Product RIM

Product Brief - Reference Information Model (RIM)

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Product Name

Reference Information Model (RIM)

Standard Category

Health Information Modeling Standards

Type

Normative, ANSI Standard

Releases

• ANSI/HL7 V3 RIM, R1-2003

Summary

The Reference Information Model (RIM) is the combined consensus view of information from the perspective of the HL7 working group and the global HL7 affiliates. The RIM is the ultimate source from which all HL7 Version 3 protocol specification standards draw their information-related content.

Description

The RIM is a static model of health and healthcare information as viewed within the scope of HL7 standards development activities. The RIM is essential to HL7’s ongoing mission of increasing precision of data. The RIM became an ANSI-approved standard in late 2003 and was published as an International Organization for Standardization (ISO) standard in September 2006.

The RIM provides a static view of the information needs of HL7 Version 3 standards. It includes class and state-machine diagrams and is accompanied by use case models, interaction models, data type models, terminology models, and other types of models to provide a complete view of the requirements and design of HL7 standards.

Please note that the Reference Information Model is updated on a quarterly basis, with minimal changes.

Resources

Education

• Introduction to Version 3, Part 1: Fundamentals
• See more at http://www.hl7.org/implement/training.cfm

Certification Available

• RIM Certified Specialist