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Transfer of Care Inpatient Discharge - FHIR

Create and transmit documents containing Transfer of Care information to support an inpatient discharge using the Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) standard for health and care data exchange.

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About this standard

Publisher
NHS England
Status
Active
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Standard type
Technical standards and specifications
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Collections. A Collection is a systematic gathering of a specified selection of data or information for a particular stated purpose from existing records held within health and care systems and electronic devices.

Extractions. An extraction is a type of collection that is pulled from an operational system by the data controller and transmitted to the receiver without additional processing or transcription by the sender.

Information standards. Information standards are agreed ways of doing something, written down as a set of precise criteria so they can be used as rules, guidelines, or definitions.

Technical Standards and specifications. Technical standards and specifications specify how to make information available technically including how the data is structured and transported.

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Using this standard

Is part of
  • Transfer of Care Initiative
    The Transfer of Care initiative has been mandated by the NHS Standard Contract. It includes a group of related standards covering inpatient, emergency care, mental health and outpatient settings.

Topics and care settings

Topic
Continuity of care
Care setting
Hospital
Dependencies
Related standards
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Page last updated: 12 January 2024