NF EN ISO 13972:2022

Thisdocument: Specifiesclinicalinformationmodels(CIMs) ashealthand careconceptsthatcanbeusedto define and to structureinformationfor various purposes in health care, also enablinginformationreuse; Describesrequirementsfor CIMs content,structureandcontextandspecificationof theirdata elements,data elementrelationships,meta-dataand versioning, and provides guidance and examples; Specifies keycharacteristicsof CIMsusedin conceptual and logical analysis foruse casessuch as (reference) architectures,informationlayers, EHR and PHR systems, interoperability, systems integration in thehealthdomain, and secondaryuseofdataincluding for publichealthreporting; Defines aQuality Management System(QMS) for a systematic and effective governance,qualitymanagement, and measurement of CIMs through theirlifecycleof development, testing, distribution, application and maintenance; Providesprinciplesfor the transformation and application of clinicalinformationmodelsthrough the wide variation ofhealthinformationtechnology.