University Outreach

University Outreach Program Goals

A) Increase the number of Universities/faculty teaching HL7 Standards content as part of Healthcare Informatics programs, globally.

B) Define (and potentially increase) HL7 benefits for Universities as members

C) Increase University, faculty and student HL7 membership at HL7 Inc and Affiliates, participation (and technical contribution), taking HL7 CDA certification testing

Pilot Project for 2009

Phase 1: (February to July) - ideas

Goal: Initial set of Universities that will help scope out the content / create HL7 curriculum / powerpoint charts / identify books and other teaching material, for use in Phase 2 pilot in the fall of 2009

• Phase 1 participants are Universities/faculty already teaching HL7 content in a graduate HC Informatics course.
• KEY: Who are the HL7 members and affiliates who teach at university level?
• Create list of current HL7 benefits for Universities and put on special part of HL7 website
• Possibilities for curriculum content
  • Overview of HL7 standards with a focus on CDA in more depth
  • Provide HL7 Certification exam (probably CDA, possibly also v2 and RIM) at end of term (at a reduced cost to pilot students/faculty) proctored by the HL7 instructor; also allow others in the community to take the certification exam (at full cost) at the same time
  • Hold a Webcast for pilot students to prepare for CDA Certification Testing
  • Students participate in HL7 Working Groups / Projects
  • Students submit paper /poster to HL7 IHIC conference (May 2009 in Kyoto)

Columbia University - Virginia Lorenzi Northwestern University - Harry Solomon

Phase 2: (August to December) - ideas

Goal: Introduce HL7 curriculum as part of existing HC Informatics courses in up to 10 Universities globally; evaluate

• KEY: Recruit some University /faculty that will teach HL7 CDA content created in phase 1 in fall semester.
• Create a list of all interested universities; Select up to 10 universities to participate in Phase 2 pilot
• Pre August Kickoff Conference call for faculty
• Hold seminars for Pilot PHASE 2 faculty participants to prepare them to teach HL7 content for the fall - a teach the teachers class. What month tbd.
• List the pilot Universities teaching HL7 Informatics courses (and also HL7 members) on the HL7 website