EN 14822-1:2005

Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Symbols and abbreviations
5 General Purpose Information Components - their design
  5.1 Basic design objectives
  5.2 General Purpose Information Components and the Health
      Level Seven RIM
  5.3 Health Level 7 (HL7) Reference Information Model
6 Common features of the general purpose information components
7 Use of general purpose information components in communication
8 Localisation of the general purpose information components
9 Overview of the content of EN 14822-2 and EN 14822-3
  9.1 EN 14822-2 GPICs: Non-Clinical
  9.2 EN 14822-3 GPICs: Clinical
Annex A (informative) How to read the models
      A.1 Introduction
      A.2 Classes
      A.3 Associations between classes
      A.4 Generalisation/specialisation
Annex B (informative) HL7 RIM Class specialisations
      B.1 Introduction
      B.2 Entity class and its specialisations
      B.3 Role class and its specialisations
      B.4 Act class and its specialisations
Bibliography

This European Standard specifies General Purpose Information Components to be used in standards for information exchange and information models supporting various health specific business requirements. The components defined in this standard are the most commonly needed basic building blocks for such standardization but these components may require further specialisation and be complemented by other objects required for specific purposes not met by these generally useful components. Such standardization using these general purpose information components could be performed both on a European (CEN) level or be done nationally or for specific user communities regionally as well as internationally.This European Standard provides an informative overview of this series of standards and includes rules for using the components defined in the other parts and on conformance claims.