HL7 - Version 2.3 Implementation Guide


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Introduction

This page contains my annotations to the implementation guide for version 2.3.

The use of MS-WinWord to provide the information gets better. Even there is some room left for improvements (The use of DOT-files and frames.).
Furthermore the repetition of (inconsistent) information could be eliminated by the use of a special comprehensive HL7 database.

Chapter 1 to 4

Not yet checked.

Chapter 5

Not yet checked so far but I believe some more differences should be listed. Please compare with my previous consistency hints for this version:

Ballot #1
Ballot #2
Ballot #3
Final Standard

Appendix A

Not yet checked.

Appendix B

Segments completely left out:

GOL, chapter 12.3.1
NCK, chapter C.2.1
NST, chapter C.2.2
NSC, chapter C.2.3
PRB, chapter 12.3.2
PTH, chapter 12.3.4
RGS, chapter 10.5.3
ROL, chapter 12.3.3
URS, chapter 2.24.7, sequence no 6-9
VAR, chapter 12.3.5

Wrong Item number used:

Segment Version Chapter D-Item Item#
AIP 2.3 10.5.7.7 00891 893
AIP 2.3
00892 894
AIP 2.3 10.5.7.9 00893 895
AIP 2.3 10.5.7.10 00894 889
AIS 2.3 10.5.4.5 00891 893
AIS 2.3 10.5.4.6 00892 894
AIS 2.3 10.5.4.7 00893 895
AIS 2.3 10.5.4.8 00894 889
ARQ 2.3
00863 218
BTS 2.3 2.24.14.2 00090 94
CDM 2.3
00982 1306
CM1 2.3
01051 1022
CSR 2.3
01011 1035
CTD 2.3
00196 1155
CTD 2.3
01268 1166
CTD 2.3
00684 1170
CTI 2.3
01011 1058
IN1 2.3
01277 1227
IN2 2.3 6.4.7.69 00809 810
LCH 2.3
00943 1305
LCH 2.3
01294 1237
LDP 2.3 8.8.5.5 00967 1237
LOC 2.3
00943 1307
LRL 2.3
01227 1230
LRL 2.3
01227 1301
LRL 2.3
01293 1292
MFA 2.3
00667 670
NTE 2.3 2.24.15.1 00096 573
NTE 2.3 2.24.15.2 00097 574
NTE 2.3 2.24.15.3 00098 575
OBX 2.3
00569 559
OBX 2.3
00570 676
OBX 2.3
00571 560
OBX 2.3
00572 769
OBX 2.3
00573 561
OBX 2.3
00574 562
OBX 2.3
00575 563
OBX 2.3
00576 564
OBX 2.3
00577 639
OBX 2.3
00578 565
OBX 2.3
00579 566
OBX 2.3
00580 567
OM1 2.3 8.7.3.28 00613 63
PD1 2.3
00744 1283
PRC 2.3
01262 995
PRC 2.3
00967 997
PRD 2.3
00684 1161
PSH 2.3
01234 1297
PSH 2.3
01237 1294
PV1 2.3 3.3.3.52 01274 1224
RXA 2.3
00816 1224
RXD 2.3
00299 1303
RXG 2.3
00299 1303
RXO 2.3 4.8.2.3 00294 293
SCH 2.3
00869 1304
STF 2.3
00123 1302
STF 2.3
01282 1234
URS 2.3 2.24.7.1 00052 608
URS 2.3 2.24.7.2 00053 609
URS 2.3 2.24.7.3 00054 610
URS 2.3 2.24.7.4 00055 611
URS 2.3 2.24.7.5 00056 612

Inconsistent usage of descriptions (not counting abbreviations) compared by the position within a segment:

Segment chapter Data-Item original description description of implementation guide
PR1 6.4.4.12 00402 Procedure Practitioner Resident Code
LDP 8.8.5.5 00967 Valid Patient Classes Location Characteristic Value

Further inconsistencies: I found 41 occurences where the definition of required/optional doesn´t fit, 100 occurences for unequal length definition, 34 occurences of different repetition definition.

Appendix C to H

Not yet checked.

Last Update: January 17, 2000