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Defining Electronic Health Record Standards for Child Health: A State-of-the-Art Review
Obeid Shafi1,2, Daniel Liu1,2, Cori Thompson3
1Department of Biomedical Informatics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, United States.
A new standard, the Health Level Seven Pediatric Care Health IT Functional Profile (HL7 PCHIT FP), enhances electronic health records (EHRs) for child health. This standard addresses pediatric-specific needs to improve care for children.
Area of Science:
- Pediatric Health Informatics
- Health Information Technology (IT)
- Electronic Health Records (EHRs)
Background:
- Child health improvement necessitates specialized health IT functionalities within EHR systems.
- Previous milestones in EHR development are reviewed, leading to a new child health EHR standard.
Conclusions:
- The HL7 PCHIT FP is a significant advancement in enhancing EHRs for pediatric health IT needs.
- Continuous refinement and additional functionalities are encouraged for future standards releases.
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