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Data warehouse and healthcare data exchange methods of UHB

Questions

1. Do you have a data warehouse? If not, please do not provide any further response in this section.
2. Please name the clinical systems that flow into the data warehouse.
3. Please name any clinical systems that do not flow into the data warehouse.
4. What is the frequency of updates to the data warehouse?
5. How long have you had a data warehouse?

Please answer the following questions regarding your healthcare data exchange methods

1. Do you have DIACOM (Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine) implemented in your trust?
2. Do you have HL7 implemented in your trust? If not, please move to question number
3. Which of the following HL7 standards and components do you have implemented?
   
   i. HL7 Version 2
   ii. HL7 Version 3
   iii. CDA (Clinical Document Architecture)
   iv. FHIR (Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources)
   v. Other (please specify)
   
   
4. If you do not have HL7 implemented in your trust, please answer the following questions.
   
   i. What is the trust's current strategy for its implementation?
   ii. What is the current timeframe for the implementation of HL7?
   
   
5. What other healthcare data exchange methods do you currently use?

Response

1. Yes
2. • Oceano – (PAS)
   • Optims – Outpatient Outcomes
   • PICS – EPR
   • JAC – Pharmacy
   • Analyst – Outpatient Pharmacy
   • CRIS – Radiology
   • Discharge Hub
   • MyMeal – Dietetics
   • Sharp – Specialist rehabilitation
   • HMS – HIV
   • Endoscopy
   • Climate – HIV
   • Norse - Referrals
   • Therapies
   • Discharge Hub Management System
   • Somerset – Cancer
   • Bookwise - Oncology
   • Telepath (multiple instances) – Pathology
   • SystmOne – Solihull Community Services
   • BadgerNet - Maternity
   • Medisight – Ophthalmology
   • Digital Dictation
   • Hand Hygiene
   • Ward Staffing
     
     
3. • PACS
   • Auditbase
     
     
     
4. Varies, mostly daily but some are multiple times a day.
5. We do not hold this information, due to the trust having been formed by several mergers.

1. Yes
2. Yes
3. i. Yes
   ii. No
   iii. Yes
   iv. Yes
   v. N/A
   
   
4. i. N/A
   ii. N/A
   
   
5. HL7, CDA & FHIR