HL7 SGML Mixer: Annoucement and Call for Participation
Subject: HL7 SGML Mixer: Annoucement and Call for Participation
Date: Sun, 15 Jun 1997 20:42:18 -0400
From: Liora Alschuler <liora@the-word-electric.com>
Newsgroup: comp.text.sgml
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************ CALL FOR PARTICIPATION ***************
HL7 SGML Mixer: Medical Information Processing with SGML
************ July 29 -- 30 **************
************ La Jolla California **************
This announcement is a Call for Participation in the upcoming "HL7 SGML
Mixer: Medical Information Processing with SGML," a two-day seminar to
take place Tuesday -- Wednesday, July 29--30, at the Lodge at Torrey
Pines, La Jolla, California. There will be a social hour on Monday night
the 28th. The event is cosponsored by:
* GCARI (Graphic Communications Association Research Institute;
http://www.gca.org)
* HL7 SGML SIG (Health Level 7, SGML Special Interest Group;
http://www.mcis.duke.edu/standards/HL7/committees/sgml/)
* SGMLOpen (http://www.sgmlopen.org)
NOTE BENE: 1. The date of the Mixer is now five days later than earlier
announced to avoid a scheduling conflict. 2. The focus of the Mixer is
now broader than government-mandated electronic claims processing, as
originally announced. The US Health Care Financing Administration is
working closely with standards bodies, including HL7, to meet this
mandate. There will not be an RFP addressing medical claims processing.
There are, however, substantial opportunities to address and expand this
mandate. A Briefing on these opportunities follows this CFP and will be
posted on the websites of the three sponsoring organizations.
PARTICIPATION:
There are three types of participation:
1. Attendance
2. Presentation
3. Technology demonstration
All aspects of the event are open to all participants, regardless of
affiliation.
AUDIENCE:
This event is designed for:
* Healthcare providers and payers.
* SGML and XML technology vendors
* Medical technology vendors
* Those interested in the use of structured information for medical
records
AGENDA:
The two-day session in intended to transfer information in two
directions:
* From the SGML community into the healthcare community:
* From the healthcare community to the SGML community:
Presentations and tabletop demonstrations will:
1) Showcase use of SGML tools and technology to create, manage, link,
query, distribute, and display medical records
2) Educate the SGML community about the state-of-the-art in electronic
medical records and non-SGML standards efforts
3) Introduce designers of SGML solutions to the special needs and
requirements operative within the medical environment.
4) Address the manner in which HL7 and other medical standards
organizations, including X12N, can use SGML-based tools and technology
Opportunities to employ SGML and document-based technology exist across
healthcare. The new healthcare legislation presents some specific
challenges that SGML may address. (A briefing on the automated claims
attachment requirement portion of the new legislation is provided for
those who wish to create scenario addressing this requirement is
attached and is posted to our web site.) Several background papers and
demonstration DTDs for healthcare are posted on the HL7 SGML SIG
Website. http://www.mcis.duke.edu/standards/HL7/committees/sgml/
FORMAT: Presentations, Tabletops, Working Sessions
Each day will start with a keynote speaker addressing the current
requirements of medical informatics and where SGML can fit into the
picture. After a kick-off session, two tracks may run concurrently, one
directed at management issues and a second at technical solutions.
Approximately four hours will be set aside for table-top technology
demonstrations. The two-day session will conclude with HL7 SGML SIG
working sessions to focus on where the SIG goes from here, SGML and XML
architectures for healthcare, and how we can work more closely with both
the HL7 and SGML communities. These sessions are open to all, with the
caveat that active participants should be well versed in the work and
objectives of HL7 and the HL7 SGML SIG. (All are welcome to observe and
to become active.)
Presentations will be chosen by a peer review process with members of
all three organizations participating. The table-top demonstrations are
open to all for a small fee.
SUBMISSIONS FOR PRESENTATIONS:
Proposals for 30-minute solo presentations should included the
following:
* Title and description of topic
* Background of presenter
* Name, affiliation and full contact information
Proposals for 60-minute panels should include the following:
* Title and theme of panel
* Title and description of each presentation
* Background of each presenter
* Name, affiliation and full contact information for panel leader
Descriptions should be between 150 and 400 words.
Submit your presentation proposal to:
mixer@the-word-electric.com
Hard copy proposals will be accepted, and hard copy registration forms
are available, but electronic submissions are preferred. Submit hard
copy presentation proposals to and request hard copy registration forms
from:
Mixer
Marion Elledge
GCA
100 Daingerfield Rd.
Alexandria, VA 22314-2888
703/519/8193
703/548-2867 (fax)
Submissions for presentations are due June 27
Notification of acceptance will be sent out by July 7.
LOGISTICS:
Registration is $375 for the two-day conference, or $325 for members of
the sponsoring organizations.
Table top space can be reserved for $200, or $100 for members of the
sponsoring organizations.
Register online at: http://www.gca.org (the registration form will be
posted June 17)
Reserve table top space with Marion Elledge at melledge@gca.org or
703/519-8193, 703/548-2867 (fax)
For hotel reservations, contact The Lodge at Torrey Pines,
and identify yourself as part of the HL7 SGML Mixer.
800/995-4507
619/453-4420
619/453-7464 (fax)
11480 No. Torrey Pines Road
La Jolla, CA 92037