Health Information and Interoperability Standards Catalogue
Last updated on October 16, 2024The Health Information Standards (HIS) catalogue introduces current provincially endorsed standards for use by those implementing and integrating with:
- Clinical Information Systems (CIS)
- Electronic Medical Records (EMR)
- Pharmacy Management Systems (PMS)
- Local terminology servers, and
- Clinical Document Architecture (CDA) exchanges
Standards Status
The B.C. Health Information Standards are organized by status:
- In Development: the standard is currently being developed.
- Pending: the standard has been approved through the Health Information Standards governance process but is awaiting final publication.
- Published: the standard is published and ready for implementation.
- Deprecated: the standard is obsolete and not officially supported.
Standards
Use the links below to quickly find a standard you are looking for:
- Ministry HIE Systems Conformance Standards
- Terminology Standards
- Clinical Document Architecture Standards
- B.C. Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) Profiles
- Data Standards
| Domain | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Client Registry | The standard used to exchange information with the authoritative registry of health care client demographic information in B.C. | Published |
| Provider & Location Registry (PLR) | The standard used to exchange information with the authoritative registry of B.C. health care providers’ demographic and professional information. | Published |
| PharmaNet | The standard used to exchange information with the provincial drug information and claims processing system that links all community pharmacies in B.C. | Published |
| Domain | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Adverse Reaction Value Set | Constrained set of Adverse Reaction values for use in B.C. | In Development |
| B.C. Document Ontology (LOINC) Value Set | The LOINC (Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes) international standard for clinical document titles and lab tests for use in B.C. | Published |
| B.C. Health Concerns and Diagnosis SNOMED CT® mapping Value Set | The constrained B.C. Health Concerns and Diagnosis SNOMED CT® mapping to ICD-10-CA, ICD-9, and the CED-DxS terms. | Published |
| Medical Imaging Terminology Value Set | The B.C. provincial standard for Medical Imaging procedure codes and nomenclature and the mapped SNOMED Medical Imaging Terminology reference set for all publicly-funded medical imaging services | Published |
| Medical Procedures Value Set | Constrained set of Medical Procedure values for use in B.C. | In Development |
| Medication Value Set | Constrained set of medication values mapped from Health Canada Drug Product Database (DPD), the Canadian Clinical Drug Dataset (CCDD), and the B.C. Provincial Product Drug Dataset (PDDF). | Published |
| Minimum Immunization Data Set (MIDS) for Interoperability | Update: This standard is no longer officially supported; continued use is strongly discouraged. Refer to the new Immunizing Agents and Vaccine Catalogue Value Set. | Deprecated |
| Social Determinants of Health Value Set | Constrained set of SNOMED CT Social Determinants of Health values for use in B.C. | In Development |
| Social History Value Set | Constrained set of Social History values for use in B.C. | In Development |
| Immunizing Agents and Vaccine Catalogue Value Set | The B.C. Immunizing Agents and Vaccine Catalogue Value Set is aligned to and mirrors the National Vaccine Catalogue (NVC) dataset which provides a comprehensive list of vaccine products available in B.C. and across Canada including information about the products, and standardized terminology. | Published |
| Domain | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| B.C. Clinical Document Architecture Implementation Guide | The B.C. Clinical Document Architecture (CDA) Implementation Guide outlines the provincial CDA template standards. These standards facilitate the exchange of clinical documents to care providers across regions and across the continuum of care. This document, along with the EMR-to-EMR Data Transfer and Conversion Standard contain all used CDA templates in B.C. |
Published |
| EMR-to-EMR Data Transfer and Conversion Standard | The EMR–to–EMR Data Transfer and Conversion Standard specifications support the standardized exchange of patient information between disparate electronic medical record (EMR) systems in support of various business processes including single patient chart transfers, conversions of multiple patient charts from one EMR to another as well as the exchange of episodic documents. | Deprecated |
| Domain | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| B.C. Core Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) Profiles | The B.C. Core FHIR Profiles are aligned to and mirror the Canadian FHIR Baseline, published by HL7 Canada. These profiles are intended to encourage and support the use of FHIR in B.C. within a Canadian context. | Published |
| Domain | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Clinical Information Model (CIM) | The Clinical Information Model (CIM) is a blueprint of the B.C. digital health information system and its components; providing a common foundation for health data standards and a truly interoperable healthcare system. | In Development |
| Date and Time Standard | The Date and Time standard is meant to assist any B.C. health system provider capture, maintain and validate date and time for use within the B.C. health care community. | Published |
| Gender and Sex Standard | The Gender and Sex Standard aims to provide consistency and guidance for gender and sex data information collection within British Columbia’s health care community. | Published |
| Mailing & Delivery Address / Physical Address & Geocoding Standard | The Address Data Standards should be used by Point of Service (POS) users to ensure correct addressing standards are used when sending or uploading designated addresses to a ministry system. | Published |
Contact information
For more information about Health Information Standards, please email the Health Information Standards team at: