Track record

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 highlights

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.

AI · EU

SYNDERAI

Synthetic medical data generated with AI — realistic examples with a “real” medical background, built on the European EHR Exchange Format (EHRxF).

Tooling

vi7eti

Visualize HL7 Example and Test Instances — reference stylesheets for examples based on HL7 CDA or FHIR specifications.

HL7 CDA · HL7 FHIR

International Patient Summary (IPS)

Specification and implementation of an international patient summary based on HL7 CDA and FHIR — HL7 International.

HL7 CDA · HL7 FHIR

AKTIN

HL7 CDA and HL7 FHIR document specifications for the German Emergency Care Registry.

Terminology · gematik

Cardiology base dataset

Leading the working group for a cardiological core dataset — Competence Center for Interoperability (KIG), gematik and Interop Council.

Public health

Corona Component Standards

A concerted approach to optimise the collection, consolidation and analysis of COVID-related data.

EU · Horizon 2020

Trillium II

International Patient Summary standards as the core of a global community for digital-health innovation, advancing patient safety and trust.

HL7 FHIR

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.

HL7 CDA

DGUV Discharge Report

HL7 CDA specification for an inpatient discharge report for the German Statutory Accident Insurance (DGUV), Bonn / Berlin.

Genomics

GENEaLYSE

A uniform diagnostic report structure for the genetic diagnosis of oncological diseases — Hochschule Niederrhein.

Medication

Medikationsplan PLUS

Consistent semantic standards as the basis for a medication process across facility, system and sector boundaries — Hochschule Niederrhein.

ART-DECOR® · UK

PRSB dictionary → ART-DECOR®

Transition of the Professional Record Standards Body dictionary to ART-DECOR® — The PRSB, London, UK.

Project history

Selected projects over the years.

An excerpt of earlier engagements. Our consultancy work is often confidential, so we publish only a selection.

2014 →

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

Expert
2011 →

Templates 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

Expert
2010 →

ART-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, Expert
2015 – 2023

Transition, 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

Expert
2015 – 2017

Project "Acute Zorg": HL7 CDA-based document specifications for the Dutch Emergency Care domain

Dutch National ICT Institute in Healthcare Nictiz, The Hague The Netherlands

Expert
2015–2016

Project "Überleitungsmanagement": HL7 CDA-based Continuity and Transition of Care Specifications

ZTG Zentrum für Telematik und Telemedizin GmbH, Bochum, Germany

Expert
2015–2016

Transition and review of epSOS / EXPAND project deliverables ePrescription, ePatientSummary to ART-DECOR®

HL7 International Foundation, Brussels, Belgium

Expert
2014

Templates 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

Expert
2013 – 2019

National 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

Expert
2013 – 2018

Project 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

Expert
2013 – 2014

Standards and Templates for CDA based documents for exchange between chronical diseases management systems

Dutch National ICT Institute in Healthcare Nictiz, The Hague The Netherlands

Expert
2013–2014

Templates for CDA based document for Cancer Treatment (Lung Radiotherapy)

MAASTRO clinic, Maastricht, The Netherlands

Expert
2013

Structurization of EHR clinical documents in electronic health services and interoperabilitiy systems and e-prescription subsystem

Ernst & Young Baltic UAB, Vilnius, Lithuania

Expert
2012

Implementation of the HL7 V3 specifications of CDA documents based on use cases

Western Norway Regional Health Authority (WNRHA) Helse Vest, Bergen/Stavanger, Norway

Expert
2011–2013

Project 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

Expert
2011–2012

Implementation 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

Expert
2009–2011

Project 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, Reviewer
2009

Test 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, Reviewer
2008–2010

Project: 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

Expert
2007–2009

Specification 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, Reviewer
2007–2008

Specification 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

Expert
2007–2008

Specification 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

Expert
2006–2008

Specification 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

Expert
2006

Implementation 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

Expert
2005–2006

Mapping 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

Expert
2004–2007

Implementation 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

Expert
2003

HL7 version 3 modeling and implementation guide for Dutch DBCs (financial charges)

HL7 Netherlands Project Office, Utrecht, The Netherlands

Expert
2002–2003

Dutch 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

Expert
Clients

Institutes, authorities and vendors we've worked with.

Acquest
Koudekerk a/d Rijn, The Netherlands
Aries GmbH & Co. KG
Langenfeld, Germany
Astraia Software GmbH
München, Germany
Danish Standards
Charlottenlund, Denmark
E.Novation BV
Capelle a/d Ijssel, The Netherlands
ELGA (Elektronische Gesundheitsakte) as the National Infrastructure project for Austria
Vienna
Austria
Ernst & Young Baltic UAB
Vilnius, Lithuania
European Renal Association / European Dialysis and Transplantation Association ERA-EDTA
Amsterdam
The Netherlands
Fresenius Medical Care Deutschland GmbH
Bad Homburg, Germany
FSB Landelijk Beheerorganisatie
Utrecht, The Netherlands
German Healthcare IT vendor association VHitG (now bvitg)
Berlin, Germany
Government and Ministry of Health
New South Wales, Australia
Health Information & Quality Authority, Mahon, Cork, Ireland Hewlett-Packard Lithuania
Vilnius, Lithuania
HL7 Netherlands Project Office
Veenendaal, The Netherlands
KfH Kuratorium für Dialyse und Nierentransplantation e.V.
Neu Isenburg, Germany
Maastro clinic
Maastricht, The Netherlands
MedicalPHIT
Utrecht, The Netherlands
National ICT Institute in Healthcare Nictiz
Leidschendam, The Netherlands
National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM)
Ministry of Health,
Welfare and Sport
Bilthoven, The Netherlands
Nova Pro Consultancy Tom de Jong
Purmerend, The Netherlands
QiN Qualitätssicherung in der Nephrologie
Cologne, Germany
Results 4 Care
Amersfoort, The Netherlands
Ringholm BV
Haarlem, The Netherlands
SAP AG
Walldorf, Germany
Stichting HL7 Nederland
Veenendaal, The Netherlands
The Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research TNO
Leiden, The Netherlands
University Hospital Freiburg/Brsg
Germany
University Hospital of Cologne
Cologne, Germany
University Hospital Oslo (OUH)
Norway
Western Norway Regional Health Authority (WNRHA) Helse Vest
Bergen/Stavanger, Norway
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