AS 4700.1-2006

Provides guidance for the implementation of patient administration functions using the Health Level Seven (HL7) Version 2.5 protocol. It is primarily designed for use within and between Australian health care settings.

This Standard defines a uniform implementation of Chapter 3 of the Health Level Seven (HL7) Version 2.5 protocol. It is primarily designed for use within and between Australian health care settings. It covers patient administration functions, as these form the basis for most clinical health care messages. It also provides interpretation and guidance on which HL7 trigger events, segments and data elements are mandatory (required), or optional or conditional (required, based on a condition), and gives relevant usage notes for the Australian health environment. The Standard provides for consistent use of data definitions as well as commentary and references to the National Health Data Dictionary and the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). This Standard is referenced by other Australian Standards on how to implement HL7 and is required by implementers of those Standards.NOTES:1 Appendix A lists issues in HL7 Version 2.4 that have not been fixed in HL7 Version 2.5.2 Appendix B lists the datatypes in HL7 Version 2.5.

First published as AS 4700.1-1997.Second edition 1998.Third edition 2001.Jointly revised and designated as AS/NZS 4700.1:2005.Fifth edition 2006. Originated as AS 4700.1-1997. Previous edition AS 4700.1-2005. Fifth edition 2006.