3.4.7 Data Exchange

Managing Data Exchange & Interoperability on Health Apps

Overview

This category applies only if an app exchanges data with other devices, health apps, and/or HIT systems. If so, there are applicable standards for data format, vocabulary, and transport, to increase interoperability and ease of connection.

Related Regulations and Standards

• Direct Project Applicability Statement for Secure Health Transport: https://www.healthit.gov/policy-researchers-implementers/direct-project
• HL7 Consolidated CDA: http://www.hl7.org/implement/standards/product_brief.cfm?product_id=492
• HL7 FHIR: http://www.hl7.org/FHIR/index.html
• SMART ON FHIR: https://smarthealthit.org/
• http://www.hl7.org/implement/standards/product_brief.cfm?product_id=379
• IEEE 10073 Personal Health Data Standards: https://standards.ieee.org/develop/wg/PHD.html
• “MedMij” information Exchange standards for Personal Health Environment: https://www.medmij.nl  (Netherlands) Includes HL7 Detailed Clinical Models (DCM), which provide context for discrete clinical data (e.g., systolic blood pressure); the standard is being used in the Netherlands.

Implementation Guidance

None: recommendations are solicited.