Establish Standards

Architecture Level Project

Establish Standards

Message Standards

Message standards provide the syntax for exchanging information between different computer systems. OpenHIE provides the OpenHIE Architecture Specification that can serve as a foundation for these syntactic standards.

References:

• OpenHIE Architecture Specification

• Standards and Profiles

Terminology Standards

The following documents may provide a reference for getting started with terminology standards.

References:

• Alunyu, A. E., & Nabukenya, J. (2018). A Conceptual Model for Adaptation of eHealth Standards by Low and Middle-Income Countries. Journal of Health Informatics in Africa, 5(2).

• Alunyu, A. E., Wamema, J., Kiwanuka, A., & Bagyendera, M. (2020). Factors that Influence Potential Success of eHealth Standards Adoption in a Low- and Middle-Income Country: a review. Journal of Health Informatics in Africa, 7(1), 24 - 37.

• WHO eHealth Strategy Toolkit

• Terminology Maturity Model