More than ninety percent of healthcare facilities are using some version of HL7 today. Whether you are an IT professional or non-technical application user, some level of HL7 knowledge will be critical to your success.
Who Should Attend
CIO
Interface or Application Analyst
IT Director or Manager
Interface Programmer
PACS Administrator
Project Manager
Lab Director
Product Manager
"The workshop provided an excellent blend of fundamental HL7 theory harmonized with detailed examinations of real world issues. The instructor did a great job of balancing the curriculum to accommodate differing levels of HL7 knowledge and experience."
—John Hines, Technical Project Manager
Pardee Hospital
What You Will Learn
HL7 First Steps gives you a solid understanding of HL7 basics and analyzes the importance of HL7 within the healthcare application environment. Seminar participants learn:
HL7 standard and how it is used in healthcare institutions
Become familiar with different HL7 versions and how HL7 specifications are organized
Observe typical HL7 communication flows
Interpret HL7 terminology, including cardinality and optionality
Recognize an HL7 message and the basic HL7 encoding rules
Realize why HL7 is often called a "framework for negotiation"
Format
Instructor led | interactive web session
Materials
HL7 First Steps - Core Class Slides. We recommend that you order one booklet for each person attending.
Time
11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. EST
Price
$500 for one connection to the interactive web session
$95 for each copy of the HL7 First Steps – Core Class Slides HL7 First Steps Seminar Dates
Instructor
Dave Shaver has more than 20 years experience in training, consulting, and software development. Over the past 15 years, Dave has built thousands of HL7 interfaces and worked with hundreds of vendors, hospitals, clinics, and labs.
He is a prominent member within the HL7 organization and serves on several HL7 special interest groups. Dave is a recognized HL7 expert in the healthcare industry and is a skilled presenter with a natural gift for presenting information clearly and succinctly.
Prior to founding Corepoint Health, Dave was Chief Architect and Manager of Development at Healthcare Communications, Inc. now known as Healthvision. During his tenure at HIE Dave also served as Chief Architect of the Cloverleaf® product and developed training classes and instructed customers and employees on how to use the Cloverleaf product.
