Netzband S, Ott K, Auer F, Kramer F. Evaluation of the Availability of
Nursing Quality Indicators in German FHIR Implementations.
Stud Health Technol Inform 2023;
305:299-302. [PMID:
37387022 DOI:
10.3233/shti230488]
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Abstract
Standardized nursing data sets facilitate data analysis and help to improve nursing research and quality management in Germany. Recently, governmental standardization approaches have favored the FHIR standard and helped to define it as the state of the art for healthcare interoperability and data exchange. In this study, we identify common data elements used for nursing quality research purposes by analyzing nursing quality data sets and databases. We then compare the results with current FHIR implementations in Germany to find most relevant data fields and overlaps. Our results show that most of the patient focused information has already been modelled in national standardization efforts and FHIR implementations. However, representation of data fields describing nursing staff related information, such as experience, workload or satisfaction, is missing or lacking.
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