ENV 12538 : 1997

Contents
Introduction
1. Scope
2. Normative references
3. Definitions and abbreviations
4. Requirements
5. Communications
    5.1 General
    5.2 Message groups
    5.3 Communication roles
    5.4 Communication roles and General Message
         Descriptions
    5.5 Communication roles and supported services
    5.6 Message origination rules
6. Domain Information Model
    6.1 Introduction
    6.2 Domain Information Model diagrams
    6.3 Textual description of objects, their relationships
         and attributes
    6.4 Textual description of common attribute groups
7. General Message Descriptions
    7.1 Introduction
    7.2 New specialist service request GMD
    7.3 Specialist service request modification GMD
    7.4 Specialist service request cancellation GMD
    7.5 New specialist service report GMD
    7.6 Specialist service report modification GMD
    7.7 Specialist service report cancellation GMD
    7.8 Attribute Layer
Annex A: How to read the models (normative)
Annex B: Relating the models to actual requests and reports
         (informative)
      B.1 Introduction
      B.2 Requesting specialist services (referral)
      B.3 Reporting of the provision of specialist services
Annex C: Example scenarios of message use (informative)
      C.1 Specialist services requests
      C.2 Specialist service reports
Index

Gives general messages for electronic information exchange between computer systems that are used by healthcare parties requesting specialist services or receiving reports from specialist service departments.