About
Health Level Seven (HL7) International
Founded in 1987, Health Level Seven International (www.HL7.org) is
the global authority for healthcare Information interoperability and
standards with affiliates established in more than 30 countries. HL7
is a non-profit, ANSI accredited standards development organization
dedicated to providing a comprehensive framework and related
standards for the exchange, integration, sharing, and retrieval of
electronic health information that supports clinical practice and
the management, delivery and evaluation of health services. HL7’s
more than 2,300 members represent approximately 500 corporate
members, which include more than 90 percent of the information
systems vendors serving healthcare. HL7 collaborates with other
standards developers and provider, payer, philanthropic and
government agencies at the highest levels to ensure the development
of comprehensive and reliable standards and successful
interoperability efforts.
About HIMSS
HIMSS is a cause-based,
not-for-profit organization exclusively focused on providing global
leadership for the optimal use of information technology (IT) and
management systems for the betterment of healthcare. Founded 50
years ago, HIMSS and its related organizations are headquartered in
Chicago with additional offices in the United States, Europe and
Asia. HIMSS represents more than 38,000 individual members, of which
more than two thirds work in healthcare provider, governmental and
not-for-profit organizations. HIMSS also includes over 540 corporate
members and more than 120 not-for-profit organizations that share
our mission of transforming healthcare through the effective use of
information technology and management systems. HIMSS frames and
leads healthcare practices and public policy through its content
expertise, professional development, research initiatives, and media
vehicles designed to promote information and management systems’
contributions to improving the quality, safety, access, and
cost-effectiveness of patient care. To learn more about HIMSS and to
find out how to join us and our members in advancing our cause,
please visit our website at
www.himss.org.
About OMG
OMG® is an international, open membership, not-for-profit computer
industry standards consortium. OMG Task Forces develop enterprise
integration standards for a wide range of technologies and an even
wider range of industries. OMG’s modeling standards enable powerful
visual design, execution and maintenance of software and other
processes. For more information, visit
www.omg.org.
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