http://www.ringholm.de/ Blogposts and whitepapers related to HL7, IHE and DICOM and other European healthcare IT topics. Most pages are in English, this is however a mixed language feed. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:00:00 GMT rene.spronk@ringholm.com webmaster@ringholm.de MyTclScript 1.0 en http://backend.userland.com/rss 320 http://www.ringholm.de/images/button_88x31.jpg http://www.ringholm.de/ Traditionally information architects model information using a closed world assumption (when one models using relational or OO principles). Increasingly www-inspired description languages (e.g. OWL) are used, which are based on open world assumptions. These two worlds will have to be bridged to take full advantage of the new possibilities.... http://www.ringholm.de/column/HL7_OWL_adding_openness_to_a_closed_world.htm http://www.ringholm.de/column/HL7_OWL_adding_openness_to_a_closed_world.htm Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:00:00 GMT rene.spronk@ringholm.com (Rene Spronk) The Model Interchange Format (MIF) is a set of XML formats used to support the storage and exchange of HL7 version 3 artefacts as part of the HL7 Development Framework. It is the pre-publication format of HL7 v3 artefacts used by tooling. It is also the formal definition of the HL7 metamodel. The MIF can be transformed into derived forms such as UML/XMI or OWL.... http://www.ringholm.de/docs/03060_en_HL7_MIF.htm http://www.ringholm.de/docs/03060_en_HL7_MIF.htm Wed, 03 Feb 2010 07:00:00 GMT rene.spronk@ringholm.com (Rene Spronk) We need to lower the hurdle for implementers to use HL7 v3. This column proposes a couple of ways how to ease the use of Hl7 v3 by implementers.... http://www.ringholm.de/column/how_to_lower_the_hurdle_for_HL7_v3_implementers.htm http://www.ringholm.de/column/how_to_lower_the_hurdle_for_HL7_v3_implementers.htm Thu, 21 Jan 2010 07:00:00 GMT rene.spronk@ringholm.com (Rene Spronk) We may not know where HL7 standards are implemented, but at least we have some statistics from a couple of large projects.... http://www.ringholm.de/column/HL7_v3_deployment_statistics.htm http://www.ringholm.de/column/HL7_v3_deployment_statistics.htm Thu, 17 Dec 2009 07:00:00 GMT rene.spronk@ringholm.com (Rene Spronk) Some controversies are brewing within HL7 and IHE about the ‘proper’ use of interoperability paradigms. The new HL7 EAF may help to resolve these issues.... http://www.ringholm.de/column/theres_trouble_in_paradigms.htm http://www.ringholm.de/column/theres_trouble_in_paradigms.htm Fri, 25 Sep 2009 07:00:00 GMT rene.spronk@ringholm.com (Rene Spronk) At the HL7 working group meeting this week a number of issues were discussed related to the 'internationalization' of the HL7 organization. On the one hand the work of the HL7 organization is becoming ever more global in nature, whilst on the other hand HL7 will have to ensure that its standards solve local interoperability issues.... http://www.ringholm.de/column/Internationalization_of_HL7.htm http://www.ringholm.de/column/Internationalization_of_HL7.htm Thu, 24 Sep 2009 07:00:00 GMT rene.spronk@ringholm.com (Rene Spronk) HL7 UK has announced HL7 v2 and v2 training courses to be held in London in October. For the past two years the only English-language HL7 training courses available in Europe were held in Sweden (Stockholm) and Norway (Trondheim). Ringholm has been contracted to provide the training.... http://www.ringholm.de/column/hl7_UK_training_course_London_v2_v3_CDA.htm http://www.ringholm.de/column/hl7_UK_training_course_London_v2_v3_CDA.htm Thu, 17 Sep 2009 07:00:00 GMT rene.spronk@ringholm.com (Rene Spronk) There is an increasing interest in HL7 by private healthcare providers and insurers in South Africa. HL7 isn't used widely at this point in time - this may change because of an ever increasing requirement to exchange healthcare related data.... http://www.ringholm.de/column/hl7_south_africa_PHISC_private_healthcare.htm http://www.ringholm.de/column/hl7_south_africa_PHISC_private_healthcare.htm Thu, 20 Aug 2009 07:00:00 GMT rene.spronk@ringholm.com (Rene Spronk) http://www.ringholm.de/en/training.htm?m=10 English language HL7 courses (v2 as well as v3) will be held in downtown London mid-October.. The courses cover all aspects of the HL7 standard that an implementer needs to be aware of... http://www.ringholm.de/en/training.htm?m=10 Wed, 19 Aug 2009 07:00:00 GMT What interfacing capabilities does the SAP IS-H application have, and how do I support HL7 interfaces? That question is at the heart of this whitepaper. It describes the three interfacing options and how those can be used to import and export data.... http://www.ringholm.de/docs/00630_en_SAP_ISH_HL7.htm http://www.ringholm.de/docs/00630_en_SAP_ISH_HL7.htm Thu, 21 May 2009 07:00:00 GMT rene.spronk@ringholm.com (René Spronk)