A Common Language for Better Health: Understanding the Standards Development Process
Track 3. Standards Development - the Health Interoperability Playbook the
Summary
Achieving effective healthcare requires a 'common language' to prevent data silos. This article outlines the specific steps and approaches necessary for developing and promoting data standards like HL7 and FHIR.
Details
Effective communication in healthcare demands a common data language, preventing systems from being siloed with local dialects of data. The text details the standardization process required to solve this problem, focusing on HL7 and FHIR Implementation Guide (IG) development. The core steps involve three stages: 1) Defining 'Clinical Requirements' by creating a data dictionary that documents the minimal set of clinical data elements needed for a use case workflow. 2) Developing the 'FHIR IG,' which serves as an instruction manual for developers based on this dictionary. 3) Achieving 'HL7 Standardization,' which is crucial for gaining widespread acceptance from government agencies and vendors. The process emphasizes collaboration among diverse experts—including clinicians, informaticians, researchers, and payers—and recommends leveraging existing core standards like USCDI and FHIR Core profiles. While the full standardization cycle can be lengthy, focusing on the minimum necessary data elements is advised to accelerate development and demonstrate value sooner.
Technology Note
FHIR（Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources）は医療データ交換の国際標準。このエントリの関連技術: FHIR
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