AboutTCP/IP HL7 V3 Collaborations
Thefollowing topics provide a brief overview of HL7 V3, and describe the HL7 V3
Collaborationsand provide instructions on copying and customizing the Collaborations:
■“AboutHL7 V3” on page 120
■“TCP/IPHL7 V3 Adapter Projects Overview” on page 121
■“TCP/IPHL7 V3 Adapter Collaborations” on page 121
■“InboundHL7 V3 Immediate Collaboration Overview” on page 122
■“InboundHL7 V3 Deferred Collaboration Overview” on page 127
■“OutboundHL7 V3 Collaboration Overview” on page 133
Formore information about HL7 V3, refer to the HL7 V3 Guide.

About HL7 V3

HL7V3, like V2.x, is a standard for exchanging messages among healthcare information
systems.However, HL7 V3 is not compatible with V2. V3 denes a more fully-specied data
modelwith less exibility for customization. This presents a tighter standard that is easier to
use,and provides a higher level of formal modeling, complexity, and internal consistency.
HL7V3 is based on information models, which dene the specications of sets of data that are
specicto one area of interest. There are dierent types of information models, including:
■ReferenceInformation Model (RIM) – Denes the information content for a domain.
■DomainInformation Model (D-MIM) – Denes a set of class clones, attributes, and
relationships,and is a subset of the RIM. Domains include the following:
Domainsunder Administrative Management:
■Accountingand Billing
■Claims& Reimbursements
■PatientAdministration
■PersonnelManagement
■Scheduling
Domainsunder Health and Clinical Management:
■ClinicalDocument Architecture
■MedicalRecords
■PublicHealth Reporting
■ClinicalGenomics
■SpecimenDomain
■RegulatedStudies
■RenedMessage Information Model (R-MIM) – Denes message-specic content, and is
asubset of the D-MIM).
AboutTCP/IPHL7 V3 Collaborations
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