Health Information

The Authority has conducted an international review of the secondary use of personal health information in the context of Information Governance. The review examines England, Canada, New Zealand and Australia.

Review-Secondary-Use-Health-Info.pdf

This document outlines the approach to be taken by the Authority in developing eHealth standards for Ireland taking into account the current eHealth landscape and context. The closing date for feedback on this document was Friday 27 January 2012.

eHealth-Interoperability-Consultation.pdf

These Draft Standards underwent a consultation process in January 2012 to obtain feedback. They aim to provide a clear set of rules to help and improve the way national health information resources collect, use and share national health and social care data in Ireland.

Draft-Standards-Health-Info-Resources.pdf

Consultation-Guide-Health-Info-Resources.pdf

The General Practice Messaging Standard 2.0 (GMPS 2.0) are updated technical standards for information systems that outline the way patient information, ranging from blood test results, diagnosis information, referrals and X rays, can be accurately and safely transferred between healthcare services.

GPMS-2-0-final.pdf

GPMS-2-0-Summary.pdf

This document, aimed at all health and social care staff, is an important step in raising awareness around information governance. The guide details requirements, what you should know, benefits and making Information Governance a success.  There is also a self-assessment tool designed to highlight areas where urgent action is required or improvements may be made. Find out more

Information-Governance-Guide.pdf

IG-Self-Assessment-Form.pdf

This review studies the practices and processes being followed internationally in the area of major national health information sources, to identify the best way to develop and monitor national standards for health information sources for Ireland.

National-Health-Information-Sources-Review.pdf

This report introduces key recommendations on the introduction of health identifiers for practitioners (HPI) and organisations (HOI). It outlines the benefits of implementing the HPI and HOI for service users and other stakeholders.

Health-IDs-Practitioners-Organisations-Summary.pdf

Health-IDs-Practitioners-Organisations.pdf

The implementation of HIQA’s recommendations will mean that patients will benefit from improved access to diagnostic services and will be able to easily find out how far their referral has progressed and get answers to any queries they have in relation to their referral.

gp_referral_report.pdf

Ten leading health information (HI) sources took part in the national survey, which was aimed at pinpointing themes for the development of national standards for national health information sources.

Identification-Theme-Standards-HI-Sources.pdf

Information Governance (IG) relates to issues such as information sharing, quality assurance, confidentiality, privacy and records management. Good IG ensures a balance between using health information appropriately in the provision of effective, safe, care and protecting service users’ individual rights. This review will inform the development of an IG structure for health and social care in Ireland.

International-Review-HI-Governance-Management.pdf