Projects & Clients
Our consultancy work often involves confidential information, so we publish only a selection. A more extensive project list is available to clients on request.
Recent work — from AI-generated data to the International Patient Summary.
A selection of newer engagements involving Kai Heitmann / Heitmann Consulting and Services, including European Commission projects.
SYNDERAI
Synthetic medical data generated with AI — realistic examples with a “real” medical background, built on the European EHR Exchange Format (EHRxF).
vi7eti
Visualize HL7 Example and Test Instances — reference stylesheets for examples based on HL7 CDA or FHIR specifications.
International Patient Summary (IPS)
Specification and implementation of an international patient summary based on HL7 CDA and FHIR — HL7 International.
AKTIN
HL7 CDA and HL7 FHIR document specifications for the German Emergency Care Registry.
Cardiology base dataset
Leading the working group for a cardiological core dataset — Competence Center for Interoperability (KIG), gematik and Interop Council.
Corona Component Standards
A concerted approach to optimise the collection, consolidation and analysis of COVID-related data.
Trillium II
International Patient Summary standards as the core of a global community for digital-health innovation, advancing patient safety and trust.
Rich Digital Lab Reports
Converting laboratory results from PDF into HL7 FHIR and re-embedding the structured data into an “enriched” PDF — with Nortal GmbH.
DGUV Discharge Report
HL7 CDA specification for an inpatient discharge report for the German Statutory Accident Insurance (DGUV), Bonn / Berlin.
GENEaLYSE
A uniform diagnostic report structure for the genetic diagnosis of oncological diseases — Hochschule Niederrhein.
Medikationsplan PLUS
Consistent semantic standards as the basis for a medication process across facility, system and sector boundaries — Hochschule Niederrhein.
PRSB dictionary → ART-DECOR®
Transition of the Professional Record Standards Body dictionary to ART-DECOR® — The PRSB, London, UK.
Selected projects over the years.
An excerpt of earlier engagements. Our consultancy work is often confidential, so we publish only a selection.
Project "AKTIN": HL7 CDA and HL7 FHIR document specifications for the German Emergency Care Registry
University of Oldenburg, Magdeburg, Aachen, Germany / Deutsche Interdisziplinäre Vereinigung für Intensiv- und Notfallmedizin, Berlin, Germany
ExpertTemplates for CDA based discharge letters (physician and nurse), laboratory report, imaging diagnostics reports, medication prescription, dispense, pharmaceutical advice and medication list; Transition of National Implementation Guides to ART-DECOR® computable specifications and continuous support for the National Infrastructure project in Austria
ELGA (Elektronische Gesundheitsakte) as the National Infrastructure project for Austria, Vienna, Austria
ExpertART-DECOR® tool for consistent and comprehensive documentation and support for specification, implementation and testing of e.g. CDA-based specifications
ART-DECOR Expert Team, multiple European Projects and Stakeholders, HL7 International, HL7 Germany
R&D, ExpertTransition, review and support for the eHealth Suisse Infrastructure Specifications and Strategy
Ministry of Health, eHealth Suisse, Bern, Switzerland / Swiss Conference of the cantonal Health boards
ExpertProject "Acute Zorg": HL7 CDA-based document specifications for the Dutch Emergency Care domain
Dutch National ICT Institute in Healthcare Nictiz, The Hague The Netherlands
ExpertProject "Überleitungsmanagement": HL7 CDA-based Continuity and Transition of Care Specifications
ZTG Zentrum für Telematik und Telemedizin GmbH, Bochum, Germany
ExpertTransition and review of epSOS / EXPAND project deliverables ePrescription, ePatientSummary to ART-DECOR®
HL7 International Foundation, Brussels, Belgium
ExpertTemplates for CDA based documents and Implementation Support for Pulmonology Function Report, transition of Templates to ART-DECOR for Operation Notes
Western Norway Regional Health Authority (WNRHA) Helse Vest, Bergen/Stavanger, Norway
ExpertNational screenings programme –population screening for bowel cancer and crevix cancer: CDA specification and implementation of colonoscopy and pathology reports
National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport, Bilthoven, the Netherlands
ExpertProject Ketenzorg: Specification and Implementation Support for general-purpose HL7 CDA-based building blocks for the Dutch healthcare domain
Dutch National ICT Institute in Healthcare Nictiz and VZVZ, The Hague The Netherlands
ExpertStandards and Templates for CDA based documents for exchange between chronical diseases management systems
Dutch National ICT Institute in Healthcare Nictiz, The Hague The Netherlands
ExpertTemplates for CDA based document for Cancer Treatment (Lung Radiotherapy)
MAASTRO clinic, Maastricht, The Netherlands
ExpertStructurization of EHR clinical documents in electronic health services and interoperabilitiy systems and e-prescription subsystem
Ernst & Young Baltic UAB, Vilnius, Lithuania
ExpertImplementation of the HL7 V3 specifications of CDA documents based on use cases
Western Norway Regional Health Authority (WNRHA) Helse Vest, Bergen/Stavanger, Norway
ExpertProject ePerinatology: Implementation guide for HL7 version 3 Care Provision messages for the Dutch Perinatology domain (Perinatology project phase IV)
Koninklijke Nederlandse Organisatie van verloskundigen (KNOV), Nederlandse Vereniging voor Obstetrie en Gynaecologie (NVOG), Dutch National ICT Institute in Healthcare Nictiz, The Hague The Netherlands
ExpertImplementation Specifications HL7 V3 data types, CDA core principles and CDA templates based on use cases
Western Norway Regional Health Authority (WNRHA) Helse Vest, Bergen/Stavanger, Norway
ExpertProject eLab: Implementation guide for HL7 version 3 CDA documents for the Laboratory Orders and Result Reports
Nederlandse Vereniging voor Klinische Chemie en Laboratoriumgeneeskunde Utrecht, IHE Integrating the Healtcare Enterprise The Netherlands Veenedaal, Dutch National ICT Institute in Healthcare Nictiz, The Hague The Netherlands
Expert, ReviewerTest and Qualification of systems exchanging HL7 Clinical Document Architecture based exchange of information between pathologists through the national infrastructure (pathology result reporting)
Dutch National ICT Institute in Healthcare Nictiz, The Hague The Netherlands and the Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research TNO, Leiden, The Netherlands
Expert, ReviewerProject: Detailed Clinical Models for Diabetes mellitus to exchange medical data between heterogeneous computer systems and to maintain consistency in a longitudinal electronic medical record system
Dutch National ICT Institute in Healthcare Nictiz, The Hague The Netherlands
ExpertSpecification and Implementation of HL7 Clinical Document Architecture based exchange of information between pathologists through the national infrastructure (pathology result reporting)
Dutch National ICT Institute in Healthcare Nictiz, The Hague The Netherlands and the Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research TNO, Leiden, The Netherlands
Expert, ReviewerSpecification of Architecture and Version 3 based Care Provision Implementation Guide for care chain support of long term Diabetes mellitus treatment
Dutch National ICT Institute in Healthcare Nictiz, The Hague The Netherlands
ExpertSpecification of an CDA Release 2 based discharge letter for rehabiliation patients
Deutsche Rentenversicherung, Berlin, and the largest German Healthcare IT vendor associa-tion VHitG, Berlin, Germany
ExpertSpecification of HL7 Version 3 Messages for Hemodialysis Registries in six European Countries
European Renal Association / European Dialysis and Transplantation Association ERA-EDTA, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
ExpertImplementation Support for 15 vendors to implement CDA Release 2 based Discharge Summary Letter for the German Healthcare System (in collaboration with the largest German Healthcare IT vendor association and 15 health IT system vendors)
Largest German Healthcare IT vendor association VHitG, Berlin, Germany
ExpertMapping and transformation EDIFACT MEDEUR medication information to HL7 version 3 pharmacy messages and vice versa for HL7 V3 Gateway (XSLT transformations)
Dutch National ICT Institute in Healthcare Nictiz, Leidschendam, The Netherlands
ExpertImplementation guide for HL7 version 3 Care Provision messages for exchange of information in the German Haemodialysis domain
QiN Qualitätssicherung in der Nephrologie und KfH Kuratorium für Dialyse und Nierentransplantation e.V. Cologne and Neu Isenburg, Germany
ExpertHL7 version 3 modeling and implementation guide for Dutch DBCs (financial charges)
HL7 Netherlands Project Office, Utrecht, The Netherlands
ExpertDutch Perinatology/Project of Modeling and partial implementation for the Dutch Perinatology domain (trial and proof-of-concept project for V3)
HL7 Netherlands Project Office, Utrecht, The Netherlands
ExpertInstitutes, authorities and vendors we've worked with.
Koudekerk a/d Rijn, The Netherlands
Langenfeld, Germany
München, Germany
Charlottenlund, Denmark
Capelle a/d Ijssel, The Netherlands
Austria
Vilnius, Lithuania
The Netherlands
Bad Homburg, Germany
Utrecht, The Netherlands
Berlin, Germany
New South Wales, Australia
Vilnius, Lithuania
Veenendaal, The Netherlands
Neu Isenburg, Germany
Maastricht, The Netherlands
Utrecht, The Netherlands
Leidschendam, The Netherlands
Ministry of Health,
Bilthoven, The Netherlands
Purmerend, The Netherlands
Cologne, Germany
Amersfoort, The Netherlands
Haarlem, The Netherlands
Walldorf, Germany
Veenendaal, The Netherlands
Leiden, The Netherlands
Germany
Cologne, Germany
Norway
Bergen/Stavanger, Norway
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