© 2014 Health Level Seven ® International. All Rights Reserved. HL7 and Health Level Seven are registered trademarks of Health Level Seven International. Reg. U.S. TM Office. Implementers Project Team Update Calvin Beebe, Hans Buitendijk, Melanie Hilliard, Austin Kreisler, David Shafer, Rob Snelick, Grant Wood February 27, 2015

© 2014 Health Level Seven ® International. All Rights Reserved. HL7 and Health Level Seven are registered trademarks of Health Level Seven International. Reg. U.S. TM Office. Objectives Provide value to the implementers community  Identify services/solutions that HL7 can offer to the implementer community  Establish a plan to position and prepare Hl7 to improve upon and/or expand its services/solutions in support of the implementer community Include implementers in HL7 membership 2/3/2014

© 2014 Health Level Seven ® International. All Rights Reserved. HL7 and Health Level Seven are registered trademarks of Health Level Seven International. Reg. U.S. TM Office. Customer Definition Target Audience  Initial software developers  Those configuration within a provider, e.g., configuring integration engines Looking at technical implementers in both categories who need the tools (knowledge, kits, etc.) to apply the standards/implementation guides. Multiple communities we need to serve  By technology: V2 Messaging, C-CDA Documents, QRDA/HQMF Quality Reporting, FHIR (get ahead of the curve)  By domain space: Immunizations, Public Health, Etc.

© 2014 Health Level Seven ® International. All Rights Reserved. HL7 and Health Level Seven are registered trademarks of Health Level Seven International. Reg. U.S. TM Office. Reality Low participation level No sticky services/solutions  Turn-over of first time attendees very high Too much standards development focused for an implementer 2/3/2014

© 2014 Health Level Seven ® International. All Rights Reserved. HL7 and Health Level Seven are registered trademarks of Health Level Seven International. Reg. U.S. TM Office. Service/Solution Opportunities Establish communities / user groups  In Person, Conference Calls, Webinars, On-Line Discussions  Address questions, challenges, best practices: solution specific. Connect to vendors. How will they react? Newsletter Implementation Guides, White Papers, Informative Documents, Tools, Help Desk 2/3/2014

© 2014 Health Level Seven ® International. All Rights Reserved. HL7 and Health Level Seven are registered trademarks of Health Level Seven International. Reg. U.S. TM Office. Service/Solution Opportunities Certification Program  Grow a professional component of HL7  Establish credentials (e.g., CIHL7, CMIHL7)  Require re-certification / CEUs / practical experience to remain credentialed  Re-certify with new versions  Consider PMI model requiring to be member in good standing 2/3/2014

© 2014 Health Level Seven ® International. All Rights Reserved. HL7 and Health Level Seven are registered trademarks of Health Level Seven International. Reg. U.S. TM Office. Membership Approach Establish Individual Member category  Low fee: $100-$200 / year  No ballot voting rights  Limited governance voting rights (if any)  Receive Newsletter  Discount opportunities: User groups, Help Desk, Education, Certification, Implementation Tooling Levels: Basic, Silver, Gold 2/3/2014

© 2014 Health Level Seven ® International. All Rights Reserved. HL7 and Health Level Seven are registered trademarks of Health Level Seven International. Reg. U.S. TM Office. Sample Membership Class Basic Individual Implementer (discount if organizational member)  On-Line Community (most valuable to software developers, consultants) Moderated Etiquette Addresses day-to-day questions/issues Link into Standards Helpdesk Link to standards comment pages (ensure all standards have comment pages to solicit feedback and suggestions)  Periodic Certification (most valuable to consultants) Certify every 2-3 years (or version boundary) Requires practical experience Ongoing education Certification expires when membership expires or version move up or x years. Must be a named member in good standing to be certifiable.  User Group Membership Participation in one or more user groups More conference call / face-to-face  Annual User Group Discount  News Letter (new standards / courses) 2/3/2014

© 2014 Health Level Seven ® International. All Rights Reserved. HL7 and Health Level Seven are registered trademarks of Health Level Seven International. Reg. U.S. TM Office. Other Considerations Organizational Members get points for named members, e.g.,  20 points where 3 points are 1 standards voting members and 1 point is an implementer  Name members in each category up to 20 points total.  Additional members can be purchased at individual full member or individual implementer level 2/3/2014

© 2014 Health Level Seven ® International. All Rights Reserved. HL7 and Health Level Seven are registered trademarks of Health Level Seven International. Reg. U.S. TM Office. Next Step Reach agreement in principle:  Motion to ask the project team to develop a business plan with HQ. Perform outreach in support of developing business plan  HIMSS HL7 Booth Presentation  Survey Advisory Council, Vendors, Members, etc.  HL7 Newsletter Article 2/3/2014