ART-DECOR is an open-source tool and methodology that supports formal documentation of healthcare information exchange specifications. It allows separation of concerns through different views of a single documentation for various domain experts. ART-DECOR's main objectives are separating specification concerns and providing different views of documentation for different experts. It supports tasks like terminology management, template and profile definition, and validation of instance documents against templates.

1. Tools for the formal standards life-cycle
ART-DECOR®
Dr. Kai U. Heitmann, MD, FHL7
Giorgio Cangioli
HL7 Foundation
21. April 2016
Berlin, Germany

2. ART-DECOR® –
The Tool Suite

3. ART-DECOR
Lev 1
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Communication
need
Scenarios
Specification
Implementation
Test
Production
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4. • ...is an open-source tool and a methodology for
various stakeholders of
healthcare information exchange
ART-DECOR in 4 bullets (1)
Lev 1
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5. ART-DECOR in 4 bullets (2)
• ...supports comprehensive collaboration of team
members within and between governance groups
• ...allows separation of concerns and different
views on one single formalized documentation
for different domain experts
• ...supports creation and maintenance of HL7
templates (STU), value sets, data sets and more
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6. • One of the main objectives
• Separation of concerns towards a comprehensive
specification
• Different views on one single documentation
• With changing focus on different artifacts
• For different domain experts
ART-DECOR main objective
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7. Functional
Requirements

8. Dataset and scenario
Navigation Details
Collection of concepts in a specific
domain
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9. • „Excel“-likeviews
• Graphical
representation
Dataset and scenario
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10. • „Excel“-likeviews
• Graphical
representation
Dataset and scenario
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11. Terminology

12. • Terminology
• Link concepts to terminologies
• Create value sets
ART-DECOR: tasks +definitions
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13. Terminology
ART-DECOR:browsers +
support when creating
Value Sets
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14. Templates and
Profiles

15. • Analyst, modeler, “templater”
• definitions of items for messages/documents
based on data set / scenario
• Links to
• The right value sets
• The right message/document specification
(template)
• Representing concepts with HL7 v3 templates
ART-DECOR: tasks + definitions
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16. • Re-usable blocks
• Semantics clear
• Use in many contexts (scenarios) with link to
concepts and terminologies
• “Focus” more clear
• Make specificationand implementation of
messages / documents “much easier”
Advantages of “templates”
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17. Template
• id: II 1..1mandatory
• name: ON 1..1required
• telecom: not permitted
• addr: not permitted
<representedCustodianOrganization>
<id root="2.16.840.1.113883.3.1937.997788"/>
<name>Theorg Application Trust</name>
</representedCustodianOrganization>
Instance
Model
constrained by
determines
Prototype
Template definition
in ITS format,
“translucency”
behind your
definitions
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18. ART-DECOR
Prototypes and Templates
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19. • Template Viewer based on
the Templates STU R1
exchangeformat
• Documentation of
templates in ART, as HTML or PDF or …
• Two Template editors for
HL7v3 / CDA Templates
• Terminology Browser for various terminologies
• Value Set Editor
Featuresof ART-DECOR
for HL7 / CDA Templates
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20. ART-DECOR templates
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21. Validation

22. Directly derived
from Template
Definitions
• Validation of XML Instances
by means of Tools
Templates and Validation
Directly derived
from Template
Definitions
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23. Building Block
Repositories and
more Features

24. • Building Block Repositories with various
“standard” templates and value sets,
e.g. C-CDA R 1.1 and 2.1, CCD 1, epSOS, IHE
• ISO schematron generator
• works with open and closed templates and multiple
languages
• RESTful services to get various artifacts, e.g.
• Terminology services: Value Sets
• Templates, derivatives
Most important Features
of ART-DECOR
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25. ART-DECOR in Europe
• Shared repositories with collection of artifacts
• Template Repository (building bocks for clinical
document definitions) and Value Sets (code lists)
• Sharing artifacts between countries has already started
by Germany, Austria, Netherlands, Poland, Switzerland
• ART-DECORspecs à Input for Testing Tool
Testing
“Scripts”
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26. ART-DECOR
Further Information

27. • art-decor.org
• Documentation
• International site and
international projects host
• blog.art-decor.org etc.
• Sourceforge
• decor.nictiz.nl
• Dutch projects host
• Documentation, specification
ART-DECOR @ internet
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28. • HL7 EU Newsletter #4: download at hl7.eu
• HL7 International Newsletter September 2014
ART-DECOR articles
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29. • ART-DECORtool suite
• Consistent formal documentation of specifications
• Formal Template Representation (HL7 STU)
• Used by multiple countries, e. g.
• NL, DE, AT, PL, CH, LU, NO, …, HL7 Europe
• Various derivatives for viewing, testing, validation, …
• Seamless use with IHE Gazelle (validation and testing)
• Shared repositories with collection of artifacts
• Nascent EU Artefact Repository
Conclusion
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30. Thank you!
Questions?
Dr. Kai U. Heitmann, MD, FHL7
Heitmann Consulting and Services, Germany
CEO HL7 Germany
ART-DECOR® Expert Group
Templates Co-chair HL7 International
info@kheitmann.de