Standard for improving emergency information interoperability: the HL7 data elements for emergency department systems

Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA
James McClayLaura Heermann Langford

Abstract

Emergency departments in the United States service over 130 million visits per year. The demands for information from these visits require interoperable data exchange standards. While multiple data exchange specifications are in use, none have undergone rigorous standards review. This paper describes the creation and balloting of the Health Level Seven (HL7) Data Elements for Emergency Department Systems (DEEDS). Existing data exchange specifications were collected and organized into categories reflecting the workflow of emergency care. The concepts were then mapped to existing standards for vocabulary, data types, and the HL7 information model. The HL7 community then processed the specification through the normal balloting process addressing all comments and concerns. The resulting specification was then submitted for publication as an HL7 informational standard. The resulting specification contains 525 concepts related to emergency care required for operations and reporting to external agencies. An additional 200 of the most commonly ordered laboratory tests were included. Each concept was given a unique identifier and mapped to Logical Observation Identifiers, Names, and Codes (LOINC). HL7 standard data types were applied. T...Continue Reading

References

Nov 3, 2001·Academic Emergency Medicine : Official Journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine·W W FieldsM Rapp
Jun 18, 2003·International Journal of Medical Informatics·Joseph F CoyleStanley M Huff
Sep 16, 2003·European Journal of Emergency Medicine : Official Journal of the European Society for Emergency Medicine·Jeffrey L Arnold, Della Francesco Corte
Sep 16, 2005·Health Affairs·W Ed Hammond
Jun 28, 2006·Prehospital Emergency Care : Official Journal of the National Association of EMS Physicians and the National Association of State EMS Directors·Drew E Dawson
Nov 2, 2006·Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA·Charles Safran Expert Panel
Jul 22, 2010·The New England Journal of Medicine·David Blumenthal, Marilyn Tavenner
Nov 12, 2010·Annals of Emergency Medicine·Shari J WelchUNKNOWN Emergency Department Benchmarking Alliance
Aug 6, 2011·Healthcare Informatics Research·William GoossenMichael van der Zel
Feb 1, 1998·Annals of Emergency Medicine·Daniel A PollockJoseph L Wright

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Related Concepts

Trending Feeds

COVID-19

Coronaviruses encompass a large family of viruses that cause the common cold as well as more serious diseases, such as the ongoing outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19; formally known as 2019-nCoV). Coronaviruses can spread from animals to humans; symptoms include fever, cough, shortness of breath, and breathing difficulties; in more severe cases, infection can lead to death. This feed covers recent research on COVID-19.

Blastomycosis

Blastomycosis fungal infections spread through inhaling Blastomyces dermatitidis spores. Discover the latest research on blastomycosis fungal infections here.

Nuclear Pore Complex in ALS/FTD

Alterations in nucleocytoplasmic transport, controlled by the nuclear pore complex, may be involved in the pathomechanism underlying multiple neurodegenerative diseases including Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Dementia. Here is the latest research on the nuclear pore complex in ALS and FTD.

Applications of Molecular Barcoding

The concept of molecular barcoding is that each original DNA or RNA molecule is attached to a unique sequence barcode. Sequence reads having different barcodes represent different original molecules, while sequence reads having the same barcode are results of PCR duplication from one original molecule. Discover the latest research on molecular barcoding here.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Chronic fatigue syndrome is a disease characterized by unexplained disabling fatigue; the pathology of which is incompletely understood. Discover the latest research on chronic fatigue syndrome here.

Evolution of Pluripotency

Pluripotency refers to the ability of a cell to develop into three primary germ cell layers of the embryo. This feed focuses on the mechanisms that underlie the evolution of pluripotency. Here is the latest research.

Position Effect Variegation

Position Effect Variagation occurs when a gene is inactivated due to its positioning near heterochromatic regions within a chromosome. Discover the latest research on Position Effect Variagation here.

STING Receptor Agonists

Stimulator of IFN genes (STING) are a group of transmembrane proteins that are involved in the induction of type I interferon that is important in the innate immune response. The stimulation of STING has been an active area of research in the treatment of cancer and infectious diseases. Here is the latest research on STING receptor agonists.

Microbicide

Microbicides are products that can be applied to vaginal or rectal mucosal surfaces with the goal of preventing, or at least significantly reducing, the transmission of sexually transmitted infections. Here is the latest research on microbicides.

Related Papers

Healthcare Informatics : the Business Magazine for Information and Communication Systems
C Marietti
Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA
Stanley M HuffJ Baenziger
© 2021 Meta ULC. All rights reserved