As promised the GOLD version of the IHE XDS.b Reference Implementation is now posted on CodePlex [direct link]

It is official, after a week of testing in Chicago at the IHE Connectathon, the Microsoft IHE XDS.b Reference Implementation has passed and received the GREEN LIGHT from the Connectathon staff: You can expect the final drop of the code to be posted to the Codeplex web site in about a week. Kudos to the entire Microsoft team, SIMPL and the ...

After a long gestation period we have finally published the HL7 v3 and BizTalk whitepaper: Getting Started with HL7 v3 and BizTalk Server 2006 This paper provides developers with an overview of HL7 version 3 Messaging (HL7 v3) concepts, how to build HL7 v3 solutions with Microsoft® BizTalk® Server 2006, and how to convert message format from HL7 ...

We had a fairly well attended session and the objective of providing an overview of the Health Connection Engine (HCE) and IHE XDS.b reference implementations was achieved, although with the time we had I could not get into a lot of detail. We have talked about the HCE in the past so I'll try to focus on the IHE aspect in this post. Background on ...

I'm here at the MS-HUG TechForum this week and right now sitting in the Kodiak Room in the Microsoft Conference Center where the TechForum takes place. Steve Aylward, the General Manager for the US Health and Life Sciences group, just gave us an update on the work that Microsoft is doing in supporting Healthcare Providers, Health Plans and Life ...