Health informatics — Interoperability of public health emergency preparedness and response information systems

This standard provides business rules for public health emergency preparedness and response (PH EPR) information systems. It includes a description of the EPR information systems domain. It also includes an informative framework for mapping existing semantic interoperability standards for emergency preparedness and response to PH EPR information systems.

The target audience for this document is policy makers (governmental or organisational), regulators, project planners and managers of PH EPR information systems, PH EPR data analysts and informaticians. It may also interest other stakeholders such as incident managers, public health educators, standards developers and academics.

Main sections:

· Scope

· Terms, definitions and abbreviated terms

· Requirements for PH EPR information systems

· Interoperability in PH EPR information systems

· Business requirements for collecting, developing and maintaining PH EPR terminology and data vocabulary

· Annex A: Criteria to take into account on knowledge, skills and abilities for the fulfilment of essential PH EOC functions

· Annex B: Competencies for public health emergency preparedness and response informatics professionals