HL7 Canada

Hi all, Infoway continues to encourage the increased use of e-health standards and standards-based materials. Standards enable the thousands of health care providers across the country to communicate and share health information in a consistent, safe and reliable manner. When used in digital health solutions, these standards: Support members of the care team to accurately interpret and exchange information needed for safe and effective care Facilitate clinical decision support through alerts and reminders Enable data to be aggregated, with appropriate approvals, for clinical research, ultimately leading to better outcomes Many of the following standards and software tools are available free of charge, and are accessible via InfoCentral: SNOMED (international releases and Canadian extensions) LOINC and pCLOCD pan Canadian HL7 standards (eg. CeRX, MR 02.05, CDA), Canadian FHIR Registry Terminology Gateway, Message Builder, InfoScribe, HL7 Explorer and more HL7 Canada Affiliate Access Infoway coordinates the affiliate agreement with HL7 International on behalf of Canada and HL7 International. HL7 Canada Affiliate Access is required for all Canadian implementers incorporating HL7 materials in a product and for those wishing to participate in HL7 International workgroups. Access is from April 1 - March 31, renewable annually. A notice will be sent to all those with current HL7 Canada Affiliate Access to begin the .... Fees payable to Infoway based on access type: Individual Access: $100 CDN per fiscal year, plus applicable taxes Benefits: Access to HL7 Localizations Participation in HL7 International ballots through the HL7 Canada Council Discount on HL7 conference fees, HL7 education and HL7 certification exams Required to be a co-chair of any of the HL7 International workgroups Organization Access: $500 CDN per fiscal year, plus applicable taxes Benefits: Access to HL7 Localizations Provides access for an unlimited number of users at the same organization Participation in HL7 International ballots through the HL7 Canada Council Discount on HL7 conference fees, HL7 education and HL7 certification exams Required to be a co-chair of any of the HL7 International workgroups HL7 Canada Affiliate access is NOT required for viewing and/or downloading HL7 content from InfoCentral. For more information on accessing standards, please ....

We are collaborating with our vendor partners to enhance the Terminology Server, focusing on improving usability by offering seamless access to terminology content in your preferred formats. As we approach the launch, these updates—shaped by your invaluable feedback—are designed to provide a more streamlined and efficient user experience. To learn more about these enhancements, please read our latest ....

All, I believe some in the community might be interested in the International work mapping v2 to FHIR. This work has been through extensive balloting and is preparing for Publication. The pre-publication review period is currently open. See below for the message from the Orders and Observations list for review information. Regards, Lorraine Constable After quite a bit of effort to clean-up and fix the v2-FHIR content and build (particular thanks to Rob Hausam and Keith Boone on getting the build finally clean!!), we are ready for the pre-publication review to find any remaining content clean-up we need to do before publishing Edition 1 (e.g., typos, navigation issues, incorrect mappings), while queueing up the remainder for the next Edition (e.g., missing mappings). You can review the IG here: ... Any issues should be raised in JIRA, reminding everybody this is under V2 Specification Feedback (NOT FHIR) and the specification is V2 to FHIR (V2). The deadline for review, in light of delay from January 2, Connectathon in progress, ballot review deadlines, and upcoming Workgroup Meeting, February 7, 2025 EOD. We will start review of any JIRAs submitted the week of February 10. Any questions, please reach out to Craig Newman and myself. Thank you! Oracle Hans J. Buitendijk, M.Sc., FHL7 Senior Director, Interoperability Strategy – Oracle Health Office: +1 202-721-4894 Email: [email protected]

Dear Stakeholders, Canada Health Infoway has reviewed the storage, distribution, and maintenance of Additional Terminology artifacts on the Terminology Gateway as part of the transition to the new FHIR compliant terminology server (TS). Following consultations, it has been determined that jurisdictional value sets under "..." will only included as part of the national terminology service if they meet criteria for Pan-Canadian status. Consequently, Additional Terminology Subsets hosted on the Terminology Gateway will be inactivated on January 31, 2025, and will not be hosted on the new national terminology server. This initiative ensures that national terminology services align with evolving standards and provide accurate, relevant, and nationally applicable products. Jurisdictional value sets not meeting these criteria should be hosted locally. However, we are committed to providing a pathway to facilitate promotion any of any jurisdictional value sets that may be eligible to attain Pan-Canadian status, provided they demonstrate national relevance, jurisdictional adoption, and alignment with the Pan-Canadian Interoperability Roadmap. Please review the attached ... outlining the details of the proposed process and criteria for promotion of jurisdictional value sets to Pan-Canadian status. We are committed to supporting stakeholders through this transition and welcome your collaboration in this process. Please feel free to ... with any questions or feedback. Best Regards, Anil Patel Manager Sandards Canada Health Infoway

Thanks for the quick response Randy.

Following consultation with Alberta Registries, the name and description of this OID have been updated to remove "and Association". For future reference, the instructions page (https://infocentral.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/tools/standards-tools/oids) , the steps to follow are: OID submission guidelines 1. Jurisdictional Teams require 5-7 business days to process each request. It will be incumbent on the requestor to reply within this time frame to any questions and follow up as required. Any failure to do so will result in an automatic rejection and require resubmitting the request. 2. The Requestor must post the OID requests on the following forums ONLY after consulting with the Jurisdiction/Infoway SME: - For jurisdictional/non-jurisdictional OID Requests: HL7 Canada Community and FHIR Implementation WG - For Subset OID Requests: Public Health Surveillance and Health Terminologies. TIP How to upload and link a document to an InfoCentral Forum (links are provided on the referenced page) :-)

Also, looking at the submitted excel sheet, the information in it is not correct and should not be used. Alberta maintains all of our OID details. Infoway must not edit any Alberta provincial assets. Thanks!