Category
Implementation Guide
Organisation
Type
Standard
Version
1
Access
Open
Status
Active
Created
October 2015
This is the current version.
This guide provides a plain-language healthcare vocabulary for patients. This vocabulary is specifically intended for user interfaces for healthcare consumers that create outputs for consumers to use, such as consent directives, reports of disclosures, and notices of privacy practices.
The technical or legal jargon used in documents available from these interfaces makes it difficult for patients to fully participate in decisions about their healthcare. Using plain-language vocabulary mapped to technical and legal terms increases the likelihood that patients will understand the choices they make, while ensuring that their choices are correctly translated across the system.
Main sections:
- Purpose
- Audience
- Scope
- Conformance
- Guidelines
- Vocabulary mapping
The technical or legal jargon used in documents available from these interfaces makes it difficult for patients to fully participate in decisions about their healthcare. Using plain-language vocabulary mapped to technical and legal terms increases the likelihood that patients will understand the choices they make, while ensuring that their choices are correctly translated across the system.
Main sections:
- Purpose
- Audience
- Scope
- Conformance
- Guidelines
- Vocabulary mapping
Access HL7 CDA R2 Implementation Guide: Patient-Friendly Language for Consumer User Interfaces, Release 1
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