HL7 Message Processor Adaptive Routing and Validation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing systems for processing HL7 transaction messages are burdensome and error-prone, requiring manual validation and extensive user setup for testing and communication between different computer systems, especially with increasing complexity and length of messages.
Innovation Solution
A system that supports adaptive processing, authoring, editing, and transmission of HL7 compatible transaction messages across different versions, including automatic parsing, routing, and validation, using an HL7 data processor and interface for establishing communication links, and employing APIs for message generation and parsing.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If manual validation of HL7 transaction messages is performed by users, then validation accuracy can be maintained, but time consumption and operational burden increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements automatic validation where the HL7 message processor self-validates transaction messages against stored HL7 standards and schemas without requiring manual user intervention. The processor automatically detects errors, validates message structure, and provides feedback, enabling the system to serve its own validation needs efficiently.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical manual validation process with an automated computational system. The HL7 message processor uses software-based validation mechanisms including schema verification, data type checking, and rule-based validation to substitute human manual counting and verification, dramatically reducing time while maintaining accuracy.
2Reliability
If manual generation of test transaction messages is performed, then test data can be created, but user setup time and operational complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by automatically generating test transaction messages based on predefined templates and scenarios stored in the system. Test data is prepared in advance with proper HL7 formatting and structure, eliminating the need for users to manually create test messages during testing operations.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses copying by creating test transaction messages as copies or variations of validated message templates. The system replicates successful message patterns and modifies them systematically to generate diverse test data, ensuring quality while reducing manual effort.
3Reliability
If dependent on external systems for test data support, then realistic test scenarios can be tested, but system availability and independence are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The HL7 message processor acts as an intermediary that generates and manages test data independently, eliminating dependence on external systems. It mediates between test requirements and test execution by providing built-in template generation and message creation capabilities, ensuring system independence while maintaining test realism.
4Adaptability or versatility
If HL7 interface complexity increases to handle more message types, then communication capability improves, but validation difficulty and error potential increase
Solution Approach 1:
The HL7 message processor implements universal validation mechanisms that handle multiple HL7 message types and versions through a single unified processing framework. It uses version-agnostic validation rules and configurable schemas that adapt to different message types without requiring separate validation logic for each, reducing overall complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The system employs dynamic validation where validation rules and parameters are configurable and adaptable based on the specific message type being processed. The processor dynamically adjusts validation strictness, supported formats, and routing logic based on message characteristics, enabling flexible handling of complex message types without fixed complex validation paths.
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AI summary
A system supports, adaptively processing HL7 compatible transaction message data of different HL7 version as well as conversion of transactions between HL7 versions and operational validation of transaction messages. A system for processing HL7 protocol compatible data comprises an interface for establishing a communication link enabling acquisition of HL7 compatible transaction messages. An acquisition processor acquires multiple different HL7 compatible transaction messages including healthcare data using the communication link. An HL7 data processor automatically parses an HL7 compatible transaction message to identify HL7 items indicating type of information conveyed at a location in the transaction message identified in response to a predetermined message location identifier. The HL7 data processor automatically adaptively routes acquired HL7 compatible transaction messages to multiple different storage destinations based on the identified HL7 items indicating type of information conveyed in response to predetermined information associating HL7 items and type of information conveyed with corresponding storage destinations.