HL7 delivers healthcare interoperability standards

Date: May 8-9, 2009

Location: Kyoto International Conference Center, Kyoto, Japan

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HL7 Japan cordially invite all colleagues interested in health informatics standards to submit abstracts (1-2 pages) about their HL7 experiences and also register to attend this exciting event. Many of you will be at HL7 WG meeting in Kyoto immediately preceding IHIC2009. The conference will publish electronic copies of all abstracts and papers.

Early bird registration closes on 10 April 2009.

The program is to be based around the following topics:

HL7 implementation experience from regional, transregional, or national implementation:

• HL7 v2.x and 3.0 messages
• Clinical Document Architecture (CDA)
• ePrescription and eClaims
• Collaborative use of standards, HL7 in IHE profiles

Vocabularies and Semantic Processing

• Terminologies, Ontologies and Coding Systems
• National or Regional Adaptation

Business Models for reimbursement & large scale deployment:

• Global initiatives beyond HIPPA and the European Health Insurance Card (eHIC)
• Electronic Healthcare Record: from strategy to implementation
• Knowledge deployment processes for education, certification
• Legal and regulatory issues.

HL7 standards for Security, Confidentiality and Trust

Beyond HL7 messages and documents - Challenges ahead

HL7 in consumer health:

• HL7 v3 for Personal health records and health plans
• Environmental health and personalized health early warning (e.g. pollution, allergies)
• HL7 CDA for Personal health devices, smart appliances, health cards

HL7 in population health and semantic support:

• Epidemiology, disease surveillance and control
• Geographical information systems for population health
• Disaster medicine, emergency management and public health
• Clinical genomics and family history

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