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The motivating context for this profile originates in health systems management in developing countries though its potential use is not restricted to these environments. What are collectively called developing countries are very diverse environments. Information systems need to be able to scale and adapt across diverse and changing conditions. Electronic medical record systems (EMR) penetration is often limited (but also often growing) leading to varied and mixed modes of data collection and transmission.
 
The motivating context for this profile originates in health systems management in developing countries though its potential use is not restricted to these environments. What are collectively called developing countries are very diverse environments. Information systems need to be able to scale and adapt across diverse and changing conditions. Electronic medical record systems (EMR) penetration is often limited (but also often growing) leading to varied and mixed modes of data collection and transmission.
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The ADX specification does not define the semantic content of the routine reports.  Rather it provides a mechanism by which jurisdictions can define reports using SDMX data structure definitions.  Producers and consumers of ADX data messages make use of these definitions to validate and constrain the content.  This reltionship is illustrated in the diagram below: 
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Revision as of 08:08, 15 September 2017

Summary

The Aggregate Data Exchange (ADX) Profile supports interoperable public health reporting of aggregate health data. These most typically take the form of routine reports (weekly, monthly, quarterly etc.) from a health facility to some administrative jurisdiction such as a health district, though there are numerous other use cases such as international reporting and community health worker reporting.

The motivating context for this profile originates in health systems management in developing countries though its potential use is not restricted to these environments. What are collectively called developing countries are very diverse environments. Information systems need to be able to scale and adapt across diverse and changing conditions. Electronic medical record systems (EMR) penetration is often limited (but also often growing) leading to varied and mixed modes of data collection and transmission.

The ADX specification does not define the semantic content of the routine reports. Rather it provides a mechanism by which jurisdictions can define reports using SDMX data structure definitions. Producers and consumers of ADX data messages make use of these definitions to validate and constrain the content. This reltionship is illustrated in the diagram below:

Data flow.jpg

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Benefits

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Details

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Systems Affected

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  • PACS systems may store, manage, and/or display Evidence Documents.
  • Display systems may query, retrieve and display Evidence Documents.
  • Reporting workstations may retrieve, process and include details from Evidence Documents in reports

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Specification

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IHE Radiology Technical Framework:

  • Vol. 1 - Section 5 (SWF Profile)
  • Vol. 2 - Sections 4.8 to 4.10, 4.14 to 4.19, and 4.23
  • Vol. 3 - Appendix E

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Reference Articles

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