Mission

Improve the interoperability of healthcare systems through shared implementable clinical information models.
(A single curated collection.)

Charter

Create a shared repository of detailed clinical information models
Using an approved formalism
Archetype Definition Language (ADL)
Archetype Modeling Language (AML)
Based on a common set of base data types
With formal bindings of the models to standard coded terminologies
Repository is open to everyone and models are licensed free for use at no cost
Models will support multiple contexts:
EHR data storage and retrieval using standard APIs
Message payload and service payload
Decision logic (queries of EHR data)
Clinical trials data (clinical research)
Quality measures
Normalization of data for secondary use
Creation of data entry screens (like SDC)
Capture of coding output from NLP

Work Products and Contributions to HL7 Processes

Reference Information Model
Shared repository of models
One or more examples of instance data will be created for each model
showing both proper and improper use
Models shall specify a single preferred unit of measure (unit normalization)
Models can support inclusion of processing knowledge (default values)
Tools/compilers/transformers to create representations of the models to support software developers need (joint work)
Tracking and documentation of the use of the models and the experience gained in using the models

Formal Relationships With Other HL7 Groups

FHIR
Patient Care
Clinical Decision Support
Structured Documents
Vocabulary
Clinical Interoperability Council
Service Oriented Architecture
Templates
Terminology Authority