HL7 EHR-System Public Health Functional Profile, Release 2

DESCRIPTION

This HL7 Electronic Health Record System Public Health Functional Profile (PHFP) identifies functional requirements and conformance criteria for public health clinical information collection, management and exchanges that include specific public health programs (domains), namely: Vital Records; Early Hearing Detection and Intervention; Chronic Diseases (Cancer Surveillance); Public Health Laboratory Interactions (Orders and Results); Occupational Disease, Injury, and Fatality; Health Statistics; Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism; Birth Defects; and Adverse Events. This profile is a U.S. Realm Functional Profile that articulates the functional requirements needed to support data exchange among providers and public health stakeholders including, but not limited to, states, local agencies, and federal agencies. This project is supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/National Center for Health Statistics. Expert input was sought from local, state and federal public health agencies, healthcare organizations, public health professional associations, schools of public health, health information technology vendor organizations, the private sector, and individuals interested in supporting development of the PHFP. Note: The term “Public Health” may be referred to as “Population Health” in certain realms. Note: Tooling is being developed that is intended to help stakeholders adapt the PHFPs to their domains.

ALTERNATIVE NAMES

HL7 EHR-System Public Health Functional Profile, Release 2 may also go by the following names or acronyms:

TARGETS

• Clinical and Public Health Laboratories
• EHR, PHR vendors
• Local and State Departments of Health
• Healthcare Institutions (hospitals, long term care, home care, mental health)
• Healthcare organizations
• Public health professional associations
• Schools of public health
• Health IT Vendors
• Private sector and individuals

BENEFITS

• Supports public health clinical information collection, management, and exchanges for specific public health programs (domains) which benefits Public Health stakeholders with defined functional requirements and criteria
• Serves as a reference for certification of EHR systems that include functionality to support Public Health domains
• Supports a foundation for developing a Public Health Information Systems (PHIS) Functional Model

IMPLEMENTATIONS/CASE STUDIES

• U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (National Center for Health Statistics; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health)
• National Association for Public Health Statistics and Information Systems
• U.S. Food and Drug Administration
• U.S. Vital Records Jurisdictions/Dept. of Health

DEVELOPMENT BACKGROUND

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention / National Center for Health Statistics provided funding for project leadership involvement, conference calls, and for the development of the PHFP. This project was developed in collaboration with the Public Health Data Standards Consortium (PHDSC) and with the Public Health Informatics Institute (PHII).

RELATED DOCUMENTS

HL7 EHR-System Public Health Functional Profile, Release 2

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TOPICS

• Community-Based Health
• Laboratory
• Medical Records
• Patient Care
• Public Health

BALLOT TYPES

• Informative

STATUS DATE

2015-04-19

RESPONSIBLE WORK GROUPS

PRODUCT TYPES

• ANSI-registered Technical Report
• Functional Profile

STAKEHOLDERS

• Clinical and Public Health Laboratories
• EHR, PHR Vendors
• Healthcare Institutions
• Local and State Departments of Health

FAMILY

• EHR

CURRENT STATE

• Stable

REALM

• Universal