Health Information Standards (HIS) Resources for COVID-19
The COVID-19 crisis presents an unprecedented need to share standards-based health information to support direct patient care, patient screening, public health reporting and research. Using standards within the health sector helps facilitate effective interoperability strategies.
The ministry’s Health Information Standards team has compiled the following resources to support the sharing of data and information related to COVID-19:
Note: Edits will be made to this list of resources as new information becomes available.
Provincial Resources | |
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BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) |
COVID-19 Resources for Health Professionals |
BC Provincial Government |
British Columbia’s response to COVID-19 B.C. Health Concerns and Diagnosis SNOMED mapping |
BC Family Doctors Doctors of BC |
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Provincial Health Services Authority |
National Resources | |
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DISCLAIMER: The links and any associated artifacts contain resources and third-party websites related to the COVID-19 pandemic called the materials. The materials are subject to change and the B.C Ministry of Health is not responsible in any manner for content referenced in those third-party sites. The links and resources are provided "as is" without warranties or conditions of any kind either expressed or implied, and do not imply an endorsement by the ministry. | |
Canada Health Infoway (CHI) |
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Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) |
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ESRI Canada- Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resources |
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Government of Canada |
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) |
Standards Council of Canada (SCC) |
International Resources | |
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DISCLAIMER: The links and any associated artifacts contain resources and third-party websites related to the COVID-19 pandemic called the materials. The materials are subject to change and the B.C Ministry of Health is not responsible in any manner for content referenced in those third-party sites. The links and resources are provided "as is" without warranties or conditions of any kind either expressed or implied, and do not imply an endorsement by the ministry. | |
COVID-19 Interoperability Alliance |
COVID-19 Mission – collection of value sets for COVID-19 pandemic |
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Global Data Tracker: Tableau |
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Global.health: a Data Science Initiative |
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HL7 International |
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Logica Health |
COVID-19 Interoperability Assets COVID-19 / SARS-CoV-2 FHIR profiles blog |
LOINC |
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SNOMED International |
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World Health Organization (WHO) |
Epidemiological Resources | |
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DISCLAIMER: The links and any associated artifacts contain resources and third-party websites related to the COVID-19 pandemic called the materials. The materials are subject to change and the B.C Ministry of Health is not responsible in any manner for content referenced in those third-party sites. The links and resources are provided "as is" without warranties or conditions of any kind either expressed or implied, and do not imply an endorsement by the ministry. | |
NEXTSTRAIN – Genomic tracking tools |
Epidemiology of novel coronavirus: |
GISAID Initiative |
Data from all influenza viruses and the coronavirus causing COVID-19 |
Johns Hopkins University and Medicine |
Scientific Resources | |
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DISCLAIMER: The links and any associated artifacts contain resources and third-party websites related to the COVID-19 pandemic called the materials. The materials are subject to change and the B.C Ministry of Health is not responsible in any manner for content referenced in those third-party sites. The links and resources are provided "as is" without warranties or conditions of any kind either expressed or implied, and do not imply an endorsement by the ministry. | |
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) |
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LANCET |
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New England Journal of Medicine |
Coronavirus (Covid-19), including clinical reports, guidelines, and commentary |