Health informatics — Patient healthcard data – Part 7: Medication data

This standard specifies the basic structure of the data contained within the medication data object of a healthcard. It describes and defines the medication data objects using UML, plain text and Abstract Syntax Notation. Medication data can include a record of medications received or taken by the patient; copies of prescriptions including the authority to dispense records of dispensed medication; records of medication bought by the patient; and pointers to other systems that contain information that makes up an electronic prescription and the authority to dispense.

The purpose of this document is for cards to provide information to other health professionals and to the patient or their nonprofessional caregiver. It can also be used to carry a new prescription from the prescriber to the dispenser/pharmacy in the design of its sets.

This standard is part 7 of 8 in the ISO 21549 series of International Standards which provides data structures and definitions for data objects on patient data cards.

Main sections:

· Scope

· Normative references

· Terms and definitions

· Basic data object model for a healthcare data card

· Functional requirements on card information for prescriptions

· Medication data

· Annex A: ASN.1 data definitions

· Annex B: Example of medication notes