HL7 Technical Committee or
Special Interest Group
Mission and Charter Statement

Group Name: Java HL7 Version 3 ITS SIG

Mission

This group defines an HL7 version 3 implementation technology specification (ITS) for the Java platform. While the focus of this group will be the definition of APIs, the group will promote implementions to validate the API and server as reference implementations by providing a forum for and cooperating with a variety of implementors who want to support this effort.

By providing these classes and API, this group will hasten the adoption of HL7 Version 3 by healthcare application providers, many of whom want to develop for the Java platform.

Charter

Work Products and Contributions to HL7 Processes

This group will define application programming interfaces (APIs) to the HL7 version 3 artifacts including the reference information model (RIM), application roles, message definitions (HMDs) and messages, documents, etc. This group will consider a variety of use cases and applications for the objects it defines, including but not limited to messaging (interoperable with the HL7 v3 XML ITS), documents, and "component object" support of application roles. Applicability will be as Java-based messaging / interface components as well as intelligent interfaces to HL7 data objects (i.e., RIM and R-MIM objects) for use with other ITS platforms, such as applications that are primarily XML-based.

By doing this work for the Java platform, the group will also incidentally provide a model for HL7 RIM implementations in other popular programming languages, further encouraging development of HL7 Version 3-compliant applications.

Formal Relationships with Other HL7 Groups

The Java HL7 Version 3 ITS SIG will be sponsored by the Control/Query TC.

Formal Relationships with Groups Outside of HL7

Members of this group will, in accordance with the Control/Query TC and the Board of Directors, engage in informal relationships with the Java Community Process (JCP) in order to promote the specification for healthcare and HL7 on the Java platform.

Date of Last Revision

DRAFT March 29, 2002