Standard Tools

Tools to Implement Health Standards Efficiently

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Standards tools support the navigation, selection, and implementation of messaging digital health and interoperability standards, ensuring seamless data exchange and interoperability across healthcare systems. These tools help developers, clinicians, and organizations integrate standardized health information more efficiently, improving care coordination, data accuracy, and system interoperability.

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These digital tools and resources ensure seamless interoperability by providing unique identifiers, standardized health terminologies, and centralized access points for managing and integrating health data.

FHIR Uniform Resource Identifier (URI)

A Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) is a globally unique string of characters used to identify and locate a resource on the internet or within a system.

Object Identifier (OID)

An Object Identifier (OID) is a unique numeric string used in Canadian digital health standards to distinguish and identify objects across different systems. OIDs ensure that health information, such as patient records, clinical terminology, and data sets, is uniquely recognized and accurately interpreted when exchanged between systems.

SNOMED CT Browser

The SNOMED CT Browser is an online tool that allows users to search and explore SNOMED CT terminology, including both international and Canadian-specific content.

Terminology Gateway

The Terminology Gateway is an online platform that allows users to browse, download, and implement standardized health terminologies used in Canada.

Terminology Server

The Terminology Server is a managed service solution that provides centralized access to standardized health terminologies for seamless integration, validation, and interoperability across healthcare systems.

InfoRMS (Infoway Request Management System)

InfoRMS (Infoway Request Management System) is Canada Health Infoway's official Request for Change (RFC) tool for managing updates and modifications to key health terminology standards