Description: The Sharing Value Sets (SVS) profile provides a means through which healthcare systems producing clinical or administrative data, such as diagnostic imaging equipment, laboratory reporting systems, primary care physician office EMR systems, or national healthcare record systems, can receive a common, uniform nomenclature managed centrally. Additional information: The IHE SVS: Sharing Value Sets specification is a standard developed by Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise (IHE), an initiative by healthcare professionals and industry to improve the way computer systems in healthcare share information. The SVS specification is part of the IHE's IT Infrastructure Technical Framework. The SVS specification is designed to standardize the way healthcare systems share and use value sets. Value sets are lists of codes and corresponding terms, coming from standardized code systems like LOINC or SNOMED CT, that define clinical concepts used in healthcare, such as a list of all possible diagnoses for a certain condition, or a list of all types of surgical procedures. These value sets are used in various healthcare IT applications, including electronic health records (EHRs), decision support systems, and data analytics tools. The SVS specification defines a standard way to represent these value sets in a machine-readable format, and a standard protocol for exchanging them between different systems. This allows different healthcare IT systems to use the same value sets, ensuring consistent interpretation of the coded data they process. This is crucial for interoperability in healthcare, as it allows different systems to understand and use the same clinical concepts, even if they come from different vendors or are used in different healthcare settings. The SVS specification includes a detailed description of the structure and format of the value sets, the protocol for exchanging them, and the services that systems need to provide to support this exchange. It also includes a set of conformance requirements that systems need to meet to be considered compliant with the specification. By standardizing the sharing of value sets, the IHE SVS specification helps to improve the consistency and accuracy of coded healthcare data, and facilitates the integration and interoperability of different healthcare IT systems. Example: IHE SVS (Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise - Sharing Value Sets) is a standard that allows healthcare systems to share and exchange value sets, which are lists of codes and their corresponding meanings from standard vocabularies. Here are a few examples of how it can be applied: 1. Clinical Decision Support Systems: These systems often rely on value sets to make decisions or provide recommendations. For example, a decision support system might use a value set of codes for different types of cancer to determine appropriate treatment options. By using IHE SVS, the system can ensure it's using the most up-to-date and accurate value sets. 2. Electronic Health Record Systems: EHR systems often need to exchange data with other systems, such as lab systems or pharmacy systems. By using IHE SVS, these systems can ensure they're using the same value sets, which can help prevent errors and misunderstandings. 3. Public Health Reporting: Public health agencies often need to collect data from a variety of sources, such as hospitals, clinics, and labs. By using IHE SVS, these agencies can ensure they're collecting consistent and comparable data. 4. Research Studies: Researchers often need to collect data from a variety of sources, and they often need to use specific value sets to ensure their data is consistent and comparable. By using IHE SVS, researchers can ensure they're using the correct value sets. 5. Health Information Exchanges: HIEs often need to exchange data between a variety of different healthcare systems. By using IHE SVS, they can ensure that all systems are using the same value sets, which can help prevent errors and misunderstandings. LOST view: TVA-Health Hospital Enterprise Resource Management Enablers [Motivation] Identifier: http://data.europa.eu/dr8/egovera/IHESVSSharingValueSetsContract EIRA traceability: eira:TechnicalInteroperabilityAgreementContract EIRA concept: eira:SolutionBuildingBlock Last modification: 2023-08-04 dct:identifier: http://data.europa.eu/dr8/egovera/IHESVSSharingValueSetsContract dct:title: IHE SVS: Sharing Value Sets Contract