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Health Information and Interoperability Standards Catalogue

Last updated on December 24, 2025

The Health Information Standards (HIS) catalogue introduces current provincially endorsed standards for use by those implementing and integrating with:

  • Clinical Information Systems (CIS)
  • Electronic Medical Records (EMR)
  • Pharmacy Management Systems (PMS)
  • Local terminology servers, and
  • Clinical Document Architecture (CDA) exchanges

Standards Status

The B.C. Health Information Standards are organized by status:

  • In Development: the standard is currently being developed.
  • Pending: the standard has been approved through the Health Information Standards governance process but is awaiting final publication.
  • Published: the standard is published and ready for implementation.
  • Deprecated: the standard is obsolete and not officially supported.

Standards

Use the links below to quickly find a standard you are looking for:

Ministry HIE Systems Conformance Standards
Domain Description Status
Client Registry The standard used to exchange information with the authoritative registry of health care client demographic information in B.C. Published
Provider & Location Registry (PLR) The standard used to exchange information with the authoritative registry of B.C. health care providers’ demographic and professional information. Published
PharmaNet The standard used to exchange information with the provincial drug information and claims processing system that links all community pharmacies in B.C. Published

Terminology Standards
Domain Description Status
Adverse Reaction Value Set Constrained set of Adverse Reaction values for use in B.C. In Development
B.C. Document Ontology (LOINC) Value Set The LOINC (Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes) international standard for clinical document titles and lab tests for use in B.C. Published
B.C. Health Concerns and Diagnosis SNOMED CT® mapping Value Set The constrained B.C. Health Concerns and Diagnosis SNOMED CT® mapping to ICD-10-CA, ICD-9, and the CED-DxS terms. Published
Medical Imaging Terminology Value Set The provincial standard for Medical Imaging procedure codes and nomenclature that is mapped to a SNOMED CT Medical Imaging Terminology reference set for all publicly funded medical imaging services Published
Medical Procedures Value Set Constrained set of Medical Procedure values for use in B.C. In Development
Pharmaceutical, Vaccine, and Natural Health Product Value Sets Extended set of Medications, Immunizing Agents and Vaccine Catalogue, and Licensed Natural Health Product value sets. Published
Social Determinants of Health Value Set  Constrained set of SNOMED CT Social Determinants of Health values for use in B.C. In Development

 

B.C. Clinical Document Architecture Standards
Domain Description Status
B.C. Clinical Document Architecture Implementation Guide The B.C. Clinical Document Architecture (CDA) Implementation Guide outlines the provincial CDA template standards.

These standards facilitate the exchange of clinical documents to care providers across regions and across the continuum of care.		 Published

 

B.C. Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) Standards
Domain Description Status
B.C. Core Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) Profiles

The B.C. Core FHIR Profiles are aligned to and mirror the Canadian FHIR Baseline, published by HL7 Canada.  These profiles are intended to encourage and support the use of FHIR in B.C. within a Canadian context.

 Published

Data Standards

Domain Description Status
Clinical Information Model (CIM) The Clinical Information Model (CIM) is a blueprint of the B.C. digital health information system and its components; providing a common foundation for health data standards and a truly interoperable healthcare system. In Development
Date and Time Standard The Date and Time standard is meant to assist any B.C. health system provider capture, maintain and validate date and time for use within the B.C. health care community. Published
Gender, Sex, and Sexual Orientation (GSSO) Standard The Gender, Sex, and Sexual Orientation Standard aims to provide consistency and guidance for gender, sex, and sexual orientation data collection within British Columbia’s health care community. Published

 

Contact information

For more information about Health Information Standards, please email the Health Information Standards team at:


HLTH.HISSupport@gov.bc.ca
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