title: Implementing a New ADT Based on the HL-7 Version 3 RIM.
abstract: The University Hospitals of Geneva (HUG) are the result of the merge of six hospitals into one single organization. While a true fusion of the management has been effectively done, it was not the case five years after for several databases, and in particular the ADT (Admission, Discharge, Transfer). In order to truly realize the fusion, a new ADT service has been built using state of the art technology and standards in order to replace the existing seven services. This paper presents the results of the redesign and development of the new ADT service. The data model, based on HL-7 RIM, is described and the technologies selected are presented. Finally, a status after a few months of production is presented.
authors.affiliation: SIM, Radiology and Medical Informatics Dpt, University Hospitals of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland. Stephane.Spahni@hcuge.ch
authors.forename: Stéphane
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Spahni
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lovis
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mercille
authors.forename: Hervé
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Verdel
authors.forename: Michel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cotten
authors.forename: Antoine
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Geissbühler
mesh_terms: D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D010351:Patient Discharge