Towards developing a national health information standards framework for South Africa

Towards developing a national health information standards framework for South Africa

An outline is given of the development of a health information standards framework for South Africa. The main emphasis has been in the development of data standards including coding schemes. Choices for diagnostic, procedure, and reason for encounter codes are given as well as options for personal i...

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Published in:International journal of medical informatics Vol. 48; no. 1; pp. 29 - 31
Main Authors: Bourne, D.E., Hanmer, L.A., Heavens, K.J.
Format: Journal Article Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Published: Shannon Elsevier Ireland Ltd 01-02-1998
Elsevier
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Codes (standards)
Computer aided diagnosis
Computer Communication Networks - standards
Computerized, statistical medical data processing and models in biomedicine
Drug products
Health information standards
Information dissemination
Integrated Advanced Information Management Systems - standards
International Cooperation
Medical computing and teaching
Medical sciences
South Africa
Terminology as Topic
World Health Organization
South Africa
Africa
South Africa
Health information standards
Biomedical data processing
Data analysis
Information system
Coding
Standardization
Selection criterion
Pharmaceutical care
Identification
Diagnosis
Public health
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Summary:An outline is given of the development of a health information standards framework for South Africa. The main emphasis has been in the development of data standards including coding schemes. Choices for diagnostic, procedure, and reason for encounter codes are given as well as options for personal identifiers, telemedicine, and pharmaceutical codes and messaging standards.
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ISSN:1386-5056
1872-8243
DOI:10.1016/S1386-5056(97)00105-6