Just imagine what would be the situation if all hospital information systems were sovereign nations that could freely exchange diplomatic notes in their native languages with one another.
This might sound like science fiction, yet it accurately depicts the pre-HL7 integration environment in many medical facilities. Needless to say, the days of exchanging paper notes are long gone, but the grim reality of the medical profession is such that still manual data interchange between various platforms is occurring on a large scale.
HL7 or what we generally called Health Level Seven was created to overcome this communication problem by enhancing the clinical data’s content and supplying the appropriate framework. With HL7 the entire process of gathering, analyzing, and transferring medical data is quick and error-free. Doctors can access medical histories with ease, nurses can keep an eye on upcoming operations and practices can effortlessly share diagnoses and test findings across EHRs (Electronic Health Records).
You might be wondering what this HL7 is all about, how its integration into the healthcare business can ease the process, and how it can prove to be a boon for the healthcare industry.
Well, let’s dig deeper to learn about the same.
