System for electrophysiology integration with other departments using clinical document architecture technologies and HL7 V3

In the electrophysiology laboratory (EPH-Lab) data collection of implanted devices is mandatory for documentation and clinical reporting. At present, computerized systems are not commonly used in the EPH-Lab, but they can allow clinicians to obtain a proper documentation from an integrated information system, gathering data from ambulatory activity, wards and EPH-Lab archives. The aim of our work was to create an informative system to exchange clinical information using HL7 clinical document architecture (CDA) release 2, defined in HL7 V3 standard. EPH-Lab facility has been introduced as part of our hemodynamic information system (SIE) in order to track work flow, device implantations, electrophysiologic studies, interventional electrophysiology procedures and electronic medical records for anesthesiology.