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From: rfenney@directnet.com (Robert J. Fenney)
Subject: Re: EDI and Object Technology
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Date: Sat, 11 Nov 1995 21:07:28 GMT
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In article <4818hc$jp2@ixnews2.ix.netcom.com>, Michael DeBellis
<debellis@ix.netcom.com> wrote:

> I've just started working with a healthcare EDI standard called Health 
> Level Seven (HL7). Its currently specified as a collection of EDI 
> messages that correspond to real world events such as Admit Patient, 
> etc.The standards group is developing a new version that will be object 
> oriented and still support the very large number of existing systems that 
> follow the EDI standard.  I was just wondering if anyone has looked at 
> this problem in general: how to map EDI and object oriented systems?

I have been doing this for the last 5 years in the financial industry and a
little in the medical industry. What would you like to know? BTW I am
starting work on my first commercial objects they will most likely be for
credit reports.


Robert
