Technical Standards
Though there are few standards for modern day EMR systems as a whole, there are many standards relating to specific aspects of EMRs. These include:
- HL7 – messages format for interchange between different record systems and practice management systems.
- ANSI X12 (EDI) – A set of transaction protocols used in the US for transmitting healthcare claims related to the billing and payment of patient data.
- CEN – CONTSYS (EN 13940), a system of concepts to support continuity of care.
- CEN – EHRcom (EN 13606), a standard for the communication of information from EHR systems.
- CEN – HISA (EN 12967), a services standard for inter-system communication in a clinical information environment.
- DICOM – a standard for representing and communicating radiology images and reporting
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