xDT (aka KVDT) is a family of
data exchange formats that are used by
physician
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s and
health care administration
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in
Germany
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. They were created by initiative of the ''Kassenärztliche Bundesvereinigung'' (
- NASHIP).
Formats
As of October 2013 the following formats have been implemented:
* ADT (''Abrechnungsdatentransfer''): A format for transferring billing data
* BDT (''Behandlungsdatentransfer''): A format for exchange of complete
electronic health record
An electronic health record (EHR) is the systematized collection of electronically stored patient and population health information in a digital format. These records can be shared across different health care settings. Records are shared thro ...
s among electronic health record software systems
* GDT (''Gerätedatentransfer''): A format to transfer data among medical devices and software systems
* LDT (''Labordatentransfer''): A format to transfer orders of laboratory tests and their results.
External links
*
tp://ftp.kbv.de/ita-update/Abrechnung/KBV_ITA_VGEX_Datensatzbeschreibung_KVDT.pdf NASHIP interface description (in German)xDT field directory in gms Wiki{dead link, date=July 2016 , bot=InternetArchiveBot , fix-attempted=yes
Healthcare in Germany
Standards for electronic health records
Computer file formats