Title
Electronic Health Record Standards
Author
Dipak Kalra, CHIME, University College London, London, United Kingdom
Date
1/27/2009
(Original Publish Date: 3/1/2006)
(Original Publish Date: 3/1/2006)
Abstract
This paper seeks to provide an overview of the initiatives that are proceeding internationally to develop standards for the exchange of electronic health record (EHR) information between EHR systems. Methods:The paper reviews the clinical and ethico-legal requirements and research background on the representation and communication of EHR data, which primarily originates from Europe through a series of EU funded Health Telematics projects over the past thirteen years. The major concepts that underpin the information models and knowledge models are summarised. These provide the requirements and the best evidential basis from which EHR communications standards should be developed.
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