TY - GEN
T1 - Contextualizing Syntactic Interoperability Data Standards for Health Information Exchange in Uganda's Public Healthcare System
AU - Moses, Bagyendera
AU - Peter, Nabende
AU - Brian, Godman
AU - Josephine, Nabukenya
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2024 by SCITEPRESS – Science and Technology Publications, Lda.
PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - Syntactic interoperability data standards are crucial for effective collaboration in modern health systems, enabling seamless exchange of healthcare information. This paper aims to develop contextualized standards to support digital healthcare in Uganda within the WHO global strategic framework 2020-2025. The standards ensure patient data is collected, processed, shared, and stored in formats that facilitate interoperability. Validation was done by the Health Information Innovation Research and Evaluation Technical Working Group (HIIRETWG). A case study approach gathered primary data through questionnaires from Uganda's healthcare experts. Derived from landscape studies, these standards underwent expert verification and testing. Results show strong support (96%) for the developed standards, with 68% participation from digital health experts. These standards are poised to strengthen Uganda's digital health system and inform decision-making processes at various levels. The study underscores the importance of tailored standards to enhance healthcare information exchange in resource-limited settings.
AB - Syntactic interoperability data standards are crucial for effective collaboration in modern health systems, enabling seamless exchange of healthcare information. This paper aims to develop contextualized standards to support digital healthcare in Uganda within the WHO global strategic framework 2020-2025. The standards ensure patient data is collected, processed, shared, and stored in formats that facilitate interoperability. Validation was done by the Health Information Innovation Research and Evaluation Technical Working Group (HIIRETWG). A case study approach gathered primary data through questionnaires from Uganda's healthcare experts. Derived from landscape studies, these standards underwent expert verification and testing. Results show strong support (96%) for the developed standards, with 68% participation from digital health experts. These standards are poised to strengthen Uganda's digital health system and inform decision-making processes at various levels. The study underscores the importance of tailored standards to enhance healthcare information exchange in resource-limited settings.
KW - Data Use
KW - Electronic Health Records
KW - Hospitals
KW - Syntactic Interoperability Standards
KW - Uganda
KW - eHealth
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85193932759&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.5220/0012711100003699
DO - 10.5220/0012711100003699
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85193932759
T3 - International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies for Ageing Well and e-Health, ICT4AWE - Proceedings
SP - 267
EP - 275
BT - Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies for Ageing Well and e-Health, ICT4AWE 2024
A2 - Mulvenna, Maurice
A2 - Perez, Maria Lozano
A2 - Ziefl e, Martina
PB - Science and Technology Publications, Lda
T2 - 10th International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies for Ageing Well and e-Health, ICT4AWE 2024
Y2 - 28 April 2024 through 30 April 2024
ER -