Evaluation of Health Level Seven (HL7) Standards Implementation in Egyptian Hospitals
Ahmed Sharaf Eldin, Mahmoud Mustafa, Rola Hussien Fahmy
International Journal of Information Studies, Vol. 7, No. 2, 2015.
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Link: https://www.dline.info/ijis/fulltext/v7n2/ijisv7n2_3.pdf
Abstract:
Health information technology has entered the everyday workflow in a variety of healthcare providers with a
certain degree of independence. This independence may be the cause of difficulty in interoperability and integration for
shared Electronic Health Records (EHRs) which was overcome by a number of interoperability standards. The Health Level
Seven (HL7) is a standard for the interchange of data within the healthcare industry. Although the benefits of adopting HL7
are well known, only a few hospitals in Egypt have actually implemented it. This paper investigates the barriers and success
factors behind the hospitalsâ€™ intention to implement HL7, and it presents recommendations which can be used by academics
and practitioners to develop the implementation of HL7 standards