This book focuses on the development and use of interoperability standards related to
healthcare information technology (HIT) and provides in-depth discussion of the associated
essential aspects. The book explains the principles of conformance examining how to improve
the content of healthcare data exchange standards (including HL7 v2.x V3 CDA FHIR CTS2
DICOM EDIFACT and ebXML) the rigor of conformance testing and the interoperability
capabilities of healthcare applications for the benefit of healthcare professionals who use HIT
developers of HIT applications and healthcare consumers who aspire to be recipients of safe
and effective health services facilitated through meaningful use of well-designed HIT.Readers
will understand the common terms interoperability conformance compliance and compatibility
and be prepared to design and implement their own complex interoperable healthcare information
system. Chapters address the practical aspects of the subject matter to enable application of
previously theoretical concepts. The book provides real-world concrete examples to explain how
to apply the information and includes many diagrams to illustrate relationships of entities
and concepts described in the text.Designed for professionals and practitioners this book is
appropriate for implementers and developers of HIT technical staff of information technology
vendors participating in the development of standards and profiling initiatives informatics
professionals who design conformance testing tools staff of information technology departments
in healthcare institutions and experts involved in standards development. Healthcare providers
and leadership of provider organizations seeking a better understanding of conformance
interoperability and IT certification processes will benefit from this book as will students
studying healthcare information technology.
