WHITEPAPER Decisions for HL72 Decisions for HL7 INTRO If you already know what HL7 is and how it is used then jump down to the Challenges Presented by HL7 section because this intro section will just put you to sleep. If HL7 is new to you... read on. What is HL7? HL7 is a text based standard for sending and receiving health care information electronically. It supports the management, delivery, and evaluation of health services. It is the ‘language’ that most healthcare software applications use to talk to each other. It has been around since 1987, and most modern hardware and software systems in healthcare support some form or version of it. New regulations requiring systems that can interoperate and governmental programs like “meaningful use” credits are also driving more adoptio

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