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Table 1 International data standards used for data exchange

From: One country's journey to interoperability: Tanzania's experience developing and implementing a national health information exchange

International data standard

Purpose

ICD10

Standardizing data on disease & mortality

CPT4

CPT codes for medical services and revenues such as Evaluation and Management (CPT codes 99201–99499); Anaesthesia (CPT codes 00100–01999; 99100–99140); Surgery (CPT codes 10021–69990) Radiology (CPT codes 70010–79999); Pathology and Laboratory (CPT codes 80047–89398); Medicine (CPT codes 90281–99199; 99500–99607) and Others (CPT codes 0042T—0463T)

Date

YYYY/MM/DD

Sex

M or F