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This page contains a list of interesting books related to communication standards and other related topics. Note that even though Ringholm lists these books as recommended readining it doesn't sell these books itself.

HL7 - Communication Standard in Medicine

HL7 booklet

The Communication Standard HL7 (Health Level Seven) is especially developed for the Health care domain and accommodates electronic communication between Health care Information systems such as laboratory, radiology, billing, patient scheduling, etc. This book gives an introduction to HL7; its basic concepts, and its goals are described. It contains a description of the structure of the HL7 organization and its international affiliates.

This book will provide the reader with an idea about the message structure, an example of which is explained in detail. Its scope is to be an introduction, it is not a comprehensive manual or programmers guide. The intended audience is system administrators, IT personnel, engineers, and anyone who likes to get a flavor on the HL7 standard.

The authors are Kai Heitmann, Bernd Blobel and Joachim Dudeck, from HL7 Germany, who initially published this booklet for the German health environment. It has been translated into multiple languages, e.g. English, Czech and Japanese.

DICOM Basics

DICOM Basics

Learning about DICOM is like learning another language. When you are not familiar with that language, you don’t understand what people talk about. The objective of the “DICOM Basics” book is to break down the language barrier that exists between the providers of the equipment that have DICOM functionality, its features ranging from very simple to a full range of sophisticated services, and the user community. In addition, one will understand what the basic components are of this communications standard so that one can determine the impact of this standard on the operation in an institution. Based on the objective description above, it should be clear that this book is a must for everyone who is involved with the specification and implementation of a Picture Archiving and Communication Systems (PACS) in an institution. That includes IT personnel, biomedical engineers, physicists, radiology administrators, chief technologists, and personnel from radiology, cardiology, etc.

The author is Herman Oosterwijk, MSc, MBA, who has been involved with the DICOM standardization effort since its inception in 1983 as the ACR-NEMA standard. His book is based on his teaching experience and the many classes and seminars he has participated in.

This book is not intended to be a comprehensive handbook or programmers guide for DICOM software implementers, nor is it intended to be a “DICOM for Dummies”, i.e. provide a simple user guide for every DICOM related question. It is rather a simple reference for people who like to understand the basics of the Digital Imaging and Communications (DICOM) standard.

This book can be ordered via the OTech Inc. website.

Understanding Version 3
A primer on the HL7 Version 3 Communication Standard

Understanding HL7 Series

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English - 4th Edition 		French cover
French - 3rd Edition

The Version 3 development by HL7 represents a major worldwide landmark in the developments of standards for electronic information flows in healthcare. It has already received substantial endorsement in a number of countries and also now forms the basis for an ISO international standard on healthcare message development.

The V3 documentation is substantial and not easy to get familiar with. This Primer helps the reader to get started on V3. Great care was taken in writing and revising the material to ensure that anyone using the Primer should be able to rapidly get to grips with the key elements of the V3 methodology.

The English version of this book can be ordered via the HL7 UK as well as the HL7 International websites. The French version can be ordered via the HPRIM-HL7 France website.