CARE-IT Reference Library:About
Purpose
Healthcare organisations operate increasingly complex digital ecosystems.
Many standards describe isolated aspects of these ecosystems:
- SNOMED CT describes clinical concepts.
- LOINC describes observations.
- HL7 FHIR describes information exchange.
- openEHR describes clinical data models.
- IHE describes interoperability workflows.
However, there is no common reference describing how these standards come together to enable a clinical capability within an operational healthcare environment.
The CARE-IT Reference Library addresses this gap.
It provides a structured knowledge graph connecting:
- clinical capabilities
- digital system constellations
- governance
- interoperability
- operational readiness
- lifecycle management
- regulatory requirements
Principles
The library follows five principles.
Reference first
Existing international standards are reused whenever possible.
No local terminology is invented where an accepted international concept already exists.
Capability centred
Clinical capabilities are the primary organising concept.
Technology exists to enable clinical capability.
Vendor neutral
The library describes concepts, not products.
Governance aware
Responsibilities, ownership and lifecycle are considered first-class knowledge objects.
Evidence based
Whenever possible, entries reference recognised standards or regulatory documents.
Intended audience
The library is intended for
- Healthcare providers
- Clinical Informatics
- Enterprise Architects
- Medical Device Integration Specialists
- Digital Health Researchers
- Health IT Vendors
- Regulators
- Students