HISCA standards

Standards by category

Read the Health Information Standards Committee for Alberta (HISCA) standards.

Ambulatory

• National Ambulatory Care Reporting System and Comprehensive Ambulatory Care Classification System Data Standard, V1.0 – 2016

Chronic disease management

• CDM Data Standards: Introduction 7.3  – 2005
• CDM Data Standards: Introduction 7.2 – Available on request
• Chronic Disease Management Messaging Specification, V1.6 – 2008

Continuing care

• Alberta Continuing Care Information System Data Standard, V1.0  – 2013

Core registries (identification)

• Delivery Site Registry Data Standard, V1.1 – 2017
• Provincial Client Registry Messaging Specification, V2.0 – 2011
• Provincial Organization Registry, V1.0 – 2011
• Provincial Provider Registry Messaging Specification, V0.3 – 2013
• Stakeholder Client Data Standard, V1.4.2 – 2013
• Stakeholder Demographic Data Standard, V2.2 – 2003
• Stakeholder Provider Data Standard, V1.6 – 2021

Diagnostic imaging

• Diagnostic Imaging HL7 Message Specification, V0.1 – 2008
• Diagnostic Imaging Reporting Requirement Data Standard, V0.1 – 2008
• Diagnostic Imaging Text and Other Transcribed Reports Message Specification, V0.5 – 2011
• Diagnostic Imaging Text and Other Transcribed Reports Message Specification, V0.4 – Available on request

Drugs

• Pharmaceutical Information Network Data Standard V2.1 – 2012
• Pharmaceutical Information Network Message Specifications – Available on request

Electronic health record

• XDS Registry Metadata Specification, V0.1 – 2014
• Shared Health Record (SHR) Data and Messaging Specification, V1.10 – 2012

Electronic medical record (EMR), physician office system

• Alberta eReferral Data and Messaging Specification (AEDAMS), V1.10 – 2013
• Medical Summary for Transfer of Patient Data, V0.1 – 2005
• Primary Health Care Electronic Medical Record Content Standard Minimum Dataset, V0.2 – 2013

Emergency health services

• Emergency Medical Services Patient Care Reporting, V1.2 – 2011
• EMS Licensing Management System Data Standard, V1.0 – 2019

Laboratory

• Laboratory Test Results Delivery Message and CDA Specification, V3.6 – 2019
• Laboratory Test Results Delivery Message and CDA Specification, V3.0 – Available on request
• Laboratory Test Results Delivery Message Specifications, V2.1 and V2 – Available on request

Public health

• Adverse Events Following Immunization Data Standard, V2.2 – 2018
• Adverse Events Following Immunization Messaging Specification, V1.5 – 2018
• Breast Cancer Screening Minimum Data Standard, V0.8 – 2000
• Cervical Cancer Screening, V1.0 – 2014
• Communicable Disease and Outbreak Data Standard, V1.0 – 2014 – Provincial Surveillance Initiative
• Generic Screening Minimum Data Standard, V0.4 – 2000
• Immunization Data Standard, V1.6 – 2019
• Immunization Messaging Specifications, V1.5 – 2018
• Newborn Metabolic Screening Minimum Data Standard, V4.0 – 2022
• Perinatal Breastfeeding Data Standard, V1.0 – 2009
• Perinatal Health Program Data Standard, V1.1 – 2009
• Perinatal Postpartum Depression Data Standard, V1.0 – 2009

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