Section 1c: FHIR®
Section 3: Implementation Guides

HL7 FHIR® Implementation Guide: Dental Data Exchange, Release 1 - US Realm

DESCRIPTION

This implementation guide provides the FHIR R4 artifacts necessary to construct a Dental Referral Note Bundle and Dental Consultation Note Bundle. These standardized documents are intended to support bi-directional information exchange between a medical and a dental provider or between dental providers. This publication provides the data model, defined data items, and their corresponding code and value sets, specific to a dental referral note and dental consultation note intended for exchange. This guide describes constraints on the C-CDA on FHIR header and body elements for dental information. This guide contains a library of FHIR profiles and is compliant with FHIR Release 4. At a minimum, a document bundle (C-CDA on FHIR Referral Note or Consultation Note) will be exchanged along with a ServiceRequest, Patient, and associated medical and dental information. This guide specifies how and where these resources are included within the C-CDA on FHIR profiles. This guide also builds upon the foundation established in the American National Standard/American Dental Association (ANS/ADA) Specification Number 1084; Reference Core Data Set for Communication among Dental and other Health Information Systems, 2019.

 

See the specification at http://hl7.org/fhir/us/dental-data-exchange/STU1. 

ALTERNATIVE NAMES

HL7 FHIR® Implementation Guide: Dental Data Exchange, Release 1 - US Realm may also go by the following names or acronyms:

"HL7 FHIR® IG: Dental Data Exchange, R1", "Dental Referral", Orthodontic, Periodontal

BENEFITS

  • Enables electronic exchange of discrete dental observations between dental providers
  • Supports dental information exchange between the medical and dental communities.

IMPLEMENTATIONS/CASE STUDIES

  • US Department of Defense - for improved medical and dental record sharing with community providers
  • CareQuest Institute for Oral Health - in an effort to develop strategies and evidence to improve the clinical application of oral health care coordination. We aim to address barriers to interprofessional practice, population health, and value-based care through health information exchange.

RELATED DOCUMENTS

HL7 FHIR® Implementation Guide: Dental Data Exchange, Release 1 - US Realm

STU DOCUMENTS

HL7 FHIR® Implementation Guide: Dental Data Exchange, Release 1 - US Realm See the standard at http://hl7.org/fhir/us/dental-data-exchange/STU1. (Submit Feedback on STU)

TOPICS

  • Care Provision
  • Medical Records
  • Patient Care
  • Patient Referral

BALLOT TYPE

  • STU

STATUS DATE

2021-11-02

RESPONSIBLE WORK GROUP

Payer/Provider Information Exchange Work Group

PRODUCT TYPE

  • Implementation Guide

STAKEHOLDERS

  • Clinical Decision Support Systems Vendors
  • EHR, PHR Vendors
  • Health Care IT Vendors
  • Healthcare Institutions

FAMILY

  • FHIR

CURRENT STATE

  • Active

REALM

  • US Realm