HL7 v2.7
Published February 2011 · successor to HL7 v2.6
What's changed in v2.7
Changes from v2.6 to v2.7
4071
Total Changes
174
Segments Affected
89
Data Types Affected
91
New Fields
Abstract
15 changes
Accident
15 changes
Addendum
1 change
Adjustment
21 changes
Professional Affiliation
7 changes
Appointment Information - General Resource
17 changes
Appointment Information - Location Resource
14 changes
Appointment Information - Personnel Resource
14 changes
Appointment Information
14 changes
Patient Allergy Information
8 changes
Appointment Preferences
6 changes
Appointment Request
27 changes
Access Restriction
7 changes
Authorization Information
15 changes
Batch Header
20 changes
Blood Code
2 changes
Billing
5 changes
Blood product order
16 changes
Blood product dispense status
23 changes
Batch Trailer
5 changes
Blood Product Transfusion/Disposition
21 changes
Charge Description Master
19 changes
Certificate Detail
37 changes
Clinical Study Master
13 changes
Clinical Study Phase Master
4 changes
Clinical Study Schedule Master
5 changes
Clear Notification
8 changes
Consent Segment
26 changes
Clinical Study Phase
4 changes
Clinical Study Registration
18 changes
Clinical Study Data Schedule Segment
3 changes
Contact Data
7 changes
Clinical Trial Identification
3 changes
Disability
9 changes
Diagnosis
32 changes
DRG Master File Information
7 changes
Diagnosis Related Group
51 changes
Continuation Pointer
3 changes
Display Data
8 changes
Equipment Command
8 changes
Equipment Command Response
3 changes
Educational Detail
11 changes
Equipment/log Service
6 changes
Equipment Detail
5 changes
Error
19 changes
Event Type
10 changes
Facility
14 changes
File Header
20 changes
Financial Transaction
46 changes
File Trailer
4 changes
Goal Detail
26 changes
Grouping/Reimbursement - Visit
9 changes
Grouping/Reimbursement - Procedure Line Item
24 changes
Guarantor
73 changes
Patient Adverse Reaction Information
33 changes
allergy reaction
4 changes
Inventory Item Master
20 changes
Material Lot
15 changes
Insurance
73 changes
Insurance Additional Information
99 changes
Insurance Additional Information, Certification
29 changes
Inventory Detail
26 changes
Imaging Procedure Control Segment
10 changes
Invoice Processing Results
9 changes
Interaction Status Detail
3 changes
Material Item
34 changes
Invoice Segment
44 changes
Material Location
33 changes
Language Detail
5 changes
Location Charge Code
4 changes
Location Characteristic
6 changes
Location Department
17 changes
Location Identification
16 changes
Location Relationship
7 changes
Master File Acknowledgment
7 changes
Master File Entry
8 changes
Master File Identification
6 changes
Merge Patient Information
14 changes
Message Acknowledgment
11 changes
Message Header
31 changes
System Clock
1 change
Notification Detail
5 changes
Next of Kin / Associated Parties
55 changes
Bed Status Update
2 changes
Application Status Change
14 changes
Application control level statistics
15 changes
Notes and Comments
9 changes
Observation Request
68 changes
Observation/Result
39 changes
Dietary Orders, Supplements, and Preferences
5 changes
Diet Tray Instructions
4 changes
General Segment
67 changes
Numeric Observation
13 changes
Categorical Service/Test/Observation
8 changes
Observations that Require Specimens
17 changes
Observation Batteries (Sets)
4 changes
Observations that are Calculated from Other Observations
3 changes
Additional Basic Attributes
34 changes
Common Order
45 changes
Practitioner Organization Unit
14 changes
Override Segment
6 changes
Shipment Package
8 changes
Patient Charge Cost Center Exceptions
6 changes
Possible Causal Relationship
29 changes
Patient Additional Demographic
34 changes
Patient Death and Autopsy
9 changes
Product Detail Country
21 changes
Product Experience Observation
31 changes
Product Experience Sender
16 changes
Patient Identification
58 changes
Item Packaging
9 changes
Payment Information
14 changes
Procedures
28 changes
Practitioner Detail
13 changes
Problem Details
31 changes
Pricing
29 changes
Provider Data
14 changes
Participation Information
15 changes
Product/Service Group
7 changes
Product Summary Header
20 changes
Product/Service Line Item
64 changes
Product/Service Section
6 changes
Pathway
7 changes
Patient Visit
87 changes
Patient Visit - Additional Information
68 changes
Payee Information
10 changes
Query Acknowledgment
10 changes
Query Identification
3 changes
Query Parameter Definition
5 changes
withdrawn
12 changes
withdrawn
10 changes
Query Response Instance
5 changes
Response Control Parameter
7 changes
Table Row Definition
3 changes
Table Row Data
1 change
Clinical Relationship Segment
18 changes
Referral Information
12 changes
Request for Information
5 changes
Resource Group
4 changes
Risk Management Incident
3 changes
Role
14 changes
Requisition Detail-1
10 changes
Requisition Detail
13 changes
Pharmacy/Treatment Administration
34 changes
Pharmacy/Treatment Component Order
10 changes
Pharmacy/Treatment Dispense
41 changes
Pharmacy/Treatment Encoded Order
56 changes
Pharmacy/Treatment Give
38 changes
Pharmacy/Treatment Order
43 changes
Pharmacy/Treatment Route
6 changes
Specimen Container detail
56 changes
Anti-Microbial Cycle Data
39 changes
Scheduling Activity Information
30 changes
Sterilizer Configuration (Anti-Microbial Devices)
11 changes
Sterilization Device Data
12 changes
Software Segment
9 changes
Shipment
11 changes
Substance Identifier
6 changes
Sterilization Lot
7 changes
Specimen
34 changes
Staff Identification
47 changes
Sterilization Parameter
5 changes
Test Code Configuration
16 changes
Test Code Detail
8 changes
Timing/Quantity
18 changes
Timing/Quantity Relationship
12 changes
Transcription Document Header
29 changes
User Authentication Credential Segment
2 changes
UB82
56 changes
Uniform Billing Data
25 changes
withdrawn
7 changes
withdrawn
9 changes
Variance
7 changes
Purchasing Vendor
7 changes
Address
14 changes
Authorization Information
5 changes
Charge Code and Date
2 changes
Channel Calibration Parameters
6 changes
Channel Definition
7 changes
Coded Element
6 changes
Coded Element with Formatted Values
28 changes
Coded with No Exceptions
31 changes
Composite ID Number and Name Simplified
22 changes
Composite Price
9 changes
Composite Quantity with Units
3 changes
Channel Sensitivity and Units
30 changes
Coded with Exceptions
33 changes
Extended Composite ID with Check Digit
18 changes
Daily Deductible Information
5 changes
Date and Institution Name
2 changes
Discharge to Location and Date
2 changes
Driver's License Number
5 changes
Delta
6 changes
Date/Time Range
2 changes
Date
2 changes
Date/Time
2 changes
Day Type and Number
4 changes
Encapsulated Data
6 changes
Entity Identifier
7 changes
Entity Identifier Pair
2 changes
Error Location and Description
4 changes
Error Location
12 changes
Financial Class
3 changes
Family Name
10 changes
Formatted Text Data
1 change
General Timing Specification
2 changes
Hierarchic Designator
5 changes
Insurance Certification Definition
4 changes
Coded Value for HL7 Defined Tables
2 changes
Coded Value for User-Defined Tables
3 changes
Job Code/Class
5 changes
Location with Address Variation 1
16 changes
Location with Address Variation 2
29 changes
Multiplexed Array
4 changes
Money
4 changes
Money and Code
2 changes
Money or Percentage
6 changes
Message Type
3 changes
Numeric Array
5 changes
Name with Date and Location
18 changes
Numeric
1 change
Numeric Range
2 changes
Occurrence Code and Date
3 changes
Order Sequence Definition
11 changes
Occurrence Span Code and Date
5 changes
Practitioner Institutional Privileges
7 changes
Person Location
22 changes
Practitioner License or Other ID Number
8 changes
Performing Person Time Stamp
43 changes
Parent Result Link
4 changes
Processing Type
3 changes
Policy Type and Amount
8 changes
Query Input Parameter List
3 changes
Query Selection Criteria
5 changes
Row Column Definition
4 changes
Reference Range
10 changes
Repeat Interval
4 changes
Room Coverage
8 changes
Reference Pointer
6 changes
Repeat Pattern
18 changes
Street Address
6 changes
Scheduling Class Value Pair
3 changes
Sequence ID
2 changes
Structured Numeric
4 changes
String of Telephone Number Digits
1 change
Specialty Description
6 changes
Specimen Source
7 changes
Sort Order
2 changes
String Data
1 change
Time
2 changes
Timing Quantity
12 changes
Time Stamp
2 changes
UB Value Code and Amount
5 changes
Visiting Hours
4 changes
Version Identifier
4 changes
Value Range
4 changes
Channel Identifier
4 changes
Waveform Source
4 changes
Extended Address
39 changes
Extended Composite ID Number and Name for Persons
49 changes
Extended Composite Name and Identification Number for Organizations
16 changes
Extended Person Name
27 changes
Extended Telecommunication Number
35 changes
Most used in v2.7
Structural usage across the specification — not popularity, arithmetic.