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This Surgical Efficiency Reporting Information System ("SERIS") HL7 FHIR Implementation Guide (IG) supports the submission of data from various hospitals and health centres providing clients with surgical services.

The SERIS collects data relevant to the day-to-day operations of surgical suites.

Operational data are recorded in three main data submission types: Case information, Cancellation information, and OR Schedule information. Standard Code Mappings are also maintained by Ontario Health.

Other than terminology required by the FHIR methodology for status change of resources, all terminology and value sets have been developed locally and defined in the SERIS Minimum Data Set definition.

Applying the Ontario Surgical Efficiency Reporting Information System HL7 FHIR IG

Ontario Health will be establishing the Ontario Surgical Efficiency Reporting Information System (SERIS) HL7 FHIR IG as an interoperability specification under Ontario’s Digital Health Information Exchange (DHIEX) framework.

The following information is provided in accordance with O. Reg. 329/04 under Personal Health Information Protection Act (PHIPA), 2004, section 28 Application of Specifications.
Date on which the specification becomes effective (Note:  This is the date by which all applicable HICs are required to be compliantly contributing and/or consuming the approved interoperability specification. OH will work with the applicable HICs to establish the implementation plan in order to meet the effective date.) TBD
Name, description, or class of Health Information Custodians that must select, develop, or use digital health assets that comply with the specification All Hospitals as defined under the Public Hospitals Act and Integrated Health Community Service Centres that operate under the Integrated Community Health Services Centres Act, 2023 that perform surgery.
Types of digital health assets to which the specification applies Any Health Information System (HIS) utilized by the above classes of Health Information Custodians.
Circumstances, if any, when a Health Information Custodian may be exempted from the requirement to select, develop or use digital health assets that comply with the specification No exemptions at this time. Product will regularly assess the need for any exemptions during the roll out.