21 Questions
What does DICOM stand for?
Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine
When was the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) established?
1963
What is the main aim of SNOMED CT?
To support the perfect recording of clinical data
Which organization is the custodian for SNOMED CT?
IHTSDO
What was the initial focus of Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise (IHE)?
Radiology
Which organization was established in 1947 to develop and publish international standards, including those for health informatics?
International Standardization Organization (ISO)
Which organization is responsible for ratifying existing standards as full international standards within ISO for Health Informatics?
International Standardization Organization (ISO)
Which organization was founded in 1987 to standardize healthcare data exchange?
Health Level Seven International (HL7)
Which of the following is a set of standards that describes the structure and semantics of clinical data?
C-CDA
Which standard takes a pragmatic approach to define simple structures and allows for the development of apps and services for health data exchange?
$FHIR$
Which organization is a standard for secure exchange of health data over the internet, using email as an example?
Direct
How many different ICT standards are there in the healthcare domain?
Around 22
How many main international organizations are involved in eHealth standards?
Seven
What type of documents does HL7 International produce?
Normative, Draft, Reference, and Informative
What are some limitations to healthcare standards mentioned in the text?
Difficulty in understanding and implementing
Which of the following is a key learning objective of EHM-520: Electronic Health Records Week 10?
Understanding the importance of standards in healthcare data
What does the text suggest about the impact of comprehensive data standards in healthcare?
They bring the industry closer to achieving seamless interoperability
What is a potential consequence of not having data exchange standards in healthcare, according to the text?
Operating within disparate data silos
What benefit can health facilities gain by adopting medical data exchange standards?
Data integration across all systems
What does the text suggest about the IT systems within a single institution?
They can be very complex and have multiple components that need to access clinical data
What would be the consequence of not adopting medical data exchange standards for health facilities?
Operating within disparate data silos
Study Notes
- International Standardization Organization (ISO) was established in 1947 to develop and publish international standards, including those for health informatics.
- ISO TC215 is a committee for Health Informatics within ISO, which ratifies existing standards as full international standards.
- HL7 International is a well-known and widely used data exchange standard in healthcare, founded in 1987 to standardize healthcare data exchange.
- HL7 International has developed several key standards for health data exchange, including: Clinical Document Architecture (CDA), C-CDA, FHIR, and various sections and guides.
- CDA is a set of standards that describes the structure and semantics of clinical data, covering various types of clinical documents like Consult Notes, Operative Notes, etc.
- FHIR is a newer, internet-based data standard for health data exchange, taking a pragmatic approach to define simple structures and allowing for the development of apps and services.
- Direct is a standard for secure exchange of health data over the internet, using email as an example.
- HL7 also collaborates with other organizations and produces various types of standards documents, including Normative, Draft, Reference, and Informative.
- There are several limitations to healthcare standards, such as difficulty in understanding and implementing, the need for source information adaptation, and the expectation of future uses.
- There are around 22 different ICT standards in the healthcare domain, and seven main international organizations are involved in eHealth standards, including ISO, HL7 International, IHE, etc.
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