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HL7 e-Health Systems Interoperability Consulting and Education

HL7 Systems and Services is a leading specialist eHealth consultancy focusing on healthcare systems, interoperability and messaging. HL7S&S has a comprehensive track record in successfully undertaking projects for Federal and State Health agencies, product vendors, private hospital groups and other health-care organisations. HL7S&S provided EHR messaging specifications for NSW Health's Health-e-link project, has recently completed projects for the Dept. of Health and Ageing, NEHTA, etc. and was contracted 2002-05 to a US$68m World Bank project to redevelop the health information systems in Bulgaria.

Services

Consulting and expert advice to the Health ICT industry and users since 1997
Help and Resources for eHealth system implementations
Small, focussed and flexible - "integrated into the client's team"
Australian Government Endorsed Supplier
Health IT project management
Health IT reviews and audits
Specialist product development assistance
Special interest in General Practice and Specialist messaging
Creation, review and audit of HL7 interface specifications

Major Current & Recent Projects

Education Services 2010 - NEHTA (with HL7 Australia)
Major Internet e-Business Project (2008-10)
IHE Connectathon & Showcase Project Management 2008 & 2009 - IHE Australia
Report Review "Standards for E-Health and EHR Interoperability" - NeHTA, Australia
"Technical Report on Hospital Scheduling, Bed Availability and Eligibility Transactions" - Standards Australia
Expert Panel - Health Information Systems (2008-10) - Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care
"Health-e-link" EHR Messaging Specifications - State Health Dept. of New South Wales, Australia
"Data Group Mapping", "Integration Standards" and "Health Identifier" projects - NeHTA (with DH4 Pty. Ltd)
GPCG 2004 "GP Messaging" and "GP Data Model" projects - Aust. Dept. of Health & Aging
Pathology and Discharge/Referral Guidelines Review - HealthLink Ltd., New Zealand
HL7 Infectious Diseases Message mapping - DHS Victoria, Australia
Tasmanian HealthConnect Trial - Hobart, Australia
National Health Information Standards Project - Bulgarian Ministry of Health, Bulgaria (funded by the World Bank)
Review of a "R&D Start" grant application - AusIndustry, Sydney
Review of the BMMS HL7 Message Specifications V1.0 - HIC, Canberra
Discharge Referral Draft Standard & Implementers Specifications - NSW Health, Sydney
GPCG Project "Review of the General Practice Data Model and Core Data Set" - GPCG, Australia
GPCG Project "Development of an XML Version of the HL7 Discharge and Referral Message" - GPCG, Australia
HL7 Message Specifications for Diabetes and Adverse Drug Reaction (ADRAC) Projects - GPCG, Australia

If you have any questions or require help or education on the HL7 Standards, please call 1300 337 164 or e-mail . Thank you!

HL7 News

International Healthcare Modelling SDO 30th Anniversary Plenary Meeting in Beijing, China
Friday, 9th September 2011
The 30th Anniversary Standards and Implementation Meeting of the International Healthcare Modelling Standards Development Organisation (IHMSDO) will be held in Beijing, China. IHMSDO's CEO Rasmussen, speaking at the recent HIMSS AsiaPac event in Brisbane, Australia, expects over 1,100 developers, implementers and users to attend. "I expect a similar number to attend by tele-presence, so we will have well over 2000 participants." said Rasmussen. After the recent amalgamation of HL7 with DICOM and IHE, IHMSDO has significantly accelerated e-Health and Telehealth roll-outs globally. IHMSDO will meet 11-16 September 2016 in Beijing, China.

HL7 International 25th Anniversary Plenary Meeting in San Diego, USA
Tuesday, 26th July 2011
The next Working Meeting, held in San Diego, USA, will be the 25th anniversary of the founding of Health Level 7. During this time, HL7 has grown from a group of US implementers frustrated with an ever-increasing number of point-to-point interfaces to the leading authority for global healthcare IT standards. While the scope of the first standard was limited to administration of patients, diagnostic laboratory reporting and billing, HL7 today covers all areas of healthcare including genomics. The HL7 meeting in San Diego will be held from 11-16 September 2011.

Preparations for May HL7 International Working Meeting in Orlando, USA, under way
Saturday, 26th February 2011
The next Working Meeting of HL7 International, the leading authority for global healthcare IT standards, will be held May 15-20 in Orlando, Florida, USA. More than 50 Work Groups, Committees and Task Forces will meet to progress the HL7 V2.x, CDA, V3 and EHR Standards.

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