Towards safe and efficient child primary care - gaps in the use of unique identifiers in Europe.
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Published version
Author(s)
Kühne, G
Rigby, MJ
Majeed, A
Blair, ME
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
In order to provide for best possible child health care, timely access to all relevant medical data is of vital importance. The aim of this study is to investigate the use of unique identifiers, a key instrument in this regard, in the countries of Europe. A survey was carried out in all 28 European Member States plus 2 European Economic Area countries in 2015, and refreshed in 2016. In 23 countries unique identifiers are used to link children's health records. Five countries indicated they currently do not link child health records, and two have no such plans. There is variety as regards the type of number and the issuing process.
Date Issued
2017-04-01
Date Acceptance
2017-04-01
Citation
Studies in Health Technology and Informatics, 2017, 235, pp.53-57
ISSN
0926-9630
Publisher
IOS Press
Start Page
53
End Page
57
Journal / Book Title
Studies in Health Technology and Informatics
Volume
235
Copyright Statement
© 2017 European Federation for Medical Informatics (EFMI) and IOS Press.
This article is published online with Open Access by IOS Press and distributed under the terms
of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License 4.0 (CC BY-NC 4.0).
This article is published online with Open Access by IOS Press and distributed under the terms
of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License 4.0 (CC BY-NC 4.0).
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Subjects
Child health
Health Data Management and networking
Intersectoral health care
eHealth and intersectoral documentation, health telematics
Publication Status
Published