The clinical laboratory orders and
results was the first Use Case Technical
Committee (UCTC) which began
operations in Colombia and the first
one in proposing HL7 adapted standards
for Colombia. The collaborative
work among its members has been
the basis for defining implementation
guides for the clinical laboratory
orders and results use cases.
Additionally, as a pioneer UCTC in
Colombia, it developed a guide-forguides
proposal, i.e. a standard for
defining implementation guides in
any domain within the CDA scope.
This article presents an overview of
the evolution of health information
systems in Colombia and the first
steps that have been taken for the
adoption of the HL7 international
standard in the country. It also describes
the methodology for the development
and adaptation of the first
HL7 implementation guides.
