Imaging studies are performed and exchanged every day across healthcare systems, settings, and specialties.
Estimate the breadth of applicability of the use case(s) for this data element
These data elements are broadly used every day across healthcare systems, settings, and specialties and would be used by a large proportion of USCDI stakeholders.
Healthcare Aims
Improving patient experience of care (quality and/or satisfaction)
Reducing the cost of care
Improving provider experience of care
Maturity of Use and Technical Specifications for Data Element
There are HL7 C-CDA implementation guides related to imaging, as well as FHIR resources across versions, including the US Core, that are related to imaging.
Current Use
Extensively used in production environments
Supporting Artifacts
Imaging studies are performed and exchanged every day across healthcare systems, settings, and specialties. These data elements would be used by a large proportion of USCDI stakeholders.
Extent of exchange
5 or more. This data element has been tested at scale between multiple different production environments to support the majority of anticipated stakeholders.
Supporting Artifacts
Imaging studies are performed and exchanged every day across healthcare systems, settings, and specialties. These data elements would be used by a large proportion of USCDI stakeholders.
Potential Challenges
Restrictions on Standardization (e.g. proprietary code)
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