Hl7

• HL7
  • HL7 terms to better understand what is HL7. There are four primary HL7 standard message types:
  • Patient Administration (ADT)
  • Orders (ORM's)
  • Results (ORU's)
  • Charges (DFT's)
  • Most commonly used HL7 message types include:
    • ACK – General acknowledgement
    • ADT – Admit, Discharge, Tranfser
    • BAR – Add/change billing account
    • DFT – Detailed financial transaction
    • MDM – Medical document management
    • MFN – Master files notification
    • ORM – Order (Pharmacy/treatment)
    • ORU – Observation result (unsolicited)
    • QRY – Query, original mode
    • RAS – Pharmacy/treatment administration
    • RDE – Pharmacy/treatment encoded order
    • RGV – Pharmacy/treatment give
    • SIU – Scheduling information unsolicited