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Healthcare IT Contacts

General Inquiries

For general inquires on any of the website topics, please contact:

john.garguilo [at] nist.gov (John Garguilo)
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Information Technology Laboratory

HL7 v2Rob Snelick (robert.snelick [at] nist.gov (robert[dot]snelick[at]nist[dot]gov))
Medical DevicesJohn Garguilo (john.garguilo [at] nist.gov (john[dot]garguilo[at]nist[dot]gov))
Clinical Documents (CDA)Andrew McCaffrey (andrew.mccaffrey [at] nist.gov (andrew[dot]mccaffrey[at]nist[dot]gov))
Document SharingAndrew McCaffrey (andrew.mccaffrey [at] nist.gov (andrew[dot]mccaffrey[at]nist[dot]gov))

 

Email Addresses and Technical Support Groups for Conformance Tools
NameEmailURLAccessibility
HL7 CDA Cancer Registry Reporting Validation Toolcancer-reg-testing-tool [at] googlegroups.com (cancer-reg-testing-tool[at]googlegroups[dot]com)https://groups.google.com/d/forum/cancer-reg-testing-toolPublic for Viewing & Posting
HL7v2 Immunization Information System (IIS) Reporting Validation Toolhl7v2-immunization-testing [at] googlegroups.com (hl7v2-immunization-testing[at]googlegroups[dot]com)https://groups.google.com/d/forum/hl7v2-immunization-testingPublic for Viewing & Posting
HL7v2 Syndromic Surveillance Reporting Validation Toolhl7v2-syndromic-testing [at] googlegroups.com (hl7v2-syndromic-testing[at]googlegroups[dot]com)https://groups.google.com/d/forum/hl7v2-syndromic-testingPublic for Viewing & Posting
HL7v2 Electronic Laboratory Reporting (ELR) Validation Toolhl7v2-reportable-lab-testing [at] googlegroups.com (hl7v2-reportable-lab-testing[at]googlegroups[dot]com)https://groups.google.com/d/forum/hl7v2-reportable-lab-testingPublic for Viewing & Posting
HL7v2 Laboratory Results Interface (LRI) Validation Toolhl7v2-lab-testing [at] googlegroups.com (hl7v2-lab-testing[at]googlegroups[dot]com)https://groups.google.com/d/forum/hl7v2-lab-testingPublic for Viewing & Posting
ePrescribing Testing ToolThis NIST-developed Tool is operated by the National Council for Prescription Drug Programs (NCPDP). See the Home page of the Tool for the email address.See the Home page of the Tool for the Google Groups url. 
Edge Testing Tool (ETT)edge-testing-tool [at] googlegroups.com (edge-testing-tool[at]googlegroups[dot]com)https://groups.google.com/g/edge-test-toolPublic for Viewing & Posting
National Health Care Survey Testing Toolnational-health-care-survey-testing-tool [at] googlegroups.com (national-health-care-survey-testing-tool[at]googlegroups[dot]com)https://groups.google.com/g/national-health-care-survey-testing-toolPublic for Viewing & Posting
ATL Toolsatl-tools [at] googlegroups.com (atl-tools[at]googlegroups[dot]com)https://groups.google.com/d/forum/atl-toolsFor Accredited Testing Labs Only
Created July 14, 2016, Updated March 7, 2025