CA:SHL - Canadian Implementation Guidance

Scope

The initial phase of CA:SHL focuses on a subset of the standards, that can be used to build a Minimum Viable Product.

Use Cases

There are two basic Use Cases identified that are currently in scope of this specification: 

1. Generate SHLink
2. Consume SHLink and access clinical data

These two use cases are described in detail in the pan-Canadian Patient Summary (PS-CA) specifications, where the patient presents their SHLink to a Health Care Provider, the clinical data that is shared being their Patient Summary.

Note that currently the information included into the CA:SHL is minimal, as the CA:SHL profile is in the process of being contributed and evolved as part of an international collaboration at IHE International,

Implementation Details

Since the CA:SHL specification is currently minimal and in its early stages, it will evolve into a more comprehensive specification through collaboration with IHE and potentially other international partners.

The CA:SHL Canadian Implementation Guidance describes the recommendations below for early-stage implementations.