tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-733074358901582680.post5802883481963277940..comments2024-03-23T05:28:35.472-04:00Comments on Healthcare Standards: The Future of HL7Keith W. Boonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16883038460949909300noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-733074358901582680.post-85050412131491442502014-07-02T08:42:53.033-04:002014-07-02T08:42:53.033-04:00I've done just a bit of work Internationally ;...I've done just a bit of work Internationally ;-) Most of the products I have worked with are used around the world.Keith W. Boonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16883038460949909300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-733074358901582680.post-81024421472536557412014-07-02T02:55:23.802-04:002014-07-02T02:55:23.802-04:00Good to see that you're a candidate, and I agr...Good to see that you're a candidate, and I agree that the three canidates listed in your post bring a lot of experience to the table, be it in different areas.<br /><br />Being a European, and being involved in the day to day use of HL7s standards in multiple countries I agree that internationalization of the organisation is necessary. Not just for the countries in my back yard, but also for the US. Yes, one wishes to be sensitive to the requirements of national initiatives (be they large or small), but at the same time one doesn't wish such requirements to have too much of an impact on the use of HL7s standards by other national initiatives. This may require that we bring the concept of HL7 US back to the table, inclusive of any financial consequences that this may have for the international organization, as well as the topic of incorporating the affiliates as part of HL7 instead of them just being affiliated with HL7. Controversial topics - but we may have to take the plunge. HL7 still has a long way to go before it can be truly called "HL7 International".<br /><br />Given that all candidates are from the US - I'd be looking for the experience of the candidates with the use of HL7s standards outside of the US, their sensibility as to the requirements of other countries and national initiatives - remember that HL7s most important area of growth lies outside of the US, not within it - the US market is pretty well covered.<br /><br />At this point in time a non-US candidate (and I'm not saying they'd be any better in dealing with internationalization than a US candidate, mind you) effectively doesn't stand a chance of being elected - one member one vote (which we introduced at the meeting in Cologne in 2006) is intended to change that. Rene Spronkhttp://www.ringholm.com/column/rs_last_en.htmnoreply@blogger.com