V2_CONFORM_R1_O1_2019SEPT
HL7 Version 2 Conformance Methodology Release 1
September 2019
HL7 Draft for Comment Ballot
Sponsored by:Conformance Work Group
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Conformance Co-chair: Principle Author |
Robert Snelick, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) |
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Conformance Co-chair |
Frank Oemig, Deutsche Telekom Healthcare Security Solutions GmbH |
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Conformance Co-chair |
Nathan Bunker, American Immunization Registry Association (AIRA) |
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Conformance Co-chair |
Ioana Singureanu, Eversolve, LLC |
Questions or comments regarding this document should be directed to the Conformance Workgroup (cgit@lists.hl7.org).
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SNOMED CT |
SNOMED International http://www.snomed.org/snomed-ct/get-snomed-ct or info@ihtsdo.org |
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Acknowledgments
The authors of this document wish to recognize the following participants who contributed their time and expertise to the development of this specification.
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Craig Newman |
Altarum |
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Caroline Rosin |
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) |
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Hossam Tamri |
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) |
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Sheryl Taylor |
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) |
Portions of this document were adopted (“as-is” or “revised”) from external sources. These include:
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