title: [The standard for electronic data exchange in healthcare environments--HL7].
abstract: With the development of HIS/RIS(Hospital/Radiology Information System), it is very important to study the HL7(Health Level Seven) Standard for electronic data exchange in healthcare environments. Firstly, in this paper, the history, development goal and conceptions of HL7 are introduced. Secondly, its applications and auto-realization technologies are presented. Then, the problems which exist in the standard and the difficulties of HL7 in China are analyzed. Finally, some helpful suggestions about the development of HL7 in China are proposed.
authors.affiliation: Shandong Province Chest Hospital, Ji'nan 250013.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gao
mesh_terms: D003195:Computer Communication Networks / Q000592:standards*; D006751:Hospital Information Systems / Q000592:standards*; D011873:Radiology Information Systems / Q000592:standards*