ISO 22287:2024

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ISO/FDIS 22287
ISO/TC 215
Health informatics — Workforce
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roles and capabilities for
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terminology and terminology
2024-02-20
services in healthcare (term
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2024-04-16
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ISO/FDIS 22287:2024(en)
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ISO/FDIS 22287
ISO/TC 215
Health informatics — Workforce
Secretariat: ANSI
roles and capabilities for
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terminology and terminology
services in healthcare (term
Voting terminates on:
workforce)
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ISO/FDIS 22287:2024(en)
Contents Page
Foreword .iv
Introduction .v
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
4 Abbreviations . 4
5 Terminology and terminology services in healthcare . 5
6 Healthcare terminology professionals . 5
6.1 Workforce shortage and impact .5
6.2 Terminology specialists: roles, job and skills requirements, and qualifications .6
6.2.1 General .6
6.2.2 Terminology technical specialist .6
6.2.3 Terminology specialist .
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2023-12-14
ISO/FDIS 22287:2023(E)
ISO/TC 215/ WG 3
Secretariat: ANSI
Date: 2024-02-06
Health informatics — Workforce roles and capabilities for
terminology and terminology services in healthcare (term
workforce)

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ISO/TS 22287:2019(E)
ISO 2023, Published in Switzerland
FDIS stage
2 © ISO 2023 – All rights reserved

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ISO/FDIS 22287:2023(E2024(en)
© ISO 2024
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ISO/FDIS 22287:2023(E2024(en)
Contents
Foreword . v
Introduction . vi
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
4 Abbreviations . 4
5 Terminology and terminology services in healthcare . 5
6 Healthcare terminology professionals . 6
6.1 Workforce shortage and impact . 6
6.2 Terminology specialists: roles, job and skills requirements, and qualifications . 6
6.2.1 General . 6
6.2.2 Terminology technical specialist . 7
6.2.3 Terminology specialist . 11
6.2.4 Terminology advanced specialist . 15
7 Competencies, educational objectives and content . 20
7.1 Competencies . 20
7.2 Learning outcomes per competency . 20
Annex A (informative) HIT, HIM and informatics workforce needs — Examples from Canada, UK, and US . 34
Annex B (informative) Roles within healthcare organizations that work with or support terminology services
. 35
Annex C (informative) Bloom’s taxonomic level .
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