!!! Overview
[{$pagename}] (RIM) is the cornerstone of the [Health Level Seven] ([HL7]) Version 3 development process. 

An object model created as part of the Version 3 methodology, the [{$pagename}] is a large, pictorial representation of the [HL7] clinical [data] (domains) and identifies the [life cycle] that a message or groups of related messages will carry. 

[{$pagename}] is a shared model between all [domains] and, as such, is the model from which all [domains] create their [messages]. 

[{$pagename}] is an [ANSI] approved standard.

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* [#1] - [HL7 Reference Information Model|http://www.hl7.org/implement/standards/rim.cfm|target='_blank'] - based on information obtained 2017-07-25-