1.1 Terms used in Governance for MedCom FHIR®© Messaging

This page presents the most commonly used terms and abbreviations used to describe the Governance for MedCom FHIR messaging. In the table below, each term or abbreviation has an associated description that eloborates the meaning of the term. For some terms is a link provided, which includes more information about the term.

Terms	Description	Link
EAN	Location Number issued by th GS1 organization through its partners all over the world - in Denmark SDS ( also known as GLN, Location number). Location numbers and related electronic message types are used for electronic message-based communication between the health service parties	Only Danish- further links on that page
SDS	Sundhedsdatastyrelsen (The Danish Health Data Authority)	Danish & English
SOR	Sundhedsvæsenets Organisations Register (Healthcare Organization Register in Denmark )	Only Danish
VANS	VANS is an abbreviation of Value Added Network Services, in Denmark an Asynchronous Network run by 3 private suppliers	KMD, MiltiMed A/S, TrueCommerce)
Dispatch	Dispatch of a message means the process in the Sending System, where a message is send	N/A
Shipment	Shipment of a message means the whole process from dispatchment in the Sending System to reception in the Receiving System	N/A
Sending System	The system that dispatches a message	N/A
Receiving System	The system that receives a shipped message	N/A
MSH	Abbreviation for Message Service Handler. The part of a system that dispatches a message or receives a message	N/A
FHIR MSH	FHIR Message Service Handler. The part of a system that dispatches a FHIR message or receives a FHIR message	N/A
VANSEnvelope MSH	VANSEnvelope Message Service Handler. The part of a system that dispatches a VANSEnvelope message or receives a VANSEnvelope message	N/A
Sending Ecosystem	The collection of Sending System, Sending FHIR MSH and Sending VANSEnvelope MSH, that dispatches a message	N/A
Receiving Ecosystem	The collection of Receiving System, Receiving FHIR MSH and Receiving VANSEnvelope MSH, that receives a message	N/A

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