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Community of practice for Digital Health & Interoperability

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== Introduction ==

==== '''Background''' ====
The Ethiopian Ministry of Health (MOH) intends to digitalize the healthcare industry through the HSTP-II [1]. The sector, in collaboration with its partners, has been implementing various projects in various parts of the health system to support the implementation of the Ethiopian Health Sector Transformation Plan (HSTP)[2, 3]. Evidence suggests that Ethiopians are increasingly implementing e-Health applications such as electronic medical records, telemedicine, mobile health apps, and district health informatio'''n systems''' [1].

Ethiopia's eHealth architecture and information revolution agenda include interoperability of health information. This is the most pressing issue because the healthcare system is characterized by various diseases, symptoms, and diagnoses, making it difficult to share health information [4]. Health information interoperability refers to the ability to exchange meaningful health information among separately developed systems, where the separate systems understand the format, meaning, and quality of the health information being exchanged [5].

The Ethiopian eHealth architecture includes a health information exchange framework. However, because there is no organized body to implement this architecture, the framework does not go beyond documentation. The manual intervention may cause inaccuracies or an inability to report the detail or timeliness needed to provide healthcare personnel with the data to make life-altering decisions for their population. As a result, the Ethiopian Ministry of Health intended to work with UoG-teams to create a community of practice working documents for health information exchange. A Community of Practice is a group of people who meet regularly to improve their knowledge and expertise in a particular craft, profession, passion, or concern [6].

==== '''Rationale''' ====
Despite the existence of an eHealth architecture that includes health information exchange as one component, the Ethiopian healthcare system is comprised of numerous independent EMR systems. There is a lack of standardized EMR systems in the country, and the majority of clinical information systems were designed with donor interests. Furthermore, there is a lack of standardized clinical terminologies, unique identifiers for health professionals and patients, and clinical data repositories. The result is disaggregated and non-harmonized data collected by multiple applications and stored in different locations and formats that cannot be integrated. As a result, the Ethiopian Ministry of Health intended to create working documents for a community of practice to exchange health information.

These communities of practice (CoPs) aim to strengthen and facilitate health information exchange in the Ethiopian healthcare system by bringing together health practitioners to learn, share expertise, and collaborate. This will improve HIS interoperability in the Ethiopian healthcare system, allowing decision-makers like clinicians, health ministries, and program leaders to access the data they need to support better health outcomes.

The Ethiopian Ministry of Health, in collaboration with the UoG-teams, serves as the community's home. This community is usually open to anyone who works or is interested in the exchange of health information. Furthermore, the interoperability CoPs provide a collaborative framework for health professionals to collaborate on identifying and leveraging best practices and standards. Through evolving collaborative efforts and the sharing of lessons learned in the community-building process, this community of practice will significantly improve long-term health information exchange standards and health outcomes in Ethiopia.

== References ==
1. Tilahun B, Gashu KD, Mekonnen ZA, Endehabtu BF, Asressie M, Minyihun A, et al. Strengthening the national health information system through a capacity-building and mentorship partnership (CBMP) programme: a health system and university partnership initiative in Ethiopia.Health Research Policy and Systems.2021;19(1):1-11

2. IPHCE. Health Sector Transformation Plan II (HSTP II) 2020/21 - 2024/25 (2013 EFY-2017 EFY) 2021 [Available from: <nowiki>http://repository.iifphc.org/handle/123456789/1414</nowiki>. 2022, August 22

3. Ethiopia F. Health sector transformation plan I.Adis Ababa.2015

4. Jagadeeswari V, Subramaniyaswamy V, Logesh R, Vijayakumar V. A study on medical Internet of Things and Big Data in personalized healthcare system.Health information science and systems.2018;6(1):1-20

5. OpenHIE. OpenHIE: Communities Building Open Standards for Health Information Systems 2020 [Available from: <nowiki>https://digitalprinciples.org/resource/openhie-communities-building-open-standards-for-health-information-systems/</nowiki>. 2022, August 18

6. Mishra V, Mohammed S, Fiaidhi J. Towards developing an interoperability framework for healthcare community of practice. International Journal of Bio-Science and Bio-Technology.2016;8(5):65-82
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Approaches to Achieving Objectives

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==== Approaches to Objective 1: ====

* Creating an open community wiki
* The core group should actively invite members with relevant expertise and experience in digital health information exchange and interoperability.
* Identify passionate members for digital information exchange and have the potential to join the community of practice and reach them through face-to-face meetings, online forums, and other means

==== Approaches to Objective 2: ====

* Creating awareness about CoP to members of the community through training and online wiki forums
* Preparing conferences and workshops to intervene in the identified barriers and to share the best practices
* Sharing best practices/ success stories through online wiki forums

==== Approaches to Objective 3: ====

* Identifying the barriers and facilitators of interoperability and digital health information exchange through conducting bassline assessment from the community.

* Employing primary and secondary data collection methods such as interviews, direct observation, questionnaires, report reviews, and consultations with experts in the field to elicit the observed gaps

* Keep the CoP open to new members so that they can share ideas and ask for help.

* Sharing insights into the impediments to the implementation of digital health information exchange and interoperability concepts

==== Approaches to Objective 4: ====

* Train health professionals about interoperability and digital health information exchange

* Conducting supportive supervision or mentoring the health facilities

* Communicate the core problems that hinder the implementation of digital health information exchange and inform to incorporate into their policy documents

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|University of Gondar
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|Ministry of Health
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Community of practice for Digital Health & Interoperability

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== Introduction ==

==== '''Background''' ====
The Ethiopian Ministry of Health (MOH) intends to digitalize the healthcare industry through the HSTP-II [1]. The sector, in collaboration with its partners, has been implementing various projects in various parts of the health system to support the implementation of the Ethiopian Health Sector Transformation Plan (HSTP)[2, 3]. Evidence suggests that Ethiopians are increasingly implementing e-Health applications such as electronic medical records, telemedicine, mobile health apps, and district health information systems [1].

Ethiopia's eHealth architecture and information revolution agenda include interoperability of health information. This is the most pressing issue because the healthcare system is characterized by various diseases, symptoms, and diagnoses, making it difficult to share health information [4]. Health information interoperability refers to the ability to exchange meaningful health information among separately developed systems, where the separate systems understand the format, meaning, and quality of the health information being exchanged [5].

The Ethiopian eHealth architecture includes a health information exchange framework. However, because there is no organized body to implement this architecture, the framework does not go beyond documentation. The manual intervention may cause inaccuracies or an inability to report the detail or timeliness needed to provide healthcare personnel with the data to make life-altering decisions for their population. As a result, the Ethiopian Ministry of Health intended to work with UoG-teams to create a community of practice working documents for health information exchange. A Community of Practice is a group of people who meet regularly to improve their knowledge and expertise in a particular craft, profession, passion, or concern [6].

==== '''Rationale''' ====
Despite the existence of an eHealth architecture that includes health information exchange as one component, the Ethiopian healthcare system is comprised of numerous independent EMR systems. There is a lack of standardized EMR systems in the country, and the majority of clinical information systems were designed with donor interests. Furthermore, there is a lack of standardized clinical terminologies, unique identifiers for health professionals and patients, and clinical data repositories. The result is disaggregated and non-harmonized data collected by multiple applications and stored in different locations and formats that cannot be integrated. As a result, the Ethiopian Ministry of Health intended to create working documents for a community of practice to exchange health information.

These communities of practice (CoPs) aim to strengthen and facilitate health information exchange in the Ethiopian healthcare system by bringing together health practitioners to learn, share expertise, and collaborate. This will improve HIS interoperability in the Ethiopian healthcare system, allowing decision-makers like clinicians, health ministries, and program leaders to access the data they need to support better health outcomes.

The Ethiopian Ministry of Health, in collaboration with the UoG-teams, serves as the community's home. This community is usually open to anyone who works or is interested in the exchange of health information. Furthermore, the interoperability CoPs provide a collaborative framework for health professionals to collaborate on identifying and leveraging best practices and standards. Through evolving collaborative efforts and the sharing of lessons learned in the community-building process, this community of practice will significantly improve long-term health information exchange standards and health outcomes in Ethiopia.

== References ==
1. Tilahun B, Gashu KD, Mekonnen ZA, Endehabtu BF, Asressie M, Minyihun A, et al. Strengthening the national health information system through a capacity-building and mentorship partnership (CBMP) programme: a health system and university partnership initiative in Ethiopia.Health Research Policy and Systems.2021;19(1):1-11

2. IPHCE. Health Sector Transformation Plan II (HSTP II) 2020/21 - 2024/25 (2013 EFY-2017 EFY) 2021 [Available from: <nowiki>http://repository.iifphc.org/handle/123456789/1414</nowiki>. 2022, August 22

3. Ethiopia F. Health sector transformation plan I.Adis Ababa.2015

4. Jagadeeswari V, Subramaniyaswamy V, Logesh R, Vijayakumar V. A study on medical Internet of Things and Big Data in personalized healthcare system.Health information science and systems.2018;6(1):1-20

5. OpenHIE. OpenHIE: Communities Building Open Standards for Health Information Systems 2020 [Available from: <nowiki>https://digitalprinciples.org/resource/openhie-communities-building-open-standards-for-health-information-systems/</nowiki>. 2022, August 18

6. Mishra V, Mohammed S, Fiaidhi J. Towards developing an interoperability framework for healthcare community of practice. International Journal of Bio-Science and Bio-Technology.2016;8(5):65-82
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Talk:Community of practice for Digital Health & Interoperability

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Admin: /* let's change title to EDHIN CoP -- ~~~~ */ new section

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What do you think about the title of the page don't you think that it should be changed to EDHIN CoP?

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Community of practice for Digital Health & Interoperability

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== Introduction ==

==== '''Background''' ====
The Ethiopian Ministry of Health (MOH) intends to digitalize the healthcare industry through the HSTP-II [1]. The sector, in collaboration with its partners, has been implementing various projects in various parts of the health system to support the implementation of the Ethiopian Health Sector Transformation Plan (HSTP)[2, 3]. Evidence suggests that Ethiopians are increasingly implementing e-Health applications such as electronic medical records, telemedicine, mobile health apps, and district health information systems [1].

Ethiopia's eHealth architecture and information revolution agenda include interoperability of health information. This is the most pressing issue because the healthcare system is characterized by various diseases, symptoms, and diagnoses, making it difficult to share health information [4]. Health information interoperability refers to the ability to exchange meaningful health information among separately developed systems, where the separate systems understand the format, meaning, and quality of the health information being exchanged [5].

The Ethiopian eHealth architecture includes a health information exchange framework. However, because there is no organized body to implement this architecture, the framework does not go beyond documentation. The manual intervention may cause inaccuracies or an inability to report the detail or timeliness needed to provide healthcare personnel with the data to make life-altering decisions for their population. As a result, the Ethiopian Ministry of Health intended to work with UoG-teams to create a community of practice working documents for health information exchange. A Community of Practice is a group of people who meet regularly to improve their knowledge and expertise in a particular craft, profession, passion, or concern [6].

==== '''Rationale''' ====
Despite the existence of an eHealth architecture that includes health information exchange as one component, the Ethiopian healthcare system is comprised of numerous independent EMR systems. There is a lack of standardized EMR systems in the country, and the majority of clinical information systems were designed with donor interests. Furthermore, there is a lack of standardized clinical terminologies, unique identifiers for health professionals and patients, and clinical data repositories. The result is disaggregated and non-harmonized data collected by multiple applications and stored in different locations and formats that cannot be integrated. As a result, the Ethiopian Ministry of Health intended to create working documents for a community of practice to exchange health information.

These communities of Practice (CoPs) aim to strengthen and facilitate health information exchange in the Ethiopian healthcare system by bringing together health practitioners to learn, share expertise, and collaborate. This will improve HIS interoperability in the Ethiopian healthcare system, allowing decision-makers like clinicians, health ministries, and program leaders to access the data they need to support better health outcomes.

The Ethiopian Ministry of Health, in collaboration with the UoG-teams, serves as the community's home. This community is usually open to anyone who works or is interested in the exchange of health information. Furthermore, the interoperability CoPs provide a collaborative framework for health professionals to collaborate on identifying and leveraging best practices and standards. Through evolving collaborative efforts and the sharing of lessons learned in the community-building process, this community of practice will significantly improve long-term health information exchange standards and health outcomes in Ethiopia.

== References ==
1. Tilahun B, Gashu KD, Mekonnen ZA, Endehabtu BF, Asressie M, Minyihun A, et al. Strengthening the national health information system through a capacity-building and mentorship partnership (CBMP) programme: a health system and university partnership initiative in Ethiopia.Health Research Policy and Systems.2021;19(1):1-11

2. IPHCE. Health Sector Transformation Plan II (HSTP II) 2020/21 - 2024/25 (2013 EFY-2017 EFY) 2021 [Available from: <nowiki>http://repository.iifphc.org/handle/123456789/1414</nowiki>. 2022, August 22

3. Ethiopia F. Health sector transformation plan I.Adis Ababa.2015

4. Jagadeeswari V, Subramaniyaswamy V, Logesh R, Vijayakumar V. A study on medical Internet of Things and Big Data in personalized healthcare system.Health information science and systems.2018;6(1):1-20

5. OpenHIE. OpenHIE: Communities Building Open Standards for Health Information Systems 2020 [Available from: <nowiki>https://digitalprinciples.org/resource/openhie-communities-building-open-standards-for-health-information-systems/</nowiki>. 2022, August 18

6. Mishra V, Mohammed S, Fiaidhi J. Towards developing an interoperability framework for healthcare community of practice. International Journal of Bio-Science and Bio-Technology.2016;8(5):65-82
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Community of practice for Digital Health & Interoperability

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== Introduction ==

==== '''Background''' ====
The Ethiopian Ministry of Health (MOH) intends to digitalize the healthcare industry through the HSTP-II [1]. The sector, in collaboration with its partners, has been implementing various projects in various parts of the health system to support the implementation of the Ethiopian Health Sector Transformation Plan (HSTP)[2, 3]. Evidence suggests that Ethiopians are increasingly implementing [[Governance|e-Health applications such as]] electronic medical records, telemedicine, mobile health apps, and district health information systems [1].

Ethiopia's eHealth architecture and information revolution agenda include interoperability of health information. This is the most pressing issue because the healthcare system is characterized by various diseases, symptoms, and diagnoses, making it difficult to share health information [4]. Health information interoperability refers to the ability to exchange meaningful health information among separately developed systems, where the separate systems understand the format, meaning, and quality of the health information being exchanged [5].

The Ethiopian eHealth architecture includes a health information exchange framework. However, because there is no organized body to implement this architecture, the framework does not go beyond documentation. The manual intervention may cause inaccuracies or an inability to report the detail or timeliness needed to provide healthcare personnel with the data to make life-altering decisions for their population. As a result, the Ethiopian Ministry of Health intended to work with UoG-teams to create a community of practice working documents for health information exchange. A Community of Practice is a group of people who meet regularly to improve their knowledge and expertise in a particular craft, profession, passion, or concern [6].

==== '''Rationale''' ====
Despite the existence of an eHealth architecture that includes health information exchange as one component, the Ethiopian healthcare system is comprised of numerous independent EMR systems. There is a lack of standardized EMR systems in the country, and the majority of clinical information systems were designed with donor interests. Furthermore, there is a lack of standardized clinical terminologies, unique identifiers for health professionals and patients, and clinical data repositories. The result is disaggregated and non-harmonized data collected by multiple applications and stored in different locations and formats that cannot be integrated. As a result, the Ethiopian Ministry of Health intended to create working documents for a community of practice to exchange health information.

These communities of Practice (CoPs) aim to strengthen and facilitate health information exchange in the Ethiopian healthcare system by bringing together health practitioners to learn, share expertise, and collaborate. This will improve HIS interoperability in the Ethiopian healthcare system, allowing decision-makers like clinicians, health ministries, and program leaders to access the data they need to support better health outcomes.

The Ethiopian Ministry of Health, in collaboration with the UoG-teams, serves as the community's home. This community is usually open to anyone who works or is interested in the exchange of health information. Furthermore, the interoperability CoPs provide a collaborative framework for health professionals to collaborate on identifying and leveraging best practices and standards. Through evolving collaborative efforts and the sharing of lessons learned in the community-building process, this community of practice will significantly improve long-term health information exchange standards and health outcomes in Ethiopia.

== References ==
1. Tilahun B, Gashu KD, Mekonnen ZA, Endehabtu BF, Asressie M, Minyihun A, et al. Strengthening the national health information system through a capacity-building and mentorship partnership (CBMP) programme: a health system and university partnership initiative in Ethiopia.Health Research Policy and Systems.2021;19(1):1-11

2. IPHCE. Health Sector Transformation Plan II (HSTP II) 2020/21 - 2024/25 (2013 EFY-2017 EFY) 2021 [Available from: <nowiki>http://repository.iifphc.org/handle/123456789/1414</nowiki>. 2022, August 22

3. Ethiopia F. Health sector transformation plan I.Adis Ababa.2015

4. Jagadeeswari V, Subramaniyaswamy V, Logesh R, Vijayakumar V. A study on medical Internet of Things and Big Data in personalized healthcare system.Health information science and systems.2018;6(1):1-20

5. OpenHIE. OpenHIE: Communities Building Open Standards for Health Information Systems 2020 [Available from: <nowiki>https://digitalprinciples.org/resource/openhie-communities-building-open-standards-for-health-information-systems/</nowiki>. 2022, August 18

6. Mishra V, Mohammed S, Fiaidhi J. Towards developing an interoperability framework for healthcare community of practice. International Journal of Bio-Science and Bio-Technology.2016;8(5):65-82
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Community of practice for Digital Health & Interoperability

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== Introduction ==

==== '''Background''' ====
The Ethiopian Ministry of Health (MOH) intends to digitalize the healthcare industry through the HSTP-II [1]. The sector, in collaboration with its partners, has been implementing various projects in various parts of the health system to support the implementation of the Ethiopian Health Sector Transformation Plan (HSTP)[2, 3]. Evidence suggests that Ethiopians are increasingly implementing [[Governance|e-Health applications such as]] electronic medical records, telemedicine, mobile health apps, and district health information systems [1].

Ethiopia's eHealth architecture and information revolution agenda include interoperability of health information. This is the most pressing issue because the healthcare system is characterized by various diseases, symptoms, and diagnoses, making it difficult to share health information [4]. Health information interoperability refers to the ability to exchange meaningful health information among separately developed systems, where the separate systems understand the format, meaning, and quality of the health information being exchanged [5].

The Ethiopian eHealth architecture includes a health information exchange framework. However, because there is no organized body to implement this architecture, the framework does not go beyond documentation. The manual intervention may cause inaccuracies or an inability to report the detail or timeliness needed to provide healthcare personnel with the data to make life-altering decisions for their population. As a result, the Ethiopian Ministry of Health intended to work with UoG-teams to create a community of practice working documents for health information exchange. A Community of Practice is a group of people who meet regularly to improve their knowledge and expertise in a particular craft, profession, passion, or concern [6].

==== '''Rationale''' ====
Despite the existence of an eHealth architecture that includes health information exchange as one component, the Ethiopian healthcare system is comprised of numerous independent EMR systems. There is a lack of standardized EMR systems in the country, and the majority of clinical information systems were designed with donor interests. Furthermore, there is a lack of standardized clinical terminologies, unique identifiers for health professionals and patients, and clinical data repositories. The result is disaggregated and non-harmonized data collected by multiple applications and stored in different locations and formats that cannot be integrated. As a result, the Ethiopian Ministry of Health intended to create working documents for a community of practice to exchange health information.

These communities of Practice (CoPs) aim to strengthen and facilitate health information exchange in the Ethiopian healthcare system by bringing together health practitioners to learn, share expertise, and collaborate. This will improve HIS interoperability in the Ethiopian healthcare system, allowing decision-makers like clinicians, health ministries, and program leaders to access the data they need to support better health outcomes.

The Ethiopian Ministry of Health, in collaboration with the UoG-teams, serves as the community's home. This community is usually open to anyone who works or is interested in the exchange of health information. Furthermore, the interoperability CoPs provide a collaborative framework for health professionals to collaborate on identifying and leveraging best practices and standards. Through evolving collaborative efforts and the sharing of lessons learned in the community-building process, this community of practice will significantly improve long-term health information exchange standards and health outcomes in Ethiopia.

== References ==
1. Tilahun B, Gashu KD, Mekonnen ZA, Endehabtu BF, Asressie M, Minyihun A, et al. Strengthening the national health information system through a capacity-building and mentorship partnership (CBMP) programme: a health system and university partnership initiative in Ethiopia.Health Research Policy and Systems.2021;19(1):1-11

2. IPHCE. Health Sector Transformation Plan II (HSTP II) 2020/21 - 2024/25 (2013 EFY-2017 EFY) 2021 [Available from: <nowiki>http://repository.iifphc.org/handle/123456789/1414</nowiki>. 2022, August 22

3. Ethiopia F. Health sector transformation plan I.Adis Ababa.2015

4. Jagadeeswari V, Subramaniyaswamy V, Logesh R, Vijayakumar V. A study on medical Internet of Things and Big Data in personalized healthcare system.Health information science and systems.2018;6(1):1-20

5. OpenHIE. OpenHIE: Communities Building Open Standards for Health Information Systems 2020 [Available from: <nowiki>https://digitalprinciples.org/resource/openhie-communities-building-open-standards-for-health-information-systems/</nowiki>. 2022, August 18

6. Mishra V, Mohammed S, Fiaidhi J. Towards developing an interoperability framework for healthcare community of practice. International Journal of Bio-Science and Bio-Technology.2016;8(5):65-82
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Community of practice for Digital Health & Interoperability

2022-09-28T21:54:50Z

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== Introduction ==

==== '''Background''' ====
The Ethiopian Ministry of Health (MOH) intends to digitalize the healthcare industry through the HSTP-II [1]. The sector, in collaboration with its partners, has been implementing various projects in various parts of the health system to support the implementation of the Ethiopian Health Sector Transformation Plan (HSTP)[2, 3]. Evidence suggests that Ethiopians are increasingly implementing [[Governance|e-Health applications such as]] electronic medical records, telemedicine, mobile health apps, and district health information systems [1].

Ethiopia's eHealth architecture and information revolution agenda include interoperability of health information. This is the most pressing issue because the healthcare system is characterized by various diseases, symptoms, and diagnoses, making it difficult to share health information [4]. Health information interoperability refers to the ability to exchange meaningful health information among separately developed systems, where the separate systems understand the format, meaning, and quality of the health information being exchanged [5].

The Ethiopian eHealth architecture includes a health information exchange framework. However, because there is no organized body to implement this architecture, the framework does not go beyond documentation. The manual intervention may cause inaccuracies or an inability to report the detail or timeliness needed to provide healthcare personnel with the data to make life-altering decisions for their population. As a result, the Ethiopian Ministry of Health intended to work with UoG-teams to create a community of practice working documents for health information exchange. A Community of Practice is a group of people who meet regularly to improve their knowledge and expertise in a particular craft, profession, passion, or concern [6].

==== '''Rationale''' ====
Despite the existence of an eHealth architecture that includes health information exchange as one component, the Ethiopian healthcare system is comprised of numerous independent EMR systems. There is a lack of standardized EMR systems in the country, and the majority of clinical information systems were designed with donor interests. Furthermore, there is a lack of standardized clinical terminologies, unique identifiers for health professionals and patients, and clinical data repositories. The result is disaggregated and non-harmonized data collected by multiple applications and stored in different locations and formats that cannot be integrated. As a result, the Ethiopian Ministry of Health intended to create working documents for a community of practice to exchange health information.

These communities of Practice (CoPs) aim to strengthen and facilitate health information exchange in the Ethiopian healthcare system by bringing together health practitioners to learn, share expertise, and collaborate. This will improve HIS interoperability in the Ethiopian healthcare system, allowing decision-makers like clinicians, health ministries, and program leaders to access the data they need to support better health outcomes.

The Ethiopian Ministry of Health, in collaboration with the UoG-teams, serves as the community's home. This community is usually open to anyone who works or is interested in the exchange of health information. Furthermore, the interoperability CoPs provide a collaborative framework for health professionals to collaborate on identifying and leveraging best practices and standards. Through evolving collaborative efforts and the sharing of lessons learned in the community-building process, this community of practice will significantly improve long-term health information exchange standards and health outcomes in Ethiopia.

== References ==
1. Tilahun B, Gashu KD, Mekonnen ZA, Endehabtu BF, Asressie M, Minyihun A, et al. Strengthening the national health information system through a capacity-building and mentorship partnership (CBMP) programme: a health system and university partnership initiative in Ethiopia.Health Research Policy and Systems.2021;19(1):1-11

2. IPHCE. Health Sector Transformation Plan II (HSTP II) 2020/21 - 2024/25 (2013 EFY-2017 EFY) 2021 [Available from: <nowiki>http://repository.iifphc.org/handle/123456789/1414</nowiki>. 2022, August 22

3. Ethiopia F. Health sector transformation plan I.Adis Ababa.2015

4. Jagadeeswari V, Subramaniyaswamy V, Logesh R, Vijayakumar V. A study on medical Internet of Things and Big Data in personalized healthcare system.Health information science and systems.2018;6(1):1-20

5. OpenHIE. OpenHIE: Communities Building Open Standards for Health Information Systems 2020 [Available from: <nowiki>https://digitalprinciples.org/resource/openhie-communities-building-open-standards-for-health-information-systems/</nowiki>. 2022, August 18

6. Mishra V, Mohammed S, Fiaidhi J. Towards developing an interoperability framework for healthcare community of practice. International Journal of Bio-Science and Bio-Technology.2016;8(5):65-82
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Community of practice for Digital Health & Interoperability

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== Introduction ==

==== '''Background''' ====
The Ethiopian Ministry of Health (MOH) intends to digitalize the healthcare industry through the HSTP-II [1]. The sector, in collaboration with its partners, has been implementing various projects in various parts of the health system to support the implementation of the Ethiopian Health Sector Transformation Plan (HSTP)[2, 3]. Evidence suggests that Ethiopians are increasingly implementing e-Health applications such as electronic medical records, telemedicine, mobile health apps, and district health information systems [1].

Ethiopia's eHealth architecture and information revolution agenda include interoperability of health information. This is the most pressing issue because the healthcare system is characterized by various diseases, symptoms, and diagnoses, making it difficult to share health information [4]. Health information interoperability refers to the ability to exchange meaningful health information among separately developed systems, where the separate systems understand the format, meaning, and quality of the health information being exchanged [5].

The Ethiopian eHealth architecture includes a health information exchange framework. However, because there is no organized body to implement this architecture, the framework does not go beyond documentation. The manual intervention may cause inaccuracies or an inability to report the detail or timeliness needed to provide healthcare personnel with the data to make life-altering decisions for their population. As a result, the Ethiopian Ministry of Health intended to work with UoG-teams to create a community of practice working documents for health information exchange. A Community of Practice is a group of people who meet regularly to improve their knowledge and expertise in a particular craft, profession, passion, or concern [6].

==== '''Rationale''' ====
Despite the existence of an eHealth architecture that includes health information exchange as one component, the Ethiopian healthcare system is comprised of numerous independent EMR systems. There is a lack of standardized EMR systems in the country, and the majority of clinical information systems were designed with donor interests. Furthermore, there is a lack of standardized clinical terminologies, unique identifiers for health professionals and patients, and clinical data repositories. The result is disaggregated and non-harmonized data collected by multiple applications and stored in different locations and formats that cannot be integrated. As a result, the Ethiopian Ministry of Health intended to create working documents for a community of practice to exchange health information.

These communities of Practice (CoPs) aim to strengthen and facilitate health information exchange in the Ethiopian healthcare system by bringing together health practitioners to learn, share expertise, and collaborate. This will improve HIS interoperability in the Ethiopian healthcare system, allowing decision-makers like clinicians, health ministries, and program leaders to access the data they need to support better health outcomes.

The Ethiopian Ministry of Health, in collaboration with the UoG)-teams, serves as the community's home. This community is usually open to anyone who works or is interested in the exchange of health information. Furthermore, the interoperability CoPs provide a collaborative framework for health professionals to collaborate on identifying and leveraging best practices and standards. Through evolving collaborative efforts and the sharing of lessons learned in the community-building process, this community of practice will significantly improve long-term health information exchange standards and health outcomes in Ethiopia.

== References ==
1. Tilahun B, Gashu KD, Mekonnen ZA, Endehabtu BF, Asressie M, Minyihun A, et al. Strengthening the national health information system through a capacity-building and mentorship partnership (CBMP) programme: a health system and university partnership initiative in Ethiopia.Health Research Policy and Systems.2021;19(1):1-11

2. IPHCE. Health Sector Transformation Plan II (HSTP II) 2020/21 - 2024/25 (2013 EFY-2017 EFY) 2021 [Available from: <nowiki>http://repository.iifphc.org/handle/123456789/1414</nowiki>. 2022, August 22

3. Ethiopia F. Health sector transformation plan I.Adis Ababa.2015

4. Jagadeeswari V, Subramaniyaswamy V, Logesh R, Vijayakumar V. A study on medical Internet of Things and Big Data in personalized healthcare system.Health information science and systems.2018;6(1):1-20

5. OpenHIE. OpenHIE: Communities Building Open Standards for Health Information Systems 2020 [Available from: <nowiki>https://digitalprinciples.org/resource/openhie-communities-building-open-standards-for-health-information-systems/</nowiki>. 2022, August 18

6. Mishra V, Mohammed S, Fiaidhi J. Towards developing an interoperability framework for healthcare community of practice. International Journal of Bio-Science and Bio-Technology.2016;8(5):65-82
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== Introduction ==

==== '''Background''' ====
The Ethiopian Ministry of Health (MOH) intends to digitalize the healthcare industry through the HSTP-II [1]. The sector, in collaboration with its partners, has been implementing various projects in various parts of the health system to support the implementation of the Ethiopian Health Sector Transformation Plan (HSTP)[2, 3]. Evidence suggests that Ethiopians are increasingly implementing e-Health applications such as electronic medical records, telemedicine, mobile health apps, and district health information systems [1].

Ethiopia's eHealth architecture and information revolution agenda include interoperability of health information. This is the most pressing issue because the healthcare system is characterized by various diseases, symptoms, and diagnoses, making it difficult to share health information [4]. Health information interoperability refers to the ability to exchange meaningful health information among separately developed systems, where the separate systems understand the format, meaning, and quality of the health information being exchanged [5].

The Ethiopian eHealth architecture includes a health information exchange framework. However, because there is no organized body to implement this architecture, the framework does not go beyond documentation. The manual intervention may cause inaccuracies or an inability to report the detail or timeliness needed to provide healthcare personnel with the data to make life-altering decisions for their population. As a result, the Ethiopian Ministry of Health intended to work with UoG-teams to create a community of practice working documents for health information exchange. A Community of Practice is a group of people who meet regularly to improve their knowledge and expertise in a particular craft, profession, passion, or concern [6].

==== '''Rationale''' ====
Despite the existence of an eHealth architecture that includes health information exchange as one component, the Ethiopian healthcare system is comprised of numerous independent EMR systems. There is a lack of standardized EMR systems in the country, and the majority of clinical information systems were designed with donor interests. Furthermore, there is a lack of standardized clinical terminologies, unique identifiers for health professionals and patients, and clinical data repositories. The result is disaggregated and non-harmonized data collected by multiple applications and stored in different locations and formats that cannot be integrated. As a result, the Ethiopian Ministry of Health intended to create working documents for a community of practice to exchange health information.

These communities of Practice (CoPs) aim to strengthen and facilitate health information exchange in the Ethiopian healthcare system by bringing together health practitioners to learn, share expertise, and collaborate. This will improve HIS interoperability in the Ethiopian healthcare system, allowing decision-makers like clinicians, health ministries, and program leaders to access the data they need to support better health outcomes.

The Ethiopian Ministry of Health, in collaboration with the UoG)-teams, serves as the community's home. This community is usually open to anyone who works or is interested in the exchange of health information. Furthermore, the interoperability CoPs provide a collaborative framework for health professionals to collaborate on identifying and leveraging best practices and standards. Through evolving collaborative efforts and the sharing of lessons learned in the community-building process, this community of practice will significantly improve long-term health information exchange standards and health outcomes in Ethiopia.

== References ==
1. Tilahun B, Gashu KD, Mekonnen ZA, Endehabtu BF, Asressie M, Minyihun A, et al. Strengthening the national health information system through a capacity-building and mentorship partnership (CBMP) programme: a health system and university partnership initiative in Ethiopia.Health Research Policy and Systems.2021;19(1):1-11

2. IPHCE. Health Sector Transformation Plan II (HSTP II) 2020/21 - 2024/25 (2013 EFY-2017 EFY) 2021 [Available from: <nowiki>http://repository.iifphc.org/handle/123456789/1414</nowiki>. 2022, August 22

3. Ethiopia F. Health sector transformation plan I.Adis Ababa.2015

4. Jagadeeswari V, Subramaniyaswamy V, Logesh R, Vijayakumar V. A study on medical Internet of Things and Big Data in personalized healthcare system.Health information science and systems.2018;6(1):1-20

5. OpenHIE. OpenHIE: Communities Building Open Standards for Health Information Systems 2020 [Available from: <nowiki>https://digitalprinciples.org/resource/openhie-communities-building-open-standards-for-health-information-systems/</nowiki>. 2022, August 18

6. Mishra V, Mohammed S, Fiaidhi J. Towards developing an interoperability framework for healthcare community of practice. International Journal of Bio-Science and Bio-Technology.2016;8(5):65-82
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==== Approaches to objective 1: ====

* Creating an open community wiki
* The core group should actively invite members with relevant expertise and experience in digital health information exchange and interoperability.
* Identify passionate members for digital information exchange and have the potential to join the community of practice and reach them through face-to-face meetings, online forums, and other means

==== Approaches to Objective 2: ====

* Creating awareness about CoP to members of the community through training and online wiki forums
* Preparing conferences and workshops to intervene in the identified barriers and to share the best practices
* Sharing best practices/ success stories through online wiki forums

==== Approaches to objective 3: ====

* Identifying the barriers and facilitators of interoperability and digital health information exchange through conducting bassline assessment from the community.

* Employing primary and secondary data collection methods such as interviews, direct observation, questionnaires, report reviews, and consultations with experts in the field to elicit the observed gaps

* Keep the CoP open to new members so that they can share ideas and ask for help.

* Sharing insights into the impediments to the implementation of digital health information exchange and interoperability concepts

==== Approaches to objective 4: ====

* Train health professionals about interoperability and digital health information exchange

* Conducting supportive supervision or mentoring the health facilities

* Communicate the core problems that hinder the implementation of digital health information exchange and inform to incorporate into their policy documents

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Governance

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This Community of Practice is made up of local and regional health offices as well as professionals who meet to discuss the exchange of health information. There will be HMIS experts, IT experts with HIS experience, data scientists, health and health-related policymakers, academics with HIS and/or interoperability experience, and others. The Ethiopian Ministry of Health is in charge of coordination, with assistance from the UoG-team. The interoperability community of Practice encourages its members to include and articulate health information exchange at local and regional levels.

==== Principles Interoperability CoP Governance ====

* Inclusive and participatory, allowing different healthcare communities to be involved in the formulation, implementation, and monitoring of healthcare interoperability.
* Transparency is encouraged, and information about actions related to health information exchange and performance is made available.
* It is accountable to the community and committed to standardizing healthcare delivery systems.
* It intends to be a driving force in the standardization and creation of value in healthcare.

==== Accountability ====

* MOH shall Identify gaps that pose difficulties toward digital health information exchange and interoperability
* The MoH and TWG construct a framework for Monitoring and evaluating and provide ongoing evaluation and continuous improvement.
* TWG shall create conference manuals and supporting materials

==== Governance body ====

* An Ethiopian CoP Steering committee (“The Core Committee”) shall be established as the governing and decision-making body for the CoP digital information exchange and interoperability.
* The community of practices will be governed and housed within the Ministry of Health.
* The committee will have bi-annual meetings and the actions will be reviewed and approved.
* The committee will consist of representatives from the Ministry of Health, regional health offices, stakeholders, higher education institutions, and health informatics and related professionals.
* The committee will be in charge of overseeing the MoH's digital information exchange framework and interoperability standards.
* The governance body will track and resolve issues related with the digital health information exchange and interoperability raised in the community.
* A coordinator will be selected from among the TWG members to lead the group,
* A secretary will be provided by the MoH to work closely with the coordinator/TWG to manage the group's activities.
* Monitoring and evaluation of the CoP for digital health information systems and interoperability
* The governing body will recommend that health institutions create a strategic plan considering digital health information systems and interoperability.

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Focus Areas/Priorities

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There are four identified thematic areas.

==== Connecting the health ecosystem and identifying its actors ====
These are the indispensable requirements for interoperability, enabling trusted parties to connect, identify themselves, securely transact, and access digital health services. There are different levels of connectivity around the country and a digital divide in access to online services for consumers.

==== Using the same clinical terminologies ====
The same terminologies, code systems and data standards must be used everywhere for health data to be properly communicated. We will used semantic interoperability to share health information. Patient data must be represented in standard ways so that it can be shared and reused without loss of meaning. The ability of health care providers to use shared information with commonly understood meaning is a precondition for safe, coordinated, team-based care and positive patient experiences. We will implement a common identity, demographic and eligibility code sets in all foundational services and national systems, will accelerate the move to key international standards for terminology and replace legacy approaches, will develop data standards for core personal health information, will build an online data dictionary and terminology service and publish our national code sets online. We will also introduce a national terminology service and value set authority, and supply implementers with a free and open-source terminology server in-a-box solution.

==== Open data access ====
We will unblock access to trusted health data wherever it is located and make it available in a safe and controlled way. For communities to have access to their own information and for clinicians to have all relevant information about the patient, the data held at source must be readily accessible.

The FHIR registry will be established for open API development, the data portability specification will be published, and a conformity assessment will be implemented for the integration with the foundational APIs.

==== Enabling Joined-Up Services ====
We are aiming for an open and modular approach to interoperability that encourages collaboration, reduces duplication, and maximizes resources to create the best possible experience for consumers and providers. Building on semantic interoperability we will create the conditions for process and service interoperability. The ecosystem will enable providers to work in concert to deliver new and joined-up integrated care services to consumers.

We will establish an interoperability maturity model and regularly assess functionality, standards, adoption level, and governance, collaborate with other agencies on joined-up health and social services, and create the conditions to further develop and integrate clinical decision support tools.

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Guiding Principles

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Our approach is shaped by the following principles,

'''A. Interoperability and openness''': We are custodians of Ethiopians health data and will make it available to others whenever consistent with the other principles and permitted by law. We encourage honest and active transparency in our processes and our development.

'''B. Humility and sharing:''' We believe in creating a safe space for discussion, critique, and problem solving to harness our collective wisdom. Data will be shared across the health and social care continuum to support clinical decision making and enable the provision of the right care, in the right place, at the right time, by the right people.

'''C. Standards/ privacy and security:''' We will implement agreed national interoperability standards and policies and adopt recognized practices related to health data, including privacy, security, information governance and service management.

'''D. Common capabilities/Inclusion:''' We believe in creating a safe space for discussion, critique, and problem solving to harness our collective wisdom. We will use agreed national information common capabilities such as identity, directory and health record services. We will use certain key systems of record as recognized sources of truth.

'''E. Adaptive system/User need:''' We will ensure that high quality, anonymized information can flow freely to enable an adaptive and data-driven health system, with support for MoH. We design highly adaptable processes and technologies that work in the most challenging environments.

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== Introduction ==

==== '''Background''' ====
The Ethiopian Ministry of Health (MOH) intends to digitalize the healthcare industry through the HSTP-II [1]. The sector, in collaboration with its partners, has been implementing various projects in various parts of the health system to support the implementation of the Ethiopian Health Sector Transformation Plan (HSTP)[2, 3]. Evidence suggests that Ethiopians are increasingly implementing e-Health applications such as electronic medical records, telemedicine, mobile health apps, and district health information systems [1].

Ethiopia's eHealth architecture and information revolution agenda include interoperability of health information. This is the most pressing issue because the healthcare system is characterized by various diseases, symptoms, and diagnoses, making it difficult to share health information [4]. Health information interoperability refers to the ability to exchange meaningful health information among separately developed systems, where the separate systems understand the format, meaning, and quality of the health information being exchanged [5].

The Ethiopian eHealth architecture includes a health information exchange framework. However, because there is no organized body to implement this architecture, the framework does not go beyond documentation. The manual intervention may cause inaccuracies or an inability to report the detail or timeliness needed to provide healthcare personnel with the data to make life-altering decisions for their population. As a result, the Ethiopian Ministry of Health intended to work with UoG-teams to create a community of practice working documents for health information exchange. A Community of Practice is a group of people who meet regularly to improve their knowledge and expertise in a particular craft, profession, passion, or concern [6].

==== '''Rationale''' ====
Despite the existence of an eHealth architecture that includes health information exchange as one component, the Ethiopian healthcare system is comprised of numerous independent EMR systems. There is a lack of standardized EMR systems in the country, and the majority of clinical information systems were designed with donor interests. Furthermore, there is a lack of standardized clinical terminologies, unique identifiers for health professionals and patients, and clinical data repositories. The result is disaggregated and non-harmonized data collected by multiple applications and stored in different locations and formats that cannot be integrated. As a result, the Ethiopian Ministry of Health intended to create working documents for a community of practice to exchange health information.

These communities of Practice (CoPs) aim to strengthen and facilitate health information exchange in the Ethiopian healthcare system by bringing together health practitioners to learn, share expertise, and collaborate. This will improve HIS interoperability in the Ethiopian healthcare system, allowing decision-makers like clinicians, health ministries, and program leaders to access the data they need to support better health outcomes.

The Ethiopian Ministry of Health, in collaboration with the UoG)-teams, serves as the community's home. This community is usually open to anyone who works or is interested in the exchange of health information. Furthermore, the interoperability CoPs provide a collaborative framework for health professionals to collaborate on identifying and leveraging best practices and standards. Through evolving collaborative efforts and the sharing of lessons learned in the community-building process, this community of practice will significantly improve long-term health information exchange standards and health outcomes in Ethiopia.

== References ==
1. Tilahun B, Gashu KD, Mekonnen ZA, Endehabtu BF, Asressie M, Minyihun A, et al. Strengthening the national health information system through a capacity-building and mentorship partnership (CBMP) programme: a health system and university partnership initiative in Ethiopia.Health Research Policy and Systems.2021;19(1):1-11

2. IPHCE. Health Sector Transformation Plan II (HSTP II) 2020/21 - 2024/25 (2013 EFY-2017 EFY) 2021 [Available from: <nowiki>http://repository.iifphc.org/handle/123456789/1414</nowiki>. 2022, August 22

3. Ethiopia F. Health sector transformation plan I.Adis Ababa.2015

4. Jagadeeswari V, Subramaniyaswamy V, Logesh R, Vijayakumar V. A study on medical Internet of Things and Big Data in personalized healthcare system.Health information science and systems.2018;6(1):1-20

5. OpenHIE. OpenHIE: Communities Building Open Standards for Health Information Systems 2020 [Available from: <nowiki>https://digitalprinciples.org/resource/openhie-communities-building-open-standards-for-health-information-systems/</nowiki>. 2022, August 18

6. Mishra V, Mohammed S, Fiaidhi J. Towards developing an interoperability framework for healthcare community of practice. International Journal of Bio-Science and Bio-Technology.2016;8(5):65-82
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Objectives

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==== General Objective ====
The community of practice (CoP) aims to establish an open community to exchange digital health information and interoperability in Ethiopia.

==== Specific objectives ====
These goals will be addressed by the specific objectives listed below.

* Create an open community of organizations and individuals who are passionate about improving health care data exchange (Objective 1).

* Facilitate common understanding and share best practices concerning interoperability and health information exchange through various means such as conferences, workshops, and training (Objective 2).
* Conduct assessments and identify gaps in digital health information exchange and interoperability (Objective 3).
* Supporting the regional and local health systems by developing strategies concerning interoperability and digital health information exchange (Objective 4).

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== Introduction ==

==== '''Background''' ====
The Ethiopian Ministry of Health (MOH) intends to digitalize the healthcare industry through the HSTP-II [1]. The sector, in collaboration with its partners, has been implementing various projects in various parts of the health system to support the implementation of the Ethiopian Health Sector Transformation Plan (HSTP)[2, 3]. Evidence suggests that Ethiopians are increasingly implementing e-Health applications such as electronic medical records, telemedicine, mobile health apps, and district health information systems [1].

Ethiopia's eHealth architecture and information revolution agenda include interoperability of health information. This is the most pressing issue because the healthcare system is characterized by various diseases, symptoms, and diagnoses, making it difficult to share health information [4]. Health information interoperability refers to the ability to exchange meaningful health information among separately developed systems, where the separate systems understand the format, meaning, and quality of the health information being exchanged [5].

The Ethiopian eHealth architecture includes a health information exchange framework. However, because there is no organized body to implement this architecture, the framework does not go beyond documentation. The manual intervention may cause inaccuracies or an inability to report the detail or timeliness needed to provide healthcare personnel with the data to make life-altering decisions for their population. As a result, the Ethiopian Ministry of Health intended to work with UoG-teams to create a community of practice working documents for health information exchange. A Community of Practice is a group of people who meet regularly to improve their knowledge and expertise in a particular craft, profession, passion, or concern [6].

==== '''Rationale''' ====
Despite the existence of an eHealth architecture that includes health information exchange as one component, the Ethiopian healthcare system is comprised of numerous independent EMR systems. There is a lack of standardized EMR systems in the country, and the majority of clinical information systems were designed with donor interests. Furthermore, there is a lack of standardized clinical terminologies, unique identifiers for health professionals and patients, and clinical data repositories. The result is disaggregated and non-harmonized data collected by multiple applications and stored in different locations and formats that cannot be integrated. As a result, the Ethiopian Ministry of Health intended to create working documents for a community of practice to exchange health information.

These communities of Practice (CoPs) aim to strengthen and facilitate health information exchange in the Ethiopian healthcare system by bringing together health practitioners to learn, share expertise, and collaborate. This will improve HIS interoperability in the Ethiopian healthcare system, allowing decision-makers like clinicians, health ministries, and program leaders to access the data they need to support better health outcomes.

The Ethiopian Ministry of Health, in collaboration with the UoG)-teams, serves as the community's home. This community is usually open to anyone who works or is interested in the exchange of health information. Furthermore, the interoperability CoPs provide a collaborative framework for health professionals to collaborate on identifying and leveraging best practices and standards. Through evolving collaborative efforts and the sharing of lessons learned in the community-building process, this community of practice will significantly improve long-term health information exchange standards and health outcomes in Ethiopia.
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== References ==
1. Tilahun B, Gashu KD, Mekonnen ZA, Endehabtu BF, Asressie M, Minyihun A, et al. Strengthening the national health information system through a capacity-building and mentorship partnership (CBMP) programme: a health system and university partnership initiative in Ethiopia.Health Research Policy and Systems.2021;19(1):1-11

2. IPHCE. Health Sector Transformation Plan II (HSTP II) 2020/21 - 2024/25 (2013 EFY-2017 EFY) 2021 [Available from: <nowiki>http://repository.iifphc.org/handle/123456789/1414</nowiki>. 2022, August 22

3. Ethiopia F. Health sector transformation plan I.Adis Ababa.2015

4. Jagadeeswari V, Subramaniyaswamy V, Logesh R, Vijayakumar V. A study on medical Internet of Things and Big Data in personalized healthcare system.Health information science and systems.2018;6(1):1-20

5. OpenHIE. OpenHIE: Communities Building Open Standards for Health Information Systems 2020 [Available from: <nowiki>https://digitalprinciples.org/resource/openhie-communities-building-open-standards-for-health-information-systems/</nowiki>. 2022, August 18

6. Mishra V, Mohammed S, Fiaidhi J. Towards developing an interoperability framework for healthcare community of practice. International Journal of Bio-Science and Bio-Technology.2016;8(5):65-82
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Community of practice for Digital Health & Interoperability

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== Introduction ==

==== '''Background''' ====
The Ethiopian Ministry of Health (MOH) intends to digitalize the healthcare industry through the HSTP-II [1]. The sector, in collaboration with its partners, has been implementing various projects in various parts of the health system to support the implementation of the Ethiopian Health Sector Transformation Plan (HSTP)[2, 3]. Evidence suggests that Ethiopians are increasingly implementing e-Health applications such as electronic medical records, telemedicine, mobile health apps, and district health information systems [1].

Ethiopia's eHealth architecture and information revolution agenda include interoperability of health information. This is the most pressing issue because the healthcare system is characterized by various diseases, symptoms, and diagnoses, making it difficult to share health information [4]. Health information interoperability refers to the ability to exchange meaningful health information among separately developed systems, where the separate systems understand the format, meaning, and quality of the health information being exchanged [5].

The Ethiopian eHealth architecture includes a health information exchange framework. However, because there is no organized body to implement this architecture, the framework does not go beyond documentation. The manual intervention may cause inaccuracies or an inability to report the detail or timeliness needed to provide healthcare personnel with the data to make life-altering decisions for their population. As a result, the Ethiopian Ministry of Health intended to work with UoG-teams to create a community of practice working documents for health information exchange. A Community of Practice is a group of people who meet regularly to improve their knowledge and expertise in a particular craft, profession, passion, or concern [6].

==== '''Rationale''' ====
Despite the existence of an eHealth architecture that includes health information exchange as one component, the Ethiopian healthcare system is comprised of numerous independent EMR systems. There is a lack of standardized EMR systems in the country, and the majority of clinical information systems were designed with donor interests. Furthermore, there is a lack of standardized clinical terminologies, unique identifiers for health professionals and patients, and clinical data repositories. The result is disaggregated and non-harmonized data collected by multiple applications and stored in different locations and formats that cannot be integrated. As a result, the Ethiopian Ministry of Health intended to create working documents for a community of practice to exchange health information.

These communities of Practice (CoPs) aim to strengthen and facilitate health information exchange in the Ethiopian healthcare system by bringing together health practitioners to learn, share expertise, and collaborate. This will improve HIS interoperability in the Ethiopian healthcare system, allowing decision-makers like clinicians, health ministries, and program leaders to access the data they need to support better health outcomes.

The Ethiopian Ministry of Health, in collaboration with the UoG)-teams, serves as the community's home. This community is usually open to anyone who works or is interested in the exchange of health information. Furthermore, the interoperability CoPs provide a collaborative framework for health professionals to collaborate on identifying and leveraging best practices and standards. Through evolving collaborative efforts and the sharing of lessons learned in the community-building process, this community of practice will significantly improve long-term health information exchange standards and health outcomes in Ethiopia.
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== References ==
1. Tilahun B, Gashu KD, Mekonnen ZA, Endehabtu BF, Asressie M, Minyihun A, et al. Strengthening the national health information system through a capacity-building and mentorship partnership (CBMP) programme: a health system and university partnership initiative in Ethiopia.Health Research Policy and Systems.2021;19(1):1-11

2. IPHCE. Health Sector Transformation Plan II (HSTP II) 2020/21 - 2024/25 (2013 EFY-2017 EFY) 2021 [Available from: <nowiki>http://repository.iifphc.org/handle/123456789/1414</nowiki>. 2022, August 22

3. Ethiopia F. Health sector transformation plan I.Adis Ababa.2015

4. Jagadeeswari V, Subramaniyaswamy V, Logesh R, Vijayakumar V. A study on medical Internet of Things and Big Data in personalized healthcare system.Health information science and systems.2018;6(1):1-20

5. OpenHIE. OpenHIE: Communities Building Open Standards for Health Information Systems 2020 [Available from: <nowiki>https://digitalprinciples.org/resource/openhie-communities-building-open-standards-for-health-information-systems/</nowiki>. 2022, August 18

6. Mishra V, Mohammed S, Fiaidhi J. Towards developing an interoperability framework for healthcare community of practice. International Journal of Bio-Science and Bio-Technology.2016;8(5):65-82

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