PD ISO/TR 18307:2001 PDF

1   Scope This Technical Report describes a set of key characteristics to achieve interoperability and compatibility in trusted health information interchange between communicant application systems. The key characteristics describe inter- application interoperability needs of the healthcare community, in particular the subject of care , the healthcare professional/ caregiver , the healthcare provider organization , its business units and the integrated delivery network . The key characteristics offer criteria for standards developers and implementers of standards for messaging and communications in the healthcare domain and provide a guide for software developers and vendors, healthcare providers and end users .