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The CA:SHL specification is a Canadian Interoperability Specifications (indicated by the CA: prefix) based on the HL7 Health Links Specification, that defines building blocks enabling patients to generate shareable links that encode their health data such as patient summaries or immunization records. These shareable links can often be downloaded onto their devices and converted in a QR code format, facilitating patient-mediated data sharing and interoperability within the healthcare ecosystem.
Note that currently the information included into the Currently, the CA:SHL is includes minimal information, as the CA:SHL profile is in the process of being contributed to IHE (Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise) , with the aim of becoming an internationally adopted recognized Integration Profile. As part of During this transition, the names of the profiles, actors, and transactions are subject to change and align with international standards and conventions. While we wait for an Until the international integration profile is available, we have published the initial content for CA:SHL v0.0.1 DFT in is published within the Reference Reference Architecture ( RA v0.2.0 DFT-preBallot ) release. This approach is serves as a temporary measure until the appropriate final profile existsis established.
The initial phase of CA:SHL focuses on a subset of the standards, that can be used to build a Minimum Viable Product. The MVP includes two main use cases;
- Generate SHLink
- Consume SHLink and access clinical data
The following are some examples of the benefits of SHLink:
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