HL7 Version 3 Standard: Model Interchange Format, Release 1

This standard defines the content of the artifacts used by HL7, HL7 affiliates and implementers in the creation and implementation of HL7 Version 3 specifications, including messages, documents and services. It provides a detailed meta-model with detailed descriptions of each of these artifacts and their relationships. It also defines a syntax for exchanging artifacts in a computable manner. The Model Interchange Format is updated and balloted regularly as HL7 methodology evolves.

Main sections:

� What is the MIF?

� Who is the MIF for?

� History

� MIF, methodology and tooling

� Relationships to other methodology documents

� Maintenance

� Licensing

� Other meta-modal representations

� Future

� MIF artifacts

� Schema organisation

� MIF validation information

� Schema conventions

� Key concepts

� File extensions

� XML namespaces

� MIF requirements

� MIF schemas

� Rendered schemas

� XML Spy view

� 'Java doc' view

� UML