title: A formal analysis of HL7 version 2.x.
abstract: Working interoperability not only requires harmonized system's architectures, but also the same interpretation of technical specifications in order to guide the development processes. But sometimes a specification has not made the underlying model explicit which would enable a coherent understanding. This paper analyses the structures of the HL7 Version 2.x communication standard's family and presents an UML class diagram for it.
authors: Agfa Healthcare, Bonn, Germany. frank.oemig@agfa.com
authors: Frank
authors: F
authors: Oemig
authors: Bernd
authors: B
authors: Blobel
mesh_terms: D001185:Artificial Intelligence; D003195:Computer Communication Networks; D057208:Health Level Seven / Q000592:standards*; D006751:Hospital Information Systems; D006801:Humans; D016247:Information Storage and Retrieval; D012984:Software; D012985:Software Design; D018511:Systems Integration; D014584:User-Computer Interface