33rd Annual Plenary & Working Group Meeting

Network, learn and influence interoperability!

September 14-20, 2019   •   Atlanta, GA
Registration for this event is closed. Please consider registering onsite.

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 (FHIR) 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.

Download the Working Group Meeting Brochure to learn more about our educational sessions.

HL7 FHIR Connectathon

HL7 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 confluence.hl7.org/display/FHIR/Connectathons

C-CDA Implementation-A-Thon at the FHIR Connectathon

The HL7 FHIR Connectathon now includes a new C-CDA Implementation-A-Thon (C-CDA IAT) track. The C-CDA IAT track helps implementers work to reduce inconsistencies in HL7 Consolidated Clinical Document Architecture (C-CDA) implementations across the healthcare industry. Attendees will collaborate on clarifying C-CDA document creation questions as well as engage in exploratory sessions designed to bring clarity to less defined or emerging data representation in C-CDA. To learn more about the C-CDA IAT, visit confluence.hl7.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=5996832

HL7 FHIR Experience — A Hands-On Workshop

Learn how to implement HL7 FHIR at this 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.

Attendees to this event will be evaluating and applying the base FHIR standards through hands-on interaction with FHIR servers. Learn from our expert faculty:

Simone Heckmann: Dipl. Inform. Med.: Chair HL7 Germany's Technical Committee on FHIR, Board Member HL7 Germany, CTO Gefyra GmbH, CEO Health-Comm GmbH
Stefan Lang: Member, Technical Committee on FHIR, HL7 Germany; Senior Consultant, Gefyra GmbH; Senior Consultant, Lang Health IT Consulting
Rik Smithies: Co-Chair, HL7 Clinical Statement Work Group; 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, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm

General Sessions

Monday – Thursday, 8:00 – 8:45 am

Tutorials

Monday – Thursday, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm

Work Groups

Monday – 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 20, 2019. 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 Saturday, August 24, 2019.

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 14, 2019 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 Saturday, August 24, 2019 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

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

HL7: Innovative Solutions to Address Today's Interoperability Challenges

Monday, September 16, 2019

8:30 – 8:40 am

Welcoming Comments and HL7 CEO Report
Charles Jaffe, MD, PhD, CEO, Health Level Seven International

8:40 – 9:20 am

Keynote Session 1: Storming the Citadel from the Inside: Using Standards to Set Data Free
Twenty years since the first Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology was established, electronic medical record data is still imprisoned within a Tower of Babel. The HL7 community and groups like FHIR who depend on it have been focused on how to reform the data systems to set data free. It's time we think bigger and design whole systems from the ground up in which the data cannot be hoarded. Using cancer as the example, "Storming the Citadel" will address the cultural and technical challenges to creating the cancer research and care system that most people think we already have.
Gregory Simon, JD, President, Biden Cancer Initiative

9:20 – 9:50 am

Keynote Session 2: Role of HL7 and FHIR in Public Health
For more than 70 years, CDC scientists have worked around the world to track diseases, research and end outbreaks, and respond to emergencies of all kinds. Modern IT capabilities and Health IT Standards, including HL7 FHIR, are changing the way public health organizations collect, use, and share data to help strengthen America's health and resilience. Under the Public Health Data Modernization Initiative, CDC and its partners are exploring ways to move from traditional approaches, designed for a simpler era, to automated feeds that put less burden on data providers and that deliver value back to the healthcare system.
Chesley Richards, MD, MPH, Deputy Director for Public Health Science and Surveillance, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

9:50 – 10:20 am

Keynote Session 3: Public Policy Updates Impacting the HL7 Community
Understanding what is happening in the legislative and regulatory space will help you and your organization plan and anticipate challenges and opportunities in the short- and long-term. This presentation will help the audience understand the current leading topics of interest to policy makers and translate it into what it could mean for the HL7 community.
Brad Wolters, Director, Federal Government Relations at Marshfield Clinic Health System

10:20 – 10:55 am

Break

10:55 – 11:25 am

Keynote Session 4: AWS Vision across Healthcare, Life Sciences and Genomics
AWS enables precision health by transforming every aspect of the healthcare, life science and genomics value chain. True examples will be shared of how AWS has positively impacted pharma, biotech, payers, providers as well as genomics-enabled precision health.
Shez Partovi, MD, Worldwide Lead, Healthcare Life Sciences, Genomics, Amazon

11:25 – 11:55 am

Keynote Session 5: Democratized Innovation: Building a Healthier Future with Machine Learning and the Cloud
Healthcare is being transformed with each technological breakthrough, but there is much untapped potential. The innovation infrastructure is being democratized and stakeholders are capitalizing — from improving patient engagement to advancing scientific breakthroughs. What does this mean for the global industry? How can we hasten progress and ensure Cloud and AI technology are used to increase the quality of life for everyone?
Aashima Gupta, Director, Global Healthcare Solutions, Google

11:55 – 12:20 pm

Keynote Session 6: Reimagining Healthcare
Greg Moore, MD, PhD, Corporate Vice President, Health Technology and Alliances, Microsoft

12:20 – 12:30 pm

Closing Comments
Calvin Beebe, Chair, HL7 Board of Directors


Tutorial Information

Download the Working Group Meeting Brochure for detailed descriptions about each tutorial.


Monday

7 - 8 am
Orientation for First Time Attendees'-FREE TUTORIAL (F1)
7 - 8 am
ISO IDMP, Substances and Allergies (F2)
1:45 - 5 pm
HL7 FHIR Using SMART & CDS Hooks (M1)
1:45 - 5 pm
Introduction to HL7 Standards for Interoperability (M2)
1:45 - 5 pm
Introduction to HL7 FHIR (M3)

Tuesday

7 - 8 am
Understanding the HL7 International Organization - From Process to Governance - FREE TUTORIAL (F3)
7 - 8 am
How to Get HL7 Certified (F4)
9 - 12:30 pm
Designing and Architecting HL7 FHIR Solutions (T4)
9 - 12:30 pm
The Da Vinci Project: Deep Dive (T5)
9 - 12:30 pm
Introduction to HL7 FHIR for Software Developers (T6)
1:45 - 5 pm
Mapping V2 & CDA to FHIR (T7)
1:45 - 5 pm
HL7 FHIR Profiling (T8)
1:45 - 5 pm
The Ins and Outs of the FHIR Medical Record (T9)

Wednesday

12:20 - 12:21 am
HL7 FHIR Experience (WD1)
7 - 8 am
GS1 Standards for Supply Chain Meets HL7-FREE TUTORIAL (F5)
9 - 12:30 pm
HAPI on HL7 FHIR (W10)
9 - 12:30 pm
C-CDA on FHIR (W11)
1:45 - 5 pm
Understanding and Using Terminology in HL7 FHIR (W12)
1:45 - 5 pm
Public Health on FHIR (W13)

Thursday

7 - 8 am
Newly Elected Co-Chair Training-FREE TUTORIAL (F6)
9 - 12:30 pm
Clinical Quality and Decision Support on FHIR (TH14)
9 - 12:30 pm
FHIR Security and Privacy (TH15)

Pricing

Hurry! Early bird savings ends Saturday, August 24, 2019.

Registration for this event is closed. Please consider registering onsite.

HL7 members save up to 30%! Learn how you can save on registrations by becoming a member of HL7.

Registration Fees

  Before August 24 After August 24
  Member Non-Member Member Non-Member
Sunday - Friday $965 $1450 $1255 $1880
Monday - Friday $810 $1215 $1100 $1650
Connectathon: Participant $450 $550 $595 $695
Connectathon: Observer $550 $650 $695 $795

For detailed pricing information on tutorials and other special events, please view the registration pages of the Working Group Meeting Brochure (pdf).

The Venue

Atlanta Marriott Marquis
265 Peachtree Center Avenue
Atlanta, GA 30303
+1 (855) 297-1429 phone
+1 (678) 547-3063 fax

Hotel Information

To reserve your room, the hotel has set up a special website registration process just for HL7 attendees. HL7 attendees should log on to https://book.passkey.com/e/49816846 and follow the reservation instructions.

Reservations can be made by calling +1- 866-469-5475, and be sure to mention Health Level Seven International to receive the discounted room rate of $199 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, there are a limited number of rooms available at the discounted rate, so reserve your room early. The hotel cut-off date is August 30, 2019. Room 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. If you cancel within the three days, there will be a charge of a one night reservation fee.

For those making a reservation under the government rate, the rooms will be the prevailing rate of $159.00 for September, 2019. To receive this rate please call the hotel directly. There are a limited number of government rooms available at the discounted rate so reserve your room early!

Ground Transportation

Atlanta Marriott Marquis is approximately 12 miles North of the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.

 

Taxi

From Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport costs are approximately:

Limousine

60.00 USD

Taxi Fare

 32.00 USD

Subway service

 2.50 USD

Bus service

 16.50 USD

 

Visit ATL airport website

 

 

Parking
Valet parking fee is 45 USD daily.  HL7 guests will receive a 15% discount on valet parking.

 

Location Information