Category: NABIDH Definitions

Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR): HL7 FHIR R4 is a next generation standards framework created by HL7. FHIR combines the best features of HL7’s v2 , HL7 v3 and CDA …

Encryption: The use of an algorithmic process to transform Data into a form in which there is a low probability of assigning meaning without use of a confidential process or …

Encounter: In relation to a subject of care, the period from when that Subject of care is first brought under the care of a Healthcare Professional at a Healthcare Facility …

Emergency Access: Access to data for the provision of care where threat of injury or death requires special permissions or override of other controls in order to ensure uninterrupted and …

Emergency: A situation, which requires an immediate treatment/intervention to save a subject of care’s life/limb or fetus or to remove hazards in order to prevent deterioration of the subject of …

Electronic System: Software, portal, platform or other electronic medium controlled by a Healthcare Professional and/or a Healthcare Facility through which they process or have the potential to process the Subject …

Dubai Scientific Research Ethics Committee (DSREC): The DSREC is the central ethics committee in Dubai that facilitates the maintenance of ethical standards during the conduct of research. They also facilitate …

Dubai Drug Code (DDC): DDC List is a comprehensive list of all drugs that are registered with DHA’s Pharmacy Services department. Each registered drug is assigned a unique DDC code …

De-Identified Health Information/Data: Any Health Information or Subject of care Data that is anonymized (i.e. does not identify a subject of care and with respect to which there is no …

Data Use Agreement: Comprehensive agreement that governs the exchange of health data between participants in NABIDH.