Bob Yencha is an information and systems architect with over 20
years experience in enterprise systems design and process modeling in
complex data environments. Since 1988, he has been involved in the
development of object-oriented digital asset management and standardized
semantic markup concepts and applications using SGML and XML. Bob's
current activities include a number of technical and management support
roles for the Health Information Technology Standards Panel (HITSP),
including technical liaison to the U.S. Nationwide Health Information
Network project and to the Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise (IHE),
as well as the NIST/CCHIT/HITSP Test Collaborative.
Bob's work for other clients includes supporting Beth Israel
Deaconess Medical Center in their pilot projects with the Social
Security Administration and the State of Massachusetts in their use of
the HITSP Interoperability Specifications.
Bob is a participant in HL7's Structured Documents WG where he
has co-authored the Clinical Document Architecture (CDA R2) Normative
Web Edition interface, co-edited the Continuity of Care Document (CCD)
Implementation Guide, as well as co-authored the CDA Quick Start Guide,
the CDA Care Record Summary (CRS) Quick Start, and the Continuity of
Care Document (CCD) Quick Start Guide.
