Definition
Information sharing describes the exchange of data between various organizations, people and technologies. There are several types of information sharing:
- Information shared by individuals
- Information shared by organizations
- Information shared between firmware/software
Objectives of the topic session
- Understanding the need from the stakeholders for such of a system (which healthcare data is interesting to share and with who?)
- Understanding where it would be more useful (single organization with single premise, single organization with multiple premises, single organization with multiple premises cross border, multiple organizations with different combinations)
- Understanding the key actors for information sharing in HCO and information system suppliers and how it might be grouped, e.g. according to level of responsibility, role, health sector context, etc.
- Information on previous tools/knowledge/experience and any common/local policy or standards that will apply to the information sharing system