ISBT Working Party on Information Technology Guideline on external electronic communication of transfusion traceability information

Paul Ashford, Wayne Bolton, Jennifer Davies, Karen Moniz, Rishiraj Sinha

Highlights:

Traceability can be improved by ensuring transfusion-related information can be accessed from the electronic patient record.
Resources in HL7 Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resource (HL7 FHIR®) have been identified as suitable for this purpose.
This guideline recommends an internationally standardized approach, and encourages implementation.