Standards Development

Scope

This document defines a system of concepts for different aspects of the provision of care encompassing social care as well as clinical care.

The subject of the document is continuity of care.This document covers the concept definitions needed whenever structured information in care is specified as a requirement. The definitions are intended to refer to the conceptual level only and not to details of implementation. This document covers all levels of specifications in the development of:

— logical reference models within the information viewpoint as a common basis for semantic interoperability on international, national or local levels;

— information systems;

— information for specified types of care processes.

This document does not specify how to perform specific care processes. This document does not cover research processes in the context of social and clinical care, welfare and educational processes.