HL7

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HL7 was founded by a group of American hospitals and their suppliers in 1987. The original emphasis was on linking systems within the hospital, such as Patient Administration Systems (PAS) with laboratories, order communication systems and billing systems... HL7 is an accredited standards development organisation, regulated by ANSI (American National Standards Institute). Over the years it has absorbed and built on other standards such as the ASTM E.1238 (the first standard for exchanging laboratory test results), and IEEE P1157 (MEDIX). It also collaborates with other healthcare standards groups such as ACR/NEMA DICOM (used for medical imaging), the European CEN/TC 251 and the International ISO 215 technical committees, with substantial cross-membership of these groups, as well as with general IT standards bodies including W3C, OMG and OASIS... HL7's activities include: the development and publication of standards; the promotion of the use of those standards; the provision of..

Also known as: HL7 International, HL7 UK, HL7 UK LIMITED, HL7 UK Ltd

Registration numbers: 04026136 (CH), Z5987452 (W)

VAT numbers: GB 742 5286 29

Primary location: Whitchurch United Kingdom