# Joint HL7 RIMBAA / OpenEHR implementers list
**URL:** https://discourse.openehr.org/t/joint-hl7-rimbaa-openehr-implementers-list/15558
**Category:** Technical (archive)
**Created:** [25 January 2011 08:25 UTC](https://discourse.openehr.org/t/joint-hl7-rimbaa-openehr-implementers-list/15558 "2011-01-25T08:25:38Z")
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### Author:  [@system](https://discourse.openehr.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [25 January 2011 08:25 UTC](https://discourse.openehr.org/t/joint-hl7-rimbaa-openehr-implementers-list/15558/1 "2011-01-25T08:25:38Z")
During the HL7 WGM the HL7 RIMBAA group (software developers that use
the HL7 RIM for persistence and in memory processing) met with OpenEHR
implementers (mainly: representatives from Ocean Informatics).
We found we have a lot in common when it comes to architectural and
implementation approaches. See
[http://wiki.hl7.org/index.php?title=RIMBAA\_201103\_Agenda](http://wiki.hl7.org/index.php?title=RIMBAA_201103_Agenda) for minutes of
that meeting (browse down a bot until you reach the minutes of the
Thursday meeting) , and
[http://www.ringholm.com/column/HL7\_openEHR\_finally\_cooperating.htm](http://www.ringholm.com/column/HL7_openEHR_finally_cooperating.htm) for a
related blogpost.
Representives of Ocean have indicated that they'll be present during the
next HL7 WGM in Orlando, so we'll be organizing this joint implementers
model again. We'd also like to invite any other implementations of
OpenEHR to this meeting.
"Reference Model" based software development - that's what we have in
common as implementer communities.
TTYL,
-Rene
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### Author:  [@Stef\_Verlinden1](https://discourse.openehr.org/u/Stef_Verlinden1)
#### Post date: [26 January 2011 08:57 UTC](https://discourse.openehr.org/t/joint-hl7-rimbaa-openehr-implementers-list/15558/2 "2011-01-26T08:57:37Z")
Dear Rene,
This is good news. Great blog too.
I really like the initiative to start a joint feasability project. I'm confident that there will be a outcome that will not only work for all parties involved but also creates synergy.
Is it an idea that based on the presumed positive outcome of this project we go back to IHTSDO with a renewed proposal? Don't know what the HL7 involvement is at this moment, but now is the time to convince IHTSDO that they should prepare for the standards of the future and use those as the basis for their developments
Cheers,
Stef
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### Author:  [@system](https://discourse.openehr.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [25 January 2011 09:12 UTC](https://discourse.openehr.org/t/joint-hl7-rimbaa-openehr-implementers-list/15558/3 "2011-01-25T09:12:29Z")
Hi Stef,
The HL7 RIMBAA Working Group (of which I'm a co-chair) tries to stay
firmly focused on the 'software implementation' aspect, partly to steer
away from any modeling discussions (and/or heated debates related
thereto). As such, although I hope that the feasibility project will
lead to a positive outcome, I'll leave it up to others within the HL7
organization to comment on your IHTSDO suggestion.
Given that you're located in the Netherlands: if you're a software
developer you're welcome to join the Dutch RIMBAA group in their meeting
on February 16th in Amsterdam:
[http://hl7book.net/index.php?title=RIMBAA-NL\_Agenda\_201102](http://hl7book.net/index.php?title=RIMBAA-NL_Agenda_201102) - but we
should probably continue any discussions about that meeting off-list
given that its scope is limited to the Netherlands.
TTYL,
-Rene