Huh? Hadn't NEHTA chosen CEN13606 as the architecture for EHR extracts - I'm getting confused when the below states that HL7 CDA is now the architecture... Is this HL7 FUD or NEHTA gospel??
Please explain? Andre. > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ross Davey > Sent: Thursday, 22 March 2007 2:03 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; General Practice Computing Group Talk > Subject: Re: [GPCG_TALK] Fwd: NEHTA confirms HL7 for e-health > messaging inAustralia > > There you go. That didnt hurt too much did it? Just take a > breath and say it... dont be timid. > > ------------------------------- > Ross Davey > CEO > ArgusConnect Pty Ltd > Ph: 03 5335 2220 > Mob: 0417 548608 > Web: www.argusconnect.com.au > ------------------------------- > > > > Tim Churches wrote: > > -------- Original Message -------- > > Subject: [HL7Info] NEHTA confirms HL7 for e-health messaging in > > Australia > > Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2007 12:47:54 +1100 > > From: Klaus Veil <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > 22 March 2007 > > > > > > *MEDIA RELEASE* > > > > *NEHTA confirms Health Level 7 as the national standards for the > > electronic messaging of health information across Australia.* > > > > Across the Australian healthcare sector there are many > different types > > of computer software and systems that are involved in the > exchange of > > information. Currently, these systems use various exchange > formats to > > send and receive information. To ensure that all systems across > > Australia have the ability to reliably and safely communicate with > > each other, a standard exchange format is required. The National > > E-Health Transition Authority > > (NEHTA) has determined that this standard will be based on the HL7 > > family of standards. > > > > "This decision provides a clear national direction. Those > who develop > > these systems now have certainty about what the Australian > customers > > of their systems will require," said Dr Ian Reinecke, Chief > Executive of NEHTA. > > "Without all systems in the healthcare sector using common > standards > > such as this, the promise of electronic health > communication can't be > > fulfilled on a national scale." > > > > "The endorsement of the HL7 standards by NEHTA is good news for the > > Australian e-health community and an acknowledgement of the > value and > > maturity of HL7 standards in a global context. We look forward to > > working with NEHTA to develop the support required for industry to > > implement this national direction," said the Chairman of > HL7 Australia > > and Board Member of > > HL7 globally, Mr Klaus Veil. > > > > To assist the health IT sector to migrate to this standard, > NEHTA has > > identified the following approach: > > > > - Where HL7 version 2.x standards are already > extensively used and > > yielding benefits, for example pathology and patient > > administration, these > > standards should continue to be supported. Where HL7 > standards are not in > > use, they should be factored into system upgrades where > practicable. > > - NEHTA will now focus on developing Web services > specifications based > > on work undertaken by the HL7 Services Specification > Project (HSSP), and > > content specifications based on the HL7 Clinical > Document Architecture - > > Release 2 (CDA R2) for areas such as referral, > discharge, prescribing, > > dispensing and pathology. > > - This work will then form the basis by which industry > will migrate to > > HL7 version 3. > > > > This approach ensures that migration occurs in a consistent manner, > > and in conformance with NEHTA's requirements. > > > > "NEHTA will work closely with HL7 Australia and Standards > Australia in > > this development work," said Dr Reinecke. "In addition, NEHTA is > > closely liaising with its international counterparts - such as the > > UK's National Health Service and Canada's Health Infoway - > to ensure > > that the specifications developed in Australia are > consistent with international efforts." > > > > This direction is consistent with the endorsement of HL7 > standards for > > use in Australia by the National Health Information Group > in 2004. In > > the international community, the largest adopter of HL7 v3 > standards > > is the Connecting for Health program run by the UK's > National Health > > Service; the UK, US and Canada have also adopted HL7 CDA > specifications. > > > > A report providing further details on this decision will be > released > > shortly by NEHTA. Further information about HL7 standards > can be found > > at www.hl7.org.au. > > > > > > * * * > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Gpcg_talk mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://ozdocit.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gpcg_talk > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Gpcg_talk mailing list > [email protected] > http://ozdocit.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gpcg_talk ------------ Andre Duszynski Population Informatics Officer Adelaide Western General Practice Network Inc. (formerly Adelaide Western Division of General Practice) P: 08 8244 3822 F: 08 8243 0260 E: [EMAIL PROTECTED] W: www.awgpn.org.au PLEASE NOTE: The information contained in this e-mail may be confidential. It is intended solely for the addressee. If you receive this e-mail by mistake please notify us ASAP, and then delete this email (and any attachments). We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause. 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