Several interoperability standards are widely used in the field of epidemiology. Some of the most common include:
HL7 (Health Level 7): A set of international standards for the transfer of clinical and administrative data between software applications used by various healthcare providers. LOINC (Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes): A universal standard for identifying health measurements, observations, and documents. SNOMED CT (Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine Clinical Terms): A comprehensive clinical terminology that provides codes, terms, synonyms, and definitions for clinical documentation and reporting. ICD (International Classification of Diseases): A global standard for reporting diseases and health conditions, maintained by the World Health Organization (WHO).
