Weekly Overseas Health IT Links - 21st July, 2012.

Here are a few I have come across last week. Note: Each link is followed by a title and few paragraphs. For the full article click on the link above title of the article. Note also that full access to some links may require site registration or subscription payment. ----- http://www.healthdatamanagement.com/news/hl7-health-level-seven-standards-meaningful-use-44727-1.html HL7 to Explain CDA and CCD Standards in Stage 2 Joseph Goedert JUL 11, 2012 5:34pm ET Standards development organization Health Level Seven International on July 13 will host a free Web seminar on the Clinical Documentation Architect Release 2.0 (CDA) and the Continuity of Care Document (CCD). Both standards are proposed for use in Stage 2 of the electronic health records meaningful use program. CDA is HL7s standard for exchanging clinical documents, such as discharge summaries, imaging reports, admission and physical forms, and pathology reports, among...

This is the initial part of the post - read more by clicking on the title of the article. David.