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Why Access Standards Through The Canadian Standards Release Centre?
The CSRC provides a trusted, centralized source for digital health terminology and exchange standards, ensuring accurate and timely access to health data. These standards enable:
- Improved patient safety – Ensuring health information is consistent and accurate.
- Faster access to care – Facilitating seamless data exchange between providers.
- Cost savings – Reducing inefficiencies and administrative burdens.
- Better outcomes – Supporting clinicians, patients, and the healthcare system with high-quality, standardized data.
Standards in Action
Digital health standards are used to support a wide range of clinical and administrative functions, such as:
- Clinical decision support (e.g. alerts and reminders for patient care)
- Synoptic reporting (e.g. structured reporting in cancer care)
- Secure exchange of health information (e.g. drugs, labs, diagnostic imaging)
- Public health and population health management (e.g. screening programs, disease and injury surveillance)
- Data analytics and research (e.g. health system performance evaluation)
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