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Health4Afrika - Implementing HL7 FHIR Based Interoperability.

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TitleHealth4Afrika - Implementing HL7 FHIR Based Interoperability.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2019
AuthorsBaskaya, M, Yuksel, M, Erturkmen, GBanu Lalec, Cunningham, M, Cunningham, P
JournalStud Health Technol Inform
Volume264
Pagination20-24
Date Published2019 Aug 21
ISSN1879-8365
Abstract

Supported by the European Commission under Horizon 2020, mHealth4Afrika is co-designing and validating a modular, multilingual, state-of-the-art health information system addressing primary healthcare requirements in resource constrained environments. mHealth4Afrika has co-designed a comprehensive range of functionality and medical programs in partnership with Ministries of Health, district health officers, clinic managers and primary healthcare workers from urban, rural and deep rural health facilities in Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi and South Africa. This paper provides insights into how mHealth4Afrika is leveraging HL7 FHIR to support standards-based data exchange and interoperability between Electronic Medical Records and DHIS2. This work is currently being validated in the field.

DOI10.3233/SHTI190175
Alternate JournalStud Health Technol Inform
PubMed ID31437877
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