2024-05-28T03:05:51+03:00[Europe/Moscow] en true <p>What is a <strong>standard</strong>?</p>, <p>Why are HIM standards so important?</p>, <p>What is <strong>syntactic </strong>and <strong>semantic</strong>?</p>, <p>There are different types of information standards. Name and define at least two of them.</p>, <p>What are the four broad groups which allow standards to be possible in the health care system?</p>, <p>Name some possible challenges when it comes to linking systems.</p>, <p>To create a standard they must go through a voluntary consensus process. What is done in said process?</p>, <p>What are some factors that committee members must consider when selecting and approving a standard (pan-Canadian standards decision-making process)?</p>, <p>A standards development organization (SDO) is a private or government agency that is involved in the development of health care information standards at a national or international level. Name and describe some of them.</p>, <p>What standards working groups are key to engaging stakeholders?</p>, <p>What are the six main stages in the standards lifecycle?</p>, <p>What is SNOMED-CT?</p>, <p>Canada Health Infoway EHRS blueprint is an important step towards interoperability between health care systems.&nbsp; It provides a framework that addresses 5 main EHR perspectives; name them.</p>, <p>What is the societal change driving the need for standards in health information?</p>, <p>What is the organization that develops messaging standards for the exchange of clinical information?</p>, <p>Standards go through a lifecycle. At what stage of the development includes the adoption, adaptation or development of a standard?</p> flashcards
HIM 2 - Chp. 6, Health Information Standards

HIM 2 - Chp. 6, Health Information Standards

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  • What is a standard?

    A guideline to correctly apply knowledge.

  • Why are HIM standards so important?

    Because if there are no standards then data quality will plummet which will result in bad policies, bad data and ultimately healthcare. Specifically standards provide a framework to support consistency in data collection and exchange.

  • What is syntactic and semantic?

    Syntactic operability - The ability to transmit appropriately formatted data from one system to another, however the two systems don't speak the same "language".

    Semantic interoperability - The data is not only exchanged between two or more systems but also understood by each of them (THE GOAL).

  • There are different types of information standards. Name and define at least two of them.

    Data Structure Standards - The framework, how everything is setup (the structure of something). Ex. Creating a password (must contain)...

    Data Content Standards - Vocabulary and terminology standards. It establishes common definitions to encourage consistent descriptions. The main goal is to standardize medterm to avoid differences in naming variations. Ex. CCI and ICD-10 (can find standards inside them).

    Data Messaging Standards - Standards for exchange management and integration of data. Allows for the exchange of data between systems.

    Information and Data Management - The development and implementation of tools and policies that allow data to progress through the lifecycle.

  • What are the four broad groups which allow standards to be possible in the health care system?

    1. Structuring/modeling of information

    2. Specificity of concepts

    3. Descriptive identifiers

    4. Publications

  • Name some possible challenges when it comes to linking systems.

    - Complexity of maintaining legacy (old) systems

    - Linking information systems from different vendors (party that sold this specific system)

    - Converting data to be usable in new systems (relates back to legacy systems)

    - Cross services and competing needs (might not help towards the needs of the facility)

    - Different data types, structures & data element names (all these systems have different data types, structures and elements, but they still have to be interoperable.)

  • To create a standard they must go through a voluntary consensus process. What is done in said process?

    - Identifying the need for the standard

    - Negotiating the content (what will be inside) of the standard

    - Drafting the proposed standard

    - Ongoing comment and revision period

    - Finalizing and publishing the standard

  • What are some factors that committee members must consider when selecting and approving a standard (pan-Canadian standards decision-making process)?

    - financials

    - governance

    - business

    - technical requirements

    - interoperability

    - clinical appropriateness

  • A standards development organization (SDO) is a private or government agency that is involved in the development of health care information standards at a national or international level. Name and describe some of them.

    - International Organization for Stadardization (ISO): focused on EHR architecture and terminology, privacy and security standards, messaging and communication development.

    - Health Level Seven International (HL7): develops messaging, data content, and document standards for the exchange of clinical information.

    - International Health Terminology Standards Development Organization (IHTSDO): develops terminology standards internationally.

    - The World Health Organization (WHO): created ICD-10 which is a comprehensive classification of clinical morbidities and mortalities.

  • What standards working groups are key to engaging stakeholders?

    The standards collaborative working groups (SCWGS). They bring together clinical and technical knowledge to share implementation experiences and advantages to advance the development and use of standards.

  • What are the six main stages in the standards lifecycle?

    1. Needs assessment

    2. Development

    3. Education - and training. The staff need to know and understand why the standard is important.

    4. Implementation - a true test that should validate the stakeholders needs.

    5. Conformance - fulfillment of a requirement by not changing or accommodating local needs unless done by a controlled or transparent methodology.

    6. Maintenance

  • What is SNOMED-CT?

    The Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine – Clinical Terms is a collection of medical terms, in human and veterinary medicine, to provide codes, terms, synonyms and definitions which cover anatomy, diseases, findings, procedures, microorganisms, substances, etc. It allows a consistent way to index, store, retrieve, and aggregate medical data across specialties and sites of care. 

  • Canada Health Infoway EHRS blueprint is an important step towards interoperability between health care systems.  It provides a framework that addresses 5 main EHR perspectives; name them.

    1. Business Architecture

    2. Conceptual Architecture

    3. Logical Architecture

    4. Model Deployment Strategies

    5. Potential uses of applications within the interoperable EHR

  • What is the societal change driving the need for standards in health information?

    - Advancement in technology

  • What is the organization that develops messaging standards for the exchange of clinical information?

    Health Level Seven International (HL7)

  • Standards go through a lifecycle. At what stage of the development includes the adoption, adaptation or development of a standard?

    Development