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  narrative.div: English Generated Narrative: CodeSystem CDSCv2 This case-insensitive code system http://smart.who.int/base/CodeSystem/CDSCv2 defines the following codes: Code Display Definition A Point of service Systems that facilitate the provision and delivery of healthcare services to persons at the point of care. A1 Communication systems Systems that are used to transfer electronic information. Messages can be exchanged between healthcare providers or between healthcare providers and persons. A2 Community-based information systems Applications that facilitate data collection and use at the community level, utilised by community-based workers who provide health promotion and disease prevention activities. A3 Decision support systems Computer based tools which combine medical information databases and algorithms with patient specific data, intended to provide healthcare professionals and/or users with recommendations for diagnosis, prognosis, monitoring and treatment. A4 Diagnostics information systems Systems for diagnostic applications found in devices (software in a medical device), wearables that collect health data, radiology information systems, medical imaging systems, and picture archiving and communication systems (PACS). A5 Electronic medical record systems A secure, online system that holds information about people's health and clinical care, managed by healthcare providers. Also known as electronic health record (EHR). A6 Laboratory information systems Systems that support the process from patient sample to patient result, including lab requests/test ordering, sample tracking and processing, and results reporting. A7 Personal health records A digital personal health record is a record of an individual's health information in a structured digital format, over which the person has agency. A8 Pharmacy information systems Systems that manage prescriptions, dispensing, stock and billing for medicines and health products. A9 Telehealth systems Systems that enable remote cl…
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code system.name:
  value: CDSCv2
code system.title:
  value: Classification of Digital Health Services and Application Types v2
code system.status:
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code system.date:
  value: 2026-08-26T17:25:14+00:00
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code system.description:
  value: CodeSystem for the Classification of Digital Health Services and Application Types v2, as defined in the Classification of Digital Interventions, Services and Applications in Health (CDISAH), second edition (2023). ISBN 978-92-4-008194-9. Services and Application Types represent the types of software, ICT systems and services or communication channels that deliver or execute digital health interventions (DHIs) and health content. The types are organised into five representations within the Digital Health Architecture: A. Point of service B. Health system/Provider administration C. Registries and Directories D. Data Management services E. Surveillance and Response
code system.copyright:
  value: WHO © 2023. Some rights reserved. CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.
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code system.count:
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code system.concept:
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  code system.concept.code:
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  code system.concept.display:
    value: Point of service
  code system.concept.definition:
    value: Systems that facilitate the provision and delivery of healthcare services to persons at the point of care.
code system.concept:
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  code system.concept.code:
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  code system.concept.display:
    value: Communication systems
  code system.concept.definition:
    value: Systems that are used to transfer electronic information. Messages can be exchanged between healthcare providers or between healthcare providers and persons.
code system.concept:
  index: 2
  code system.concept.code:
    value: A2
  code system.concept.display:
    value: Community-based information systems
  code system.concept.definition:
    value: Applications that facilitate data collection and use at the community level, utilised by community-based workers who provide health promotion and disease prevention activities.
code system.concept:
  index: 3
  code system.concept.code:
    value: A3
  code system.concept.display:
    value: Decision support systems
  code system.concept.definition:
    value: Computer based tools which combine medical information databases and algorithms with patient specific data, intended to provide healthcare professionals and/or users with recommendations for diagnosis, prognosis, monitoring and treatment.
code system.concept:
  index: 4
  code system.concept.code:
    value: A4
  code system.concept.display:
    value: Diagnostics information systems
  code system.concept.definition:
    value: Systems for diagnostic applications found in devices (software in a medical device), wearables that collect health data, radiology information systems, medical imaging systems, and picture archiving and communication systems (PACS).
code system.concept:
  index: 5
  code system.concept.code:
    value: A5
  code system.concept.display:
    value: Electronic medical record systems
  code system.concept.definition:
    value: A secure, online system that holds information about people's health and clinical care, managed by healthcare providers. Also known as electronic health record (EHR).
code system.concept:
  index: 6
  code system.concept.code:
    value: A6
  code system.concept.display:
    value: Laboratory information systems
  code system.concept.definition:
    value: Systems that support the process from patient sample to patient result, including lab requests/test ordering, sample tracking and processing, and results reporting.
code system.concept:
  index: 7
  code system.concept.code:
    value: A7
  code system.concept.display:
    value: Personal health records
  code system.concept.definition:
    value: A digital personal health record is a record of an individual's health information in a structured digital format, over which the person has agency.
code system.concept:
  index: 8
  code system.concept.code:
    value: A8
  code system.concept.display:
    value: Pharmacy information systems
  code system.concept.definition:
    value: Systems that manage prescriptions, dispensing, stock and billing for medicines and health products.
code system.concept:
  index: 9
  code system.concept.code:
    value: A9
  code system.concept.display:
    value: Telehealth systems
  code system.concept.definition:
    value: Systems that enable remote clinical consultation, monitoring and diagnosis between persons and healthcare providers at a distance.
code system.concept:
  index: 10
  code system.concept.code:
    value: B
  code system.concept.display:
    value: Health system/Provider administration
  code system.concept.definition:
    value: Systems that support the administrative and managerial functions of health systems and healthcare organisations.
code system.concept:
  index: 11
  code system.concept.code:
    value: B1
  code system.concept.display:
    value: Blood bank information management systems
  code system.concept.definition:
    value: Systems for managing the collection, testing, processing, storage, and distribution of blood and blood products.
code system.concept:
  index: 12
  code system.concept.code:
    value: B2
  code system.concept.display:
    value: Health finance-related information systems
  code system.concept.definition:
    value: Systems that manage health financing, insurance enrolment, claims, billing, reimbursement, and budgeting.
code system.concept:
  index: 13
  code system.concept.code:
    value: B3
  code system.concept.display:
    value: Health program monitoring systems
  code system.concept.definition:
    value: Systems used to collect and analyse aggregate health data for programme planning, monitoring and evaluation.
code system.concept:
  index: 14
  code system.concept.code:
    value: B4
  code system.concept.display:
    value: Human resource information systems
  code system.concept.definition:
    value: Systems for managing health workforce data including cadres, deployment, credentials, performance and payroll.
code system.concept:
  index: 15
  code system.concept.code:
    value: B5
  code system.concept.display:
    value: Learning and training systems
  code system.concept.definition:
    value: Systems for delivering, tracking, and assessing training and professional development of health workers.
code system.concept:
  index: 16
  code system.concept.code:
    value: B6
  code system.concept.display:
    value: Logistics management information systems (LMIS)
  code system.concept.definition:
    value: Systems for managing the health supply chain from forecasting to distribution and stock monitoring.
code system.concept:
  index: 17
  code system.concept.code:
    value: B7
  code system.concept.display:
    value: Patient Administration systems
  code system.concept.definition:
    value: Systems that manage patient administrative information including admissions, discharges, transfers, appointments and billing.
code system.concept:
  index: 18
  code system.concept.code:
    value: B8
  code system.concept.display:
    value: Research information systems
  code system.concept.definition:
    value: Systems that support the design, conduct, data management and reporting of health research and clinical trials.
code system.concept:
  index: 19
  code system.concept.code:
    value: C
  code system.concept.display:
    value: Registries and Directories

value: Systems that create, maintain, and provide authoritative master records for persons, providers, facilities, products and health events.

index: 20
code system.concept.code:
  value: C1
code system.concept.display:
  value: Census and population information systems
code system.concept.definition:
  value: Systems that collect, store, and manage population-level demographic data including census information.

index: 21
code system.concept.code:
  value: C2
code system.concept.display:
  value: Civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) systems
code system.concept.definition:
  value: Systems that register and certify vital events such as births, deaths, marriages and their underlying causes.

index: 22
code system.concept.code:
  value: C3
code system.concept.display:
  value: Facility management information systems
code system.concept.definition:
  value: Systems for managing health facility information, infrastructure, equipment, capacity and assessments.

index: 23
code system.concept.code:
  value: C4
code system.concept.display:
  value: (Health) Facility registries
code system.concept.definition:
  value: Master lists of health facilities with unique identifiers, locations, services offered, and operational information.

index: 24
code system.concept.code:
  value: C5
code system.concept.display:
  value: Health worker registry
code system.concept.definition:
  value: Systems maintaining authoritative directories of health workforce cadres, credentials, and deployment information.

index: 25
code system.concept.code:
  value: C6
code system.concept.display:
  value: Identification registries and directories
code system.concept.definition:
  value: Systems that create, maintain, and verify unique identities for persons, healthcare providers, and other health actors.

index: 26
code system.concept.code:
  value: C7
code system.concept.display:
  value: Immunization information systems
code system.concept.definition:
  value: Systems for recording, tracking, and reporting individual and population-level immunization history and coverage.

index: 27
code system.concept.code:
  value: C8
code system.concept.display:
  value: Master patient index
code system.concept.definition:
  value: Systems that uniquely identify and link patient records across multiple health information systems and facilities.

index: 28
code system.concept.code:
  value: C9
code system.concept.display:
  value: Product catalogues
code system.concept.definition:
  value: Systems that maintain authoritative lists of approved health commodities, medicines, devices and equipment.

index: 29
code system.concept.code:
  value: C10
code system.concept.display:
  value: Public Key directories
code system.concept.definition:
  value: Systems that manage and distribute public cryptographic keys to support digital signature and identity verification.

index: 30
code system.concept.code:
  value: C11
code system.concept.display:
  value: Terminology and classification systems
code system.concept.definition:
  value: Systems for managing and applying standardised clinical terminologies, ontologies, and health classifications.

index: 31
code system.concept.code:
  value: D
code system.concept.display:
  value: Data Management services
code system.concept.definition:
  value: Services and systems that support the collection, aggregation, storage, analysis, and exchange of health data.

index: 32
code system.concept.code:
  value: D1
code system.concept.display:
  value: Analytics Systems
code system.concept.definition:
  value: Systems that process and analyse health data to produce insights, dashboards, reports and predictive models.

index: 33
code system.concept.code:
  value: D2
code system.concept.display:
  value: Data interchange and interoperability
code system.concept.definition:
  value: Systems and standards that enable health data exchange between disparate systems, including APIs, messaging standards, and interoperability platforms.

index: 34
code system.concept.code:
  value: D3
code system.concept.display:
  value: Data warehouses
code system.concept.definition:
  value: Systems that consolidate and store large volumes of historical health data from multiple sources for analysis and reporting.

index: 35
code system.concept.code:
  value: D4
code system.concept.display:
  value: Environmental monitoring systems
code system.concept.definition:
  value: Systems that monitor environmental determinants of health such as air quality, water safety and vector habitats.

index: 36
code system.concept.code:
  value: D5
code system.concept.display:
  value: Geographic information systems (GIS)
code system.concept.definition:
  value: Systems that capture, analyse and visualise geospatial health data for mapping health events, facilities, and populations.

index: 37
code system.concept.code:
  value: D6
code system.concept.display:
  value: Health Management Information systems (HMIS)
code system.concept.definition:
  value: Systems for aggregate health data reporting, target-setting, and programme monitoring, typically at district and national levels.

index: 38
code system.concept.code:
  value: D7
code system.concept.display:
  value: Knowledge management systems
code system.concept.definition:
  value: Systems for curating, organising and disseminating clinical guidelines, protocols, and health knowledge resources.

index: 39
code system.concept.code:
  value: D8
code system.concept.display:
  value: Shared Health Record and Health Information Repository
code system.concept.definition:
  value: Systems that aggregate and share longitudinal health records across facilities and providers.

index: 40
code system.concept.code:
  value: E
code system.concept.display:
  value: Surveillance and Response
code system.concept.definition:
  value: Systems that support the detection, monitoring, and response to disease outbreaks and public health threats.

index: 41
code system.concept.code:
  value: E1
code system.concept.display:
  value: Emergency preparedness and response systems
code system.concept.definition:
  value: Systems that coordinate emergency medical services, disaster preparedness, and mass casualty management.

index: 42
code system.concept.code:
  value: E2
code system.concept.display:
  value: Public health and disease surveillance systems
code system.concept.definition:
  value: Systems for detecting, monitoring, investigating and responding to disease outbreaks and public health threats.