Health Information Standards

Abstract

This chapter presents an abstract view of the regional health information networks (RHN). A presentation of the architecture and structures of the RHN is included. It also reveals the need for integration of information in the framework of a RHN and key issues for the applicability of health information standards to achieve interoperable health care organizations which are the stakeholders of the RHN are presented. Furthermore, a list of case studies for the implementation of RHN in health systems in European, as well as non-European countries, such as the U.S., Canada, New Zealand, and Australia are demonstrated. Finally, important areas to focus when evaluating RHN are described. The authors hope that the abstract view of RHN would assist in the understanding of the key areas when building regional health networks.

Transforming evidence-based clinical guidelines into implementable clinical decision support services: the CAREPATH study for multimorbidity management

“…In our methodology, we utilized the Unified Modeling Language (UML) Activity Diagrams to draw the flowcharts. While activity diagrams are primarily used in the design phase of software engineering to describe system behavior as a workflow, researchers have also begun utilizing them for modeling clinical workflows (50)(51)(52). Activity diagrams enable us to graphically describe what clinical action needs to take place in which condition in an easy way.…”

Issues in Interoperable Structures of Regional Health Information Networks

“…The risks encountered developing interoperability projects to build RHN structure (Spyrou, Berler, & Bamidis, 2003) are referred mainly to (a) data structure or data availability risks, (b) technical risks (e.g., communication protocol) and (c) organisational risks (e.g., legal data sharing agreements, lack of software vender support) .…”

Interoperabilidade de dados na saúde: uma análise para geração de valor na saúde a partir da perspectiva de modelo de negócio.

“…A A interoperabilidade tem sido apontada como uma capacidade crítica de infraestrutura na saúde, por permitir que os dados sejam facilmente mobilizados em várias fontes (IROJU et al, 2013;SPYROU;BERLER;BAMIDIS, 2003). O desafio é adotar uma estrutura que precisa ser apoiada por um sistema nacional de informática em saúde, ou seja, implementar a interoperabilidade dos dados de saúde sem comprometer a privacidade das informações e das partes envolvidas (IROJU et al, 2013).…”