Implementing HL7 Version 3

Number of Days: 1 day, 09:30 to 17:00. Lunch is included. Your instructor is available during lunch and after 17:00 for informal discussion.

Dates:

This training has not been scheduled this year; it is only provided upon request. Additional Information/Registration: Call +31 318 589 789, or e-mail us at Training@ringholm.com.

Number of Attendees per Class: Max 16.

Who Should Attend: All those involved in implementing the HL7 version 3 standard, be it in the form of messages, CDA Documents or Services. The training is aimed at system architects and programmers.

Prerequisites: Attendees should have knowledge of the fundamentals HL7 version 3 standard, the HL7 Development Framework (HDF), XML and XML schema, general architectural principles, general programming techniques.

What is covered: This training will provide the attendee with an understanding of some of the implementation aspects associated with the HL7 version 3 standard. The contents of the training are based on actual implementation experiences - it discusses a set of "HL7 implementation patterns".

Contents
This training consists of five parts:

• Introduction - those elements of HL7 v3 and its associated implementation techniques/architectures that form the basis for all implementations.
  • The HL7 v3 learning curve
  • HL7 v3 modelling, bottom up
  • MIF and the origins of HL7 XML schema
  • Conformance and validation principles
  • RIMBAA Technology Matrix
  • How to use the HL7 v3 documentation
  • Introduction of the example use-case (used/referenced throughout the training)
• Serialization - the serialization/deserialization of XML instances as well as the transformation and validation of XML instances.
  • XML-based Conformance /validation (Schema, Schematron)
  • Serialization/deserialization of in-memory objects
  • Transformations from HL7 v2 to v3
• In memory object processing - the processing and manipulation of in-memory RIM-based object trees. This includes MIF and XML Schema based class generation.
  • OO-based conformance/validation, Class generators
  • Data types; e.g. GTS, CD
  • OID management
  • Object nets, object trees and object identity
  • querying parts of object nets
  • Processing logic on object-trees (as received)
• Persistence - persisting in-memory object trees as well as the design of logical and physical database models.
  • Persisting RIM object graphs and messages;
  • update/snapshot mode and context conduction
  • Persisting concepts; versions of vocabularies
  • LDM, PDM
  • ORM best practices
  • Versioning; temporal aspects
  • Mapping of proprietary database models to v3 in-memory object trees
• Special topics - a number of implementation related topics that don’t quite fit in any of the other parts.
  • User Interfaces
  • Transmission Infrastructure

Course Materials: Ringholm will provide each participant with an electronic handout containing all materials covered in the training as well as other supporting materials.