Health Information

This document provides those involved in national data collections with advice on the best way to collect and use healthcare generated data. It incorporates national and international evidence and promotes a practice that is up to date, effective and works towards greater consistency.

Guiding-Principles-Data-Collections.pdf

The National Standard Demographic Dataset and Guidance has been published for consultation and we are interested in feedback on it up to Friday 12 April 2013. Click here to take part in the consultation or to find out more.

Draft-Demographic-Dataset-Guidance-18.02.2013.pdf

The countries reviewed in detail in this report are Australia, New Zealand, the Netherlands, England, Northern Ireland and Scotland with a short summary of the findings from the United States, Denmark and Sweden. A review of the ePrescribing element of the European eHealth Project (epSOS) is also included.

Intl-Review-ePrescribing.pdf

The purpose of this document is to provide high level guidance in respect of messaging standards in Ireland for the short to medium term.

Guidance-on-Messaging-Standards.pdf

This useful guide for front-line health and social care staff is a first step in raising awareness about the importance of data quality as part of the process of providing safe and effective services.

Data-Quality-Guide.pdf

We have published Standardising Patient Discharge Summary Information: a Draft National Data Set for Consultation and are currently holding a consultation to obtain feedback until 5pm Friday 11 January 2013. Feedback from this consultation will be used to create a final national dataset for clinical discharge summaries.

Consultation-Discharge-Summary.pdf

The Authority has conducted an International Review of Privacy Impact Assessments. The review examines the United Kingdom, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, and Europe.

Intl-Review-Privacy-Impact-Assessment.pdf

This guidance is aimed at helping healthcare professionals to improve how the health service handles patient information, and it provides practical examples on how to help prevent breaches from happening.

Guidance-on-information-governance.pdf

The Authority has conducted an International Review of Information Security in Health and Social Care. The review examines England, Canada, New Zealand and Australia.

Intl-Review-Information-Security.pdf

Research is essential to the successful promotion and protection of health and wellbeing. In anticipation of HIQA becoming the supervisory body for recognising and monitoring research ethic committees, this report looks at the operation and governance of these committees in five jurisdictions.

Intl-Review-Research-Ethics-Structures.pdf

Background-Research-Ethics.pdf