title: Health level 7 development framework for medication administration.
abstract: We propose the creation of a standard data model for medication administration activities through the development of a clinical document architecture using the Health Level 7 Development Framework process based on an object-oriented analysis and the development method of Health Level 7 Version 3. Medication administration is the most common activity performed by clinical professionals in healthcare settings. A standardized information model and structured hospital information system are necessary to achieve evidence-based clinical activities. A virtual scenario is used to demonstrate the proposed method of administering medication. We used the Health Level 7 Development Framework and other tools to create the clinical document architecture, which allowed us to illustrate each step of the Health Level 7 Development Framework in the administration of medication. We generated an information model of the medication administration process as one clinical activity. It should become a fundamental conceptual model for understanding international-standard methodology by healthcare professionals and nursing practitioners with the objective of modeling healthcare information systems.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Informatics, College of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, 2-101, Dongin-dong, Jung-gu, Deagu 700422, South Korea. pulala@paran.com
authors.forename: Hwa Sun
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Hune
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Cho
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004282:Documentation / Q000592:standards*; D006751:Hospital Information Systems / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D008510:Medication Systems, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D017146:Models, Organizational; D009737:Nursing Records / Q000592:standards*; D056910:Republic of Korea; D012985:Software Design