Health informatics — HL7 version 3 — Reference information model — Release 4

The Health Level Seven (HL7) Reference Information Model (RIM) is a static model of health and healthcare information in the context of developing HL7 standards. It is the combined consensus view of information from the perspective of the HL7 working group and the HL7 international affiliates. The RIM is the ultimate source from which all HL7 version 3.0 protocol specification standards draw their information-related content. In the context of ISO TC215 – Health Informatics, the RIM provides a reference model that has been, and will likely continue to be, used in developing further health informatics specifications.