Presentation of Art Decor as a tool that can move forward large scale eHealth deployment

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. Terminology

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

14. • 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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15. • 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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16. 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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17. ART-DECOR
Prototypes and Templates
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18. • 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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19. ART-DECOR templates
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20. Validation

21. 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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22. Building Block
Repositories and
more Features

23. • 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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24. 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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25. ART-DECOR
Further Information

26. • 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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27. • HL7 EU Newsletter #4: download at hl7.eu
• HL7 International Newsletter September 2014
ART-DECOR articles
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28. • 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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29. 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