HL7 RIM: an incoherent standard.

Barry Smith 0001; Werner Ceusters

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HL7 RIM: an incoherent standard.

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article , Conference object 19 Jan 2007 English Journal:Studies in health technology and informatics, volume 124 (issn: 0926-9630,

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Authors: Barry Smith 0001; Werner Ceusters;

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HL7 RIM: an incoherent standard.

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Abstract

The Health Level 7 Reference Information Model (HL7 RIM) is lauded by its authors as 'the foundation of healthcare interoperability'. Yet even after some 10 years of development work, the RIM is still subject to a variety of logical and ontological flaws, which has placed severe obstacles in the way of those who are called upon to develop implementations. We offer evidence that these obstacles are insurmountable and that the time has come to abandon an unworkable paradigm.

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State University of New York at Potsdam
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Software Design, Computational Biology, Information Systems

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