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Health informatics — Development of terms and definitions for health informatics glossaries

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Title (English):

ISO 17439:2022

Health informatics — Development of terms and definitions for health informatics glossaries

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Format:: Electronic (PDF)
Number of pages:: 9
Publication date:: March 3, 2022
Edition:: ISO IS 17439 edition 1 version 1
ICS:: 35.240.80

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This document provides details of the metadata and requirements for quality terms and definitions in health informatics for inclusion in health informatics glossaries. This document does not cover specification of terminological content in systems, such as that represented in terminological resources, such as SNOMED CT, or, ICD. It is limited to concepts represented as terms and definitions included in standards. This document is applicable to the following groups: — Health informatics standards developers and standards development organizations. — Developers, implementers, and managers of health information systems, clinical information systems, and clinical decision support systems. — All users of health information systems clinical data, such as health statisticians, researchers, public health agencies, health insurance providers, health risk organizations, data analysts, and data managers.

Technical details

Technical committee: ISO/TC 215 - Health informatics
SKU: ISO 17439:2022

Abstract

Overview

ISO 17439:2022 - Health informatics - Development of terms and definitions for health informatics glossaries - defines the metadata and quality requirements for creating and managing terms and definitions used in health informatics standards and organizational glossaries. Published by ISO/TC 215 in 2022, this first edition replaces ISO/TS 17439:2014 and focuses on harmonizing glossary content across standards development organizations (SDOs) to improve clarity and interoperability in health informatics.

Key topics and requirements

Scope and limits: Applies to terms and definitions included in standards and glossaries; it does not prescribe terminological content for clinical terminologies or coding systems (e.g., SNOMED CT, ICD).
Metadata requirements: Specifies essential metadata for each glossary entry such as term entry, definition, context, source, usage comments, images, linked documents, status, version, version date, and rationale for change.
Glossary management processes: Outlines processes for creating, reviewing, linking and maintaining term entries to support consistent usage across documents and organizations.
Governance: Introduces governance procedures (Clause 5) to manage life cycle, harmonization and change control of glossary entries.
Interoperability with metadata standards: References the Dublin Core metadata model and explains how ISO 17439 extends its functionality for health informatics glossary needs.
Terminology principles: Aligns with general guidance from ISO 704 and ISO/IEC 2382 for developing precise, usable definitions.

Applications and who uses it

ISO 17439:2022 is practical for anyone responsible for semantic quality and consistency in health information standards and systems:

Health informatics standards developers and SDOs managing shared glossaries.
Developers and implementers of health information systems, EHR/EMR systems, and clinical decision support who need consistent term definitions.
Data managers, analysts, researchers, statisticians, public health agencies, insurers, and other consumers of clinical data who rely on unambiguous definitions for aggregation, reporting and research.
Governance bodies and tool providers - e.g., the SKMT Glossary (Standards Knowledge Management Tool) and JIC initiatives - using the specified metadata to harmonize and publish glossary content.

Related standards

ISO 704 (principles and methods of terminology work)
ISO/IEC 2382 (vocabulary for information technology)
Dublin Core Metadata Initiative (metadata baseline referenced and extended)
Terminological resources mentioned for context: SNOMED CT, ICD (explicitly excluded from content specification)

ISO 17439:2022 helps ensure clear, maintainable, and interoperable glossary entries in health informatics standards - improving communication, reuse, and quality of clinical data across systems and organizations.

Related standards

Standards mentioned in the description

Abstract

Overview

Key topics and requirements

Scope and limits: Applies to terms and definitions included in standards and glossaries; it does not prescribe terminological content for clinical terminologies or coding systems (e.g., SNOMED CT, ICD).
Metadata requirements: Specifies essential metadata for each glossary entry such as term entry, definition, context, source, usage comments, images, linked documents, status, version, version date, and rationale for change.
Glossary management processes: Outlines processes for creating, reviewing, linking and maintaining term entries to support consistent usage across documents and organizations.
Governance: Introduces governance procedures (Clause 5) to manage life cycle, harmonization and change control of glossary entries.
Interoperability with metadata standards: References the Dublin Core metadata model and explains how ISO 17439 extends its functionality for health informatics glossary needs.
Terminology principles: Aligns with general guidance from ISO 704 and ISO/IEC 2382 for developing precise, usable definitions.

Applications and who uses it

ISO 17439:2022 is practical for anyone responsible for semantic quality and consistency in health information standards and systems:

Health informatics standards developers and SDOs managing shared glossaries.
Developers and implementers of health information systems, EHR/EMR systems, and clinical decision support who need consistent term definitions.
Data managers, analysts, researchers, statisticians, public health agencies, insurers, and other consumers of clinical data who rely on unambiguous definitions for aggregation, reporting and research.
Governance bodies and tool providers - e.g., the SKMT Glossary (Standards Knowledge Management Tool) and JIC initiatives - using the specified metadata to harmonize and publish glossary content.

Related standards

ISO 704 (principles and methods of terminology work)
ISO/IEC 2382 (vocabulary for information technology)
Dublin Core Metadata Initiative (metadata baseline referenced and extended)
Terminological resources mentioned for context: SNOMED CT, ICD (explicitly excluded from content specification)

ISO 17439:2022 PDF

Technical details

Abstract

Overview

Key topics and requirements

Applications and who uses it

Related standards

Related standards

Abstract

Overview

Key topics and requirements

Applications and who uses it

Related standards

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