HL7 Business Architecture Model (BAM), Release 1

This supplementary resource describes a business architecture model (BAM) for Health Level 7 (HL7), with an initial focus on product lines and product families. The business architecture model identifies the key concepts, relationships and processes that collectively define HL7. This document describes the vision of the BAM, BAM Metamodel and BAM UML Profile, as well as the first 2 phases of the model: Product Definition and Product Planning.

The primary audience of the document is the HL7 Technical Steering Committee and related governance, management and methodology bodies.

Main sections:

· Purpose of document

· Vision for the business architecture model

· Approach to the HL7 business architecture model

· Scope of the BAM

· Appendix: Business architecture glossary and definitions

· Appendix: Product line/product family matrix

· Appendix: BAM UML definitions