After 32 years of serving HL7 International as the Executive Director, Mark McDougall will retire at the end of this year. HL7 leadership would like to acknowledge Mark's significant contributions to the organization across the decades.
Andy Truscott, FHL7, HL7 Board Chair states, "Mark's unwavering commitment and visionary leadership have been pivotal in advancing healthcare standards and interoperability across our organization. As Executive Director, Mark consistently demonstrated an extraordinary dedication to our mission. His ability to navigate the ever-evolving landscape of healthcare informatics and standards development has been instrumental in shaping HL7 into the dynamic organization it is today. Mark's passion for improving healthcare outcomes through enhanced interoperability has not only guided our work but has served as an inspiration to us all.
As Mark prepares to embark upon retirement, we wish him all the best in his future endeavors. His legacy within HL7 will be enduring, shaping the way we approach healthcare standards and data exchange for years to come.
We acknowledge and honor his exemplary service and commitment to our cause. Thank you, Mark, for your invaluable contributions, and we wish you a retirement filled with happiness, health and new adventures."
Learn about HL7's Fonteva Implementation
Learn about HL7's Fonteva Implementation
Dear HL7 Members and Community,
As announced last month, we are transitioning to a new Association Management System (AMS), Fonteva, enabling us to better serve the HL7 community.
As progress continues, we want to share details with you on what to expect in the coming weeks.
What to Expect During the Transition
On October 10, 2022: All updates and changes to the current system will be frozen in order to extract the data load for the new system.- More details will be shared on how to submit updates/change requests during the freeze
- Membership: applications, renewals and reactivations
- Please contact MemberInfo@HL7.org to renew/reactivate memberships prior to October 10
- Member updates: demographics and profiles (i.e. email and address changes, etc.)
- Organization accounts: changes including key member and/or voting members
- HL7 website accounts: creation of new accounts
- Note that other types of HL7 service accounts such as Atlassian can still be created
- Purchase of OIDS
- Please contact MemberInfo@HL7.org prior to October 10 to purchase or wait until October 31
- Registration: events and education offerings
- Alternative registration steps will be announced
- Questions can be directed to Sadhana Alangar, PhD, Director of Education
HL7® International, the global authority on interoperability of health information technology with members in 55 countries, announced election results for its board of directors, international council and technical steering committee during its annual business meeting at the virtual 36th Annual Plenary and Working Group Meeting last week in Baltimore.
Chair-Elect
- Julia Skapik, M.D. M.P.H, chief medical information officer, National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC), was selected by the membership to serve as the chair-elect in 2023 and as the board chair, 2024-2025.
Learn about HL7's Fonteva Implementation
Dear HL7 Members and Community:
We are pleased to share that next month we will begin the transition to a new Association Management System (AMS), Fonteva, enabling us to better serve the HL7 community.
Fonteva Quick Facts
- Replaces the current AMS (GoMembers)
- Built on Salesforce, offering a more versatile platform
- Will not replace the current HL7.org website
- Some sections related to membership and registrations will have a new look and feel
HL7® International, the global authority on interoperability of health information technology with members in 55 countries, today announced the appointment of two new members to the HL7 board of directors to serve a two-year term: Aashima Gupta, director, global healthcare solutions, Google Cloud; Judy Wawira Gichoya, M.D., M.S., assistant professor, radiology and imaging sciences, Emory University School of Medicine.
“These leaders represent a critical cross section of global stakeholders who are committed to advancing health through information technology. We are delighted to welcome them to the HL7 board of directors,” said Charles Jaffe, M.D., Ph.D., CEO of HL7. “Their strategic expertise and diverse experience will contribute greatly to HL7’s goal of improving the quality of care and reducing costs by overcoming the barriers to interoperability.”
By Brian Douthit; Charles Jaffe, MD, PhD; Viet Nguyen, MD; and Titus Schleyer, DMD, PhD
Originally starting as an application showcase in 2018, the FHIR Apps Competition has become one of the most popular sessions at the AMIA Annual Symposium. From clinical decision support and health information exchange to problem-oriented displays and back-end data exchange, HL7 FHIR is enabling innovation across a whole range of health IT domains.
AMIA and HL7 recently reinvigorated their partnership to emphasize the importance of health data standards in informatics, and engage the AMIA implementer community in leveraging FHIR for research, patient care and education. The competition is intended to highlight the best and most innovative FHIR implementations – if you are planning to attend the Annual Symposium this year, you don’t want to miss it!
Opportunity to Advance Your Career with an HL7 Informatics Internship
- Remote-based/online internship
- $5,000 USD monthly stipend
- 12-16 weeks
- Must be eligible to work in the United States
We want to hire and mentor a motivated informatics trainee who wants to learn, contribute, and advance the industry’s approach to solving the thorny problems of health data interoperability. This internship will focus specifically on synthesizing best practices for using standard terminologies within HL7’s specifications. You will be working with world-class experts, learning how consensus-driven standards are transforming data exchange, and building a key resource for the global health standards community.