com/en-US/hotel/maryland/hyatt-regency-baltimore-inner-harbor/bwirb

 

Hotel Information

To reserve your room, the hotel has set up a special website registration process just for HL7 attendees. Log on to the hotel’s website at https://book.passkey.com/go/b1991a2f and simply follow the reservation instructions. Requests will be noted and based on availability.  Sunday - Friday rooms are still available.  If you are trying to book Friday - Friday or Saturday - Saturday, please contact the hotel directly.  Friday and Saturday rooms are currently sold out, but are coming available daily, so please contact them directly if you need those two nights.

Alternatively, you can call the hotel direct at 1 (888) 421-1442 and reference the name of the group as well as the desired dates for reservations. Please be sure to mention Health Level Seven to receive the discounted room rate of $219 per night single or double occupancy. These rates will be offered three days prior and three days after the meeting dates, subject to availability of rooms at the time of reservation. Remember, space is limited, so reserve your room early. Discounted room rates are available only on reservations made before Friday, September 7. Rates are subject to all applicable state and local taxes in effect at time of check in.

To reserve your government room, the hotel has set up a special website registration process just for HL7 attendees. Log on to https://book.passkey.com/go/2dc5a4e6 and simply follow the reservation instructions. Requests will be noted and based on availability. Your discounted rate is $158 per night, or prevailing Federal per diem.

Rates are subject to all applicable state and local taxes in effect at time of check in. If you need to cancel your room reservation, please do so 72 hours (three days) prior to your arrival date, and obtain a cancellation number to ensure no cancellation penalties are assessed. An early departure fee will be assigned to any guests who do not change their departure date prior to checking in.

Please Book Your Room at the HL7 International Working Group Meeting Hotel

HL7 International urges all meeting attendees to secure their hotel reservations at the HL7 International Working Group Meeting Host Hotel. The hotel has been contracted to provide the best rate and service to our HL7 International meeting attendees, including the vast number of meeting rooms that HL7 International uses. In order to secure the required meeting space, HL7 International has a contractual obligation to fill its sleeping room block. If you make reservations at a different hotel, HL7 International risks falling short on its obligation, which translates to HL7 International paying additional costs (penalties) to the hotel. Therefore, to help avoid penalties, we urge you to book your hotel room at our host hotel. Thank you!

Ground Transportation

The Hyatt Regency Baltimore Inner Harbor is 16 minutes, or 12.1 miles from the Baltimore Washington International Airport.

Shuttle Service
Take advantage of the Supreme Shuttle service to drive you to the downtown Baltimore hotel. While reservations are not required, advance reservations for trips from the airport may be placed via their 24-hour customer service line. Call 800-590-0000 to reserve in advance.

Taxi
Service is available on a first come, first serve basis from the lower level curb of all terminals. All taxis are metered.
Approximate cost from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Hyatt Regency Baltimore Inner Harbor is $35.00.

Airport Parking Reservations Nationwide

Health Level Seven International has negotiated a special rate with parkingaccess.com, a national provider of airport parking reservations, for airport parking at your departure airport.  Enjoy a 5 percent discount when you book your airport parking reservation using the code “HLSI2018” at checkout*

To receive your 5 percent discount, go to https://www.parkingaccess.com and enter “HLSI2018” into the “Group/Discount Code” at checkout and follow the instructions on the screen to complete your reservation. The discount is valid in any U.S. airports served by parkingaccess.com.

Parkingaccess.com offers high quality, low cost airport parking operators with the convenience of reserving and pre-paying ahead of time guaranteeing you a perfect spot.  Additionally, you can easily expense your parking with either your Concur or Tripit account, or simply by printing out a receipt.

Book your airport parking now! www.parkingaccess.com or 800-851-5863.

5% Discount Code at checkout: “HLSI2018

Local Transportation

The hotel is conveniently located only four blocks from the Metro subway system and only three blocks from the Lightrail.

Parking
The Hyatt Regency Baltimore offers discounted self-parking at $17 per night for overnight guests attending the conference.
Valet parking is $42 per night.