HL7 Review Task Force 2008-06-27

Attendees

• Yongjian Bao PhD, GE
• Chris Lindop, GE
• Lisa Spellman, HIMSS
• Chris Carr, RSNA
• Nichole Drye-Mayo, RSNA

Minutes

Reconciling PAM and SWF

• Comparison of Trigger Events
  • Yongjian Bao provided a spreadsheet comparing trigger events in SWF and PAM
  • Work through with Task Force on Next tcon

Cleaning Up Inconsistencies in Text about HL7 Versioning in Rad TF and ITI TF

• Comparison of Rad TF section 2.3 and 2.4 (Message Control and Conventions) with ITI TF Appendix C
  • Goal to develop shared, consistent text on managing version differences
    • Needs a clear statement on how HL7 version number attribute is defined and handled
    • Clarify requirements for acknowledgment mode for both sender and received side (currently only defined for receiver)
    • Clarify notation and other inconsistencies in the texts
  • Use Rad TF text as a basis for normative text for systems using HL7 v. 2.3.1 and use ITI TF Appendix C as starting point for rules about using HL7 v 2.5
  • Goal is to have a section of ITI TF as the "canonical" statement of managing HL7 versions; Rad TF and others (Eye Care, Cardio, etc) would reference this section

Next Meeting

• Thursday, July 17, 9am CDT
• PAM vs SWF: Comparison of Trigger Events
• Proposal for reconciling text on handling HL7 versions in ITI and Rad TFs

HL7 Review Task Force