Recently, I received a question regarding the HL7 ADT message and thought that it, along with the answer, warranted a larger audience. Question: Is there a national standard to what the baseline structure of an ADT (A28, A31) message should include? Are there national ...
Philosophical and Structural Differences Between HL7 and X12
As health IT professionals, we read HL7 every day. Terms like PV1-5 and MSH-10 are second nature; however, ISA-15 and ST-3 might not be as familiar. These terms come from the X12 specification, which is heavily used in supply chain management (purchase orders, invoices, advance ...
Is HL7 Still Meaningful?
HITECH. Meaningful Use. HIE. IHE. Many words and acronyms, but there is one often overlooked -- Health Level Seven or HL7. While HITECH and Meaningful Use, Stage 1, primarily focused on get certified EHRs installed and operational, lingering in Stage 2 is actually exchanging ...
Interface Documentation: Huh? What? Come Again?
As a service provider, you might have requested documentation from a vendor. As a vendor, you may be searching for documentation regarding a specific client install. Either way, you are looking for some information that helps you do your job (i.e., implementing, supporting, ...
What three things should everyone know about working with HL7 standards?
For system analysts and interface developers, testing and managing HL7 interface connections is a large part of day-to-day responsibilities. Therefore, knowing and understanding the nature of HL7 messages and its structure is helpful in optimizing the time and money invested in ...
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