title: HL7 engine module for healthcare information systems.
abstract: The integration of applications is always the most important issue for a development team especially in the healthcare industry. In this paper, a Health Level 7 (HL7) engine system is proposed to solve HL7 challenges, which are associated with applying HL7 in healthcare organizations. This new HL7 engine has been implemented in a hospital as a solution for challenges we have faced. The engine shows great success overcoming known HL7 limitations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Information Systems, College of Computer and Information Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Thamer
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Al-Enazi
authors.forename: Samir
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: El-Masri
mesh_terms: D066275:Health Information Exchange; D063005:Health Information Systems / Q000458:organization & administration*; D057208:Health Level Seven / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D018511:Systems Integration