| Ballot Document Name and Information | |
| Document/Standard Name: | HL7 FHIR US Public Health Profiles Library |
| Ballot Code: | TBA |
| Realm: | Realm Specific: US |
| Backwards Compatible: | |
| Internally/Externally Developed: | Internally Developed Document/Standard |
| Ballot Level | |
| Requested Ballot Level: | STU |
| Standard Ballot Open Date: | 2022-08-12 |
| Standard Ballot Close Date: | 2022-09-11 |
| Work Group Information | |
| Sponsoring Work Group: | Public Heath |
| Project Insight Project ID: | 1763 |
| Confirmation of Work Group Approval: | |
| Primary Work Group Contact: | Sarah Gaunt |
| NIB Form Submitted By: | PHWG co-chair |
| Publishing Facilitator: | Sarah Gaunt (sarah.gaunt@lantanagroup.com) |
| Other Sponsoring TCs and SIGs: | |
| Additional Vote Recipients: | john.loonsk@jhu.edu, sarah.gaunt@lantanagroup.com |
| Document Description/Changes | |
| Description of Ballot Document (needs to be 500 chars or less): | After evaluation and harmonization analysis of eCR & MedMorph IGs, it was determined that there are many common elements between the two IGs. The short-term scope of this library will include elements common to the above-mentioned FHIR IGs and will define a US Realm specific framework that defines common elements for the implementation guides. Longer-term scope will include analysis and inclusion of data elements for other Public Health use cases. |
| Major Changes Since Last Ballot: | n/a |
| ANSI-Required Information | |
| The following information is required by ANSI for all ballots. | |
| Project Need | The US Public Health Profiles Library is a collection of reusable architecture and content profiles representing common public health concepts and patterns. It is intended as a complement to US Core that is used to ease implementation burden of healthcare organizations, electronic health record companies, public health agencies, and others involved in the US public health endeavor. |
| Briefly explain the reason behind the need for this project. This may be related to legislative requirements, industry need, or similar justifications. | |
| Other Referenced Standards | |
| Does this document include text from an ISO or IEC standard? If so, please cite those standards here. | |
| Unit of Measure | Not Applicable |
| As required by ANSI, if measurements are introduced in this standards document, what is the measurement type from the choices available? | |
| Stakeholders | EHR Vendors, Standards Development Organizations, Healthcare Institutions, Clinical Providers, Local and State Public Health Agencies |
| Identified stakeholders. For example, pharmaceutical, healthcare, etc. | |
| Consumer Product Indication | No |
| Is this a consumer product? | |
| Ballot Reconciliation Reminder | |
| Intent to Complete Reconciliation Activities: | n/a |
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