- How do Health Level Seven (HL7) standards facilitate the sharing of clinical data?
- Please click on the following hyperlink and let’s discuss how Messaging standards such as Health Level Seven (HL7) enable one computer-based system to process the meaning of a message sent from a different computer-based system (i.e., semantic interoperability) by specifying an agreed-upon structure and semantics (Health Level 7, 2001). For example, what scenarios, standards for messaging are necessary to support the computer-based interactions between a home healthcare RN and the pharmacy and between the RN and the home health agency?
- What about all other terms associated with standards? Where do they fit with standardization?
- We have only focused on data interoperability – that is, the ability to exchange data between independent applications. Where does integration and certification fit in? What is the CEO’s plan for this.
- What questions, issues or answers do you have about standards, interoperability and integration?
- What are some of the non-HL7-based standards that are important in healthcare?
- What were the issues that HIPAA was to address? How well has it worked thus far?
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