Monday, September 1, 2008

A note on Z segments

Z-segments are site specific segments defined by a vendor or implementation to include information that is not otherwise included in the messages being used or, in some cases, to replace existing information in a more desirable format or structure. These segments can only be understood by other systems with a detailed implementation guide for the site or system where they were created.

From an Infoway Standards Adoption paper on HL7 v3

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