HL7 Sniffer - Tracing HL7 Data, Bugs and Problems

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May 19, 2012

HL7 Sniffer - Tracing Data, Bugs and Problems in HL7 Messages

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HL7 News

HL7 Launches New Membership Program and Webpage for Caregivers: Gives Doctors, Nurses and Other Clinicians a Say in the Development of EHRs
Wednesday, 16th May 2012
Health Level Seven® (HL7®) International, the global leader in developing interoperability standards for healthcare IT, today announced a pilot membership program and webpage to encourage clinician caregivers to participate in the process of developing standards for electronic health records (EHRs).

HL7 Offers Free Ambassador Webinar: Meaningful Use Stage 2 and HL7 Standards
Wednesday, 25th April 2012
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 titled Meaningful Use Stage 2 and HL7 Standards on Thursday, May 3 from 3:00 – 4:00 pm EDT.

Health Level Seven International Project Supports the U.S. Office of Personnel Management's Blue Button® Requirements
Monday, 27th February 2012
Health Level Seven® (HL7®) International, the global authority on standards for interoperability of health information technology with members in 55 countries, today announced a response to the U.S. Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) recent requirement that U.S. Federal Employees Health Benefit Program (FEHBP) health insurance carriers support the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Blue Button® text file format as a means of conveying personal health information to federal employees. In January 2012, HL7 launched a project that defines the conversion of an HL7 Continuity of Care Document (CCD®) to the Blue Button format via an XSLT style sheet tool. Because most Meaningful Use–certified health information exchange systems already possess CCD-export capabilities, the tool will be able to leverage those capabilities as a simple and effective way for many carriers to meet OPM's new requirement.

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