The primary area of standardization considered was messaging.
Area 1
Description.
Standard | Fit for Purpose | Stewardship | Quality | |||||
Fits | Implementation | Vendor Support | Canadian | SDO | Complexity | Standard | Training, Support and Tooling | |
Immunization HL7 V3.0 | Production | Yes | Yes |
| Med | |||
CeRx 4.4 HL7 V3.0 | Production in Canada | Yes | Yes | High | ||||
HLv2 | Not used | No | Yes | High | ||||
Architectural Constraints and Considerations | Secondary Benefits | |||||||
HL7 V3 Immunizations specification was designed to support the immunization use cases in a manner consistent with the design principles of Canada's digital health blueprint. The CeRx specification has been superseded by the Immunizations specification for the use cases above. | Version 3 uses rigorous analytic and message building techniques and eliminates areas of optionality that could negatively impact semantic interoperability. | |||||||
Recommendation | Supporting Rationale | |||||||
It is recommended that new implementations adopt Immunization HL7 V3.0 for immunization. | The specification was designed to meet the in-scope use cases and conforms with the architectural design of Canada's digital health blueprint. |