Dear Member,

Welcome to the Version 3 Ballot Package Download Page for the January 2009 Ballot. Here you can download various parts, or even all, of the ballot package web site. Please note that links to all ballot downloads, including non-Version 3 downloads are included on this page for your convenience. Important Note: The downloads on this page are provided for the purposes of balloting ONLY! Any use of these draft standards for uses other than as a reference for the indicated balloting activities is strictly prohibited. This includes the use of any of these materials for the development of messaging applications and/or interfaces. Normative HL7 standards for these purposes are available for purchase on the HL7 homepage.

What is in a V3 Download?

The ballot package includes several documents. To facilitate faster downloading, the ballot package has been broken into several smaller downloads. To ensure that most of the hyperlinks within the ballot documents work, there is a Core download (see below) package that includes all the reference and help documents including:

Hyperlinks in the ballot content to documents that you've not downloaded will not work. Thus, all reviewers are encouraged to download the Full Site package or at a minimum the Core download and the appropriate domains.

V3 Ballot Downloads

Foundation Documents
Full Site
This download includes all materials you find in this Version 3 Ballot site. Due to the size of this file, the download and install process will be time consuming. We recommend that you download the file via high-speed connection rather than dial-up, and allow plenty of time for the process to complete.
Due to size considerations, the MIF, MIF2 and MIF-Lite files are not included in this package. 		Download
 315 Meg
Core Files
This download contains all the basic files needed for the majority of the ballot content to work together. This includes the documents listed in the "What is in a Download". 		Download
 60 Meg
Support Files
If you are only concerned with Domain ballot documents and not linking to any of the core material, it is still required that you download the Support Files. This are shared graphics, Javascript and Cascading Style Sheets used for the presentation of most all ballot document (related to V3). 		Download
 546 kb
Schemas and Examples
This download contains all the Schemas and Examples for all the domains. You will be able to view a list of examples and schemas if you only download the core on your local machine but will not be able to interact with them off-line unless you download and install this. On-line, they are fully viewable. 		Download
 13.4 Meg
MIF Files
This download contains all the MIF Files. 		Download
 12 Meg
MIF2 Files
This download contains all the MIF2 Files. 		Download
 11.5 Meg
MIF-Lite Files
This download contains all the MIF-Lite Files. 		Download
 9.6 Meg
Foundation Downloads
Core Principles and Properties of Version 3 Models DRAFT FOR COMMENT Download
 125 Kb
Reference Information Model DRAFT FOR COMMENT Download
 .91 Meg
GELLO: A Common Expression Language, Release 2 Download
 3 Meg
Domain Analysis Model Downloads
Composite Privacy Consent Directive Domain Analysis Model Download
 520 kb
Domain Downloads
Common Domains
This include both the (CMET) Common Message Element Types (COCT) and the Shared Messages (COMT) domains.
Domains balloting CMETs are: Account & Billing, Laboratory, Patient Administration, Public Health and Specimen. 		Download
 38.8 Meg
Blood Tissue Organ (POBB)
 Download
 3.6 Meg
Care Provision (REPC)
Assessment Scales 		Download
 41.4 Meg
Clinical Genomics (POCG)
(Genetic Variation) DRAFT FOR COMMENT 		Download
 10.6 Meg
Common Clinical Product Model (POCP) Download
 .77 Meg
Medical Records (RCMR)
(Composite Privacy Consent Directive) DRAFT FOR COMMENT 		Download
 12 Meg
Personnel Management (PRPM)
(Organizatin Registry, Provider Registry) 		Download
 8.9 Meg
Pharmacy (PORX)
(Medication Order) 		Download
 24.2 Meg
Regulated Product Submissions/Structured Product Labeling (PORP)
(Implementation Guide for Structured Product Labeling Release 4) 		Download
 6.2 Meg
Regulated Studies (PORT)
(Drug Stability Reporting Release 2, Implementation Guide for Drug Stability Reporting Release 2, Study Design, Study Participation, Study Participation DAM) 		Download
 12.1 Meg
Structured Documents Architecture (POCD)
 Download
 1.3 Meg
US Realm Downloads
MITA UML Development Framework
 Download
 1.35 Meg


Other V3 Downloads (non-balloting)

Foundation Downloads
Data Types Abstract
Comprised of Data Types: Abstract and Data Types Abstract R2		 Download
 3.4 Megs
Role Based Access Control (Security) Download
 1.8 Meg
Templates Project Download
 1.8 Meg
Using SNOMED CT (Terminfo) Download
 430 kb
Implementation Technology Downloads
ITS: XML Data Types
Comprised of XML Data Types R1 and R2, XML Structures R1 and XML Structures 1.1 R1		 Download
 480 kb
ITS: UML Data Types Download
 200 kb
Specification Infrastructure Downloads
Message Control Act Infrastructure Download
 888 Kb
Transmission Infrastructure Download
 2.6 Meg
Master File - Registry Infrastructure Download
 1.6 Meg
Query Infrastructure Download
 1.24 Meg
Transport Specifications
Comprised of the Transport Specification documents for ebXML, MLLP and SOAP/WSDL Profiles, Abstract and Removable Media Transport Specification 		Download
 1.2 Meg
Services Downloads
Common Terminology Services, Release 2 Download
 .96 Meg
Common Terminology Services, Release 1 Download
 218 kb
Decision Support Service (DSS) Download
 2.9 Meg
Entity Identification Service (EIS) Download
 445 kb
Resource Location and Updating Service (RLUS) Download
 1.9 Meg
Services Oriented Architecture for HL7 (SOA4HL7) Download
 1.6 Meg
Domain Downloads
Accounting and Billing (FIAB)
 Download
 .96 Meg
Claims & Reimbursement (FICR)
 Download
 14.8 Meg
Clinical Document Architecture (CDA)
 Download
 777 kb
Clinical Decision Support (REDS)
(Infobutton) 		Download
 1.32 Meg
Clinical Statement Pattern (COCS)
 Download
 1.7 Meg
Imaging Integration (POII)
 Download
 1.9 Meg
Immunization (POIZ)
 Download
 2 Meg
Materials Management (PRMM)
 Download
 45 kb
Medication (POME)
 Download
 4.6 Meg
Observations (POOB)
 Download
 3.5 Meg
Orders (POOR)
 Download
 2.2 Meg
Patient Administration (PRPA)
 Download
 19 Meg
Public Health (PORR)
 Download
 19.5 Meg
Registries (PRRG)
 Download
 1.2 Meg
Scheduling (PRSC)
 Download
 1.2 Meg
Specimen (POSP)
 Download
 1 Meg
Therapeutic Devices (POTD)
 Download
 986 kb
Background Document Downloads
HL7 Development Framework (HDF) Download
 17.3 Meg
Publishing Facilitator's Guide Download
 350 kb
Substantive Change Download
 14 kb

Advice on V3 Downloads

The V3 Ballot Packages are comprised of several files and documents that hyperlink to one another. To ensure that the hyperlinks work, we recommend that you download the full package. If you decide not to download the entire package, be advised that hyperlinks to documents that you've not downloaded will not work. This package contains thousands of files, making the process time consuming based on the connection speed you have to the internet. A high speed line will yield about a 20 minute (estimated) download and slower (56k or less) will take several hours. Once downloaded, the installation only takes about another 5-10 mintues.

The Core files download provides all the Foundation Documents for the ballot (plus a few additional for convenience since not all documents available are being balloted) and all the support files needed in order for domain downloads to work.

When downloading any of the available packages, for convenience, you may wish to create a directory for the downloads, although this is not required. Also, be sure to allow for quite a bit of space on your hard drive, especially for the larger packages. The Full package extracts to more than 500 Megabytes.

Advice on V3 Installation

Once any of the packages have been downloaded from the HL7 web site, you must use a .zip decompression program to open the .zip file to retrieve its contents.

When you unzip the files you download, you should create a central "root" directory on your hard drive to which you will then extract the zip file contents. Once established, you should only use that directory for future installations or patches. If you do not, there is always the risk that hyperlinks connecting the documents will not work. We recommend setting up a directory named based on the ballot you are reviewing, for example, "C:\HL7V3BALLOT_2008SEP".

Once completed, find the sub-directory where you installed the files. You will see an HTML directory if that is the version of the package you downloaded. In this directory will be an INDEX.HTM file. This is your launching point to the site. Please note that the issues link always links to the main ballot site on www.hl7.org. This is because the issues page is a 'dynamic' page that is open to ongoing changes throughout the ballot period.

Other Ballot Downloads (Non-V3)

HL7 Version 2.7 Download
   6.7 Meg
EHR Long Term Care Functional Profile, Release 1 Download
   2 Meg
EHR Clinical Research Functional Profile, Release 1 Download
 1 Meg
HL7 Implementation Guide for CDA Release 2 – Level 3: Healthcare Associated Infection Reports, Release 2 Not Yet Available.
 108 kb
HL7 Standard for CDA R2: Patient Assessments, Release 1 Not Yet Available.
   130 kb
HL7 Implementation Guide for CDA Release 2: Plan-to-plan Personal Health Record (PHR) Data Transfer, Release 1 Not Yet Available.
 108 kb

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