WHO’s Smart Guidelines approach
summary
WHO converts narrative guidance into level two digital adaptation kits, then into level three FHIR implementation guides with profiles, code systems, value sets, PlanDefinitions, questionnaires and CQL for decision support and measures, plus required test plans and scripts. Organizations build level four software (Google Android SDK, Open Health Stacks FHIR SDK running CQL on mobile) that largely works but faces localization, maintenance of country-specific value sets, and tooling gaps for scalable testing and authoring.
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chapters (14)
- 0:00Introduction and speaker welcome
- 0:41WHO smart guidelines overview
- 2:24Challenges in operationalizing guidelines
- 4:09Levels of guideline implementation
- 6:38FHIR implementation guides and artifacts
- 9:07Expanding smart guidelines scope
- 10:32Industrialization and standardization needs
- 12:18Country-level adaptation challenges
- 13:40FHIR’s role in smart guidelines
- 15:06Conclusion and future outlook
- 15:46Q&A: CQL client expectations
- 17:30Q&A: Path to L5 and local adaptation
- 18:35Q&A: Public roadmap availability
- 19:40Q&A: LMICs adaptation and capacity building
