No two vendors implement HL7 in the same manner. For example, a lab report configuration for HBOC is probably going to be implemented very different for Cerner. As a result, a very common problem brought up by customers is how to best utilize Chameleon to deal with multiple vendors?

Chameleon's Multiple Configurations feature is useful for dealing with multiple vendors because it:

• Significantly reduces the maintenance effort;
• Reduces the cost of supporting various flavors of HL7; and
• Allows you to deploy a variation of the same VMD file at different sites.

	To learn more about multiple configurations, see Understanding the Benefits of Using Multiple Configurations and Tutorial: Using Multiple Configurations.