SMART PH4H
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SMART PH4H, published by WHO. This guide is not an authorized publication; it is the continuous build for version 0.1.0 built by the FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) CI Build. This version is based on the current content of https://github.com/WorldHealthOrganization/smart-ph4h/tree/main and changes regularly. See the Directory of published versions
| Official URL: http://smart.who.int/ph4h/ImplementationGuide/smart.who.int.ph4h | Version: 0.1.0 | |||
| Draft as of 2024-10-07 | Computable Name: PH4H | |||
This WHO PH4H Implementation Guide details how to use Health Level 7 (HL7) Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) for consistent digital representation of PH4H services.
This implementation guide and set of artifacts are still undergoing development.
The Pan-American Digital Health Route (PH4H) is an initiative that aims to enable connected health for all people in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). Led by the Inter-American Development Bank IDB, the Pan-American Health Organization PAHO and the countries of the region, this initiative aims to facilitate the exchange of health data in a secure, efficient and interoperable manner, both within and between countries, allowing people in the region to share and access their health information. PH4H promotes regional synergies by maximizing national investments for the exchange of health information. In addition, PH4H facilitates continuous coordination with regional organizations and networks in digital health, thus strengthening integration and efficiency in the health sector.
The main goal of PH4H is to deliver better health services to patients regardless of their location. The project seeks to improve the health care of those who temporarily move for work or other reasons. For migrants populations, it will enable sharing medical histories, which may improve their opportunities for better employment and education. In addition, the PH4H will strengthen public health surveillance, optimize access to limited human resources, and foster research and innovation, resulting in more efficient public health policies and improved regional economies. As a result, countries will be better prepared for future pandemics and other health threats. Multiple cross-border use cases that can be implemented within the PH4H will be included in this repository, countries can decide which specific use case they want.
A Governance Working Group is currently being formed to steward the development and implementation of health services under the PH4H (see PH4H Policy). Unlike a physical route, a PH4H transcends borders, allowing universal access without leaving anyone behind. The initiative, which will be officially launched at the end of 2024, is supported by the Government of Japan's Fund for Quality Infrastructure, Disaster Resilience and Health. We look forward to more partners joining us on this transformative journey.
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This implementation guide includes a machine-readable representation of WHO guidelines for PH4H, as documented in the WHO Digital Adaptation Kit for PH4H (link forthcoming) and explicitly encodes computer-interoperable logic, including data models, terminologies, and logic expressions, in a computable language to support implementation of PH4H use cases by WHO Member States.
The guide is part of the WHO SMART Guidelines approach to support countries to integrate WHO global health and data recommendations into digital systems accurately and consistently. It defines a series of FHIR Resources, Profiles, Extensions, and Terminology based on the WHO PH4H Digital Adaptation Kit (link forthcoming).
Supporting guidance, recommendations, resources, and standards are included in the References and Dependencies.
This implementation guide is broken into the following levels of knowledge representation:
This guide is prepared to facilitate digital implementation of WHO PH4H guidelines by providing FHIR-based computable representations of and implementation guidance for using the key components of the WHO PH4H digital adaptation kit (DAK):
This guide is a companion to the Digital Adaptation Kit (DAK) and should be used side-by-side with it. Implementers are strongly encouraged to make use of the Digital Adaptation Kit. The focus of this guide is on the explanation and use of the computable artifacts.
This guide assumes use of the following resources:
A complete offline copy of this implementation guide can be found on the Downloads page.
The specification herewith documented is a demo working specification and may not be used for any implementation purposes. This draft is provided without warranty of completeness or consistency and the official publication supersedes this draft. No liability can be inferred from the use or misuse of this specification or its consequences.
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