Online access to COVID-19 Vaccination Information and COVID-19 lab test results

Authorized Ontario health care providers (HCPs) with access to the Digital Health Drug Repository (DHDR) via ClinicalConnect™, ConnectingOntario ClinicalViewer or an electronic medical record system (DHDR to EMR) can access COVID-19 vaccination information from COVax_ON (the ministry’s provincial solution for COVID-19 vaccination information) through the DHDR in near real-time.
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Authorized Ontario HCPs can access COVID-19 lab test results stored in Ontario Laboratories Information System (OLIS) in near real-time through OLIS viewing solutions (e.g. ClinicalConnect™, ConnectingOntario ClinicalViewer, eHealth Portal, OLIS to EMR, eCHN).

Provincial Client Registry – HL7 FHIR Implementation Guide

The Provincial Client Registry (PCR) HL7 Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) Implementation Guide specifies how to use the HL7 FHIR standard to query patient data from the eHealth Ontario Provincial Client Registry (PCR). FHIR is the next generation standards framework for exchanging health care information electronically. It leverages the latest web technology and is available for mobile devices, cloud communications, EHR-based data sharing, and server communications in large institutional health care organizations.

This interface supports queries to retrieve patient records or associated patient identifiers using Ontario health card numbers, medical record numbers from point of service systems and other eHealth Ontario supported identifiers. It also supports patient matching using patient demographic information.

The PCR HL7 FHIR Implementation Guide is a web-based specification hosted on the Canadian FHIR Registry powered by SIMPLIFIER.NET*. The reader will be re-directed to the implementation guide’s home page on Canadian FHIR Registry website after registering and clicking the “Agree and Download” button.

Status

FHIR is an evolving trial-for-use standard that has progressed from Draft Standard for Trial Use Release 2 (DSTU2) to Release 4 (R4). Additional changes by HL7 International Inc are anticipated until FHIR reaches normative status. This implementation guide will be updated as new business requirements emerge and/or when there are significant changes to the standard.

*SIMPLIFIER.NET is a web-based FHIR registry built by Firely that serves as the hosting platform for the Canadian FHIR Registry sponsored by Canada Health Infoway

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This publication has been exempted from translation under the French Language Services Act as per O. Reg. 671/92. This publication is technical in nature and is available in English only due to its limited targeted audience.

Status

June 13, 2018

Provincial Client Registry HL7 FHIR Implementation Guide was updated and hosted on the Canadian FHIR Registry

April 18, 2017

Provincial Client Registry HL7 FHIR Implementation Guide was updated

March 22, 2017

Now available for public access

February 21, 2017

Provincial Client Registry HL7 FHIR Implementation Guide was created

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