HL7 messages are a necessity in many facets of healthcare for data to flow among systems. Learn more with this breakdown of the most common HL7 message types, including examples of each.

HL7 messages are in human-readable (ASCII) format, though they may require some effort to interpret. This section describes the contents of an HL7 message and how an HL7 message is organized.

Oct 22, 2025 · A sample of HL7 messages can clearly depict one or more parts of their structure, making up different lines of text. Every HL7 message contains the HL7 message types, indicating its …

Apr 16, 2022 · The following diagram is a conceptual model of an HL7 message broken down into segments and fields. The three-character codes used at the start of each segment serve as labels.

Feb 12, 2025 · HL7 establishes various ADT event types designed for distinct purposes in patient record management. The following list details popular ADT message types along with their respective …

Apr 10, 2025 · Health Level Seven, abbreviated to HL7, is a range of global standards for the transfer of clinical and administrative health data between applications with the aim to improve patient outcomes …

Aug 7, 2023 · If you'd like to learn more about some of the most common HL7 message types and how organizations use them, this HL7 tutorial is for you!

Hello and welcome to this second video in the series of HL7 Messaging tutorials where focus on understanding HL7 message structure. Let’s start with our sample HL7 message from the previous …

Nov 16, 2007 · Each use case could be supported by either the HL7 v2.x or the HL7 v3 messaging standard. Each example use case has two example messages associated with it: a HL7 v2.x …

Oct 6, 2025 · For example, immunization data and notifiable disease reports can be sent from hospital/clinic systems to public health agencies using standardized HL7 formats (such as HL7 v2 …