<p>This Technical Report describes a set of key characteristics to achieve interoperability and compatibility in trusted</p>
<p>health information interchange between communicant application systems.</p>
<p>The key characteristics describe inter-application interoperability needs of the healthcare community, in particular</p>
<p>the subject of care, the healthcare professional/caregiver, the healthcare provider organization, its business units</p>
<p>and the integrated delivery network.</p>
<p>The key characteristics offer criteria for standards developers and implementers of standards for messaging and</p>
<p>communications in the healthcare domain and provide a guide for software developers and vendors, healthcare</p>
<p>providers and end users.</p>
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Scope
<p>This Technical Report describes a set of key characteristics to achieve interoperability and compatibility in trusted</p>
<p>health information interchange between communicant application systems.</p>
<p>The key characteristics describe inter-application interoperability needs of the healthcare community, in particular</p>
<p>the subject of care, the healthcare professional/caregiver, the healthcare provider organization, its business units</p>
<p>and the integrated delivery network.</p>
<p>The key characteristics offer criteria for standards developers and implementers of standards for messaging and</p>
<p>communications in the healthcare domain and provide a guide for software developers and vendors, healthcare</p>
<p>providers and end users.</p>
