Term: Shared Health Diagnostic Services (SHDS) - Chemistry Data

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Glossary Definition

Last Updated: 2021-04-22

Definition:

The Shared Health Diagnostic Services (SHDS) (formerly called Diagnostic Services Manitoba (DSM)) - Chemistry data contains summary information on laboratory tests of blood, urine, tissue and other body fluids for tests performed at labs located in Winnipeg and Brandon, Manitoba. The data includes basic patient demographics, collection information (e.g. date, location, the requesting lab), and test codes, descriptions and results.

For more information on Shared Health Diagnostic Services (SHDS) data, see the:

• Shared Health Diagnostic Services (SHDS) Data Description that contains a brief summary of the content of the data set and information on the Source Agency, Purpose, Years, Type, Size, Data Level, Components, Scope, Data Collection Method, Data Highlights, Data Cautions, Access Requirements, More Information, and Last Updated date;
  
  
• MCHP Metadata Repository - Shared Health Diagnostic Services (SHDS) - currently named Diagnostic Services Manitoba (DSM) - [Internal Access Only] - for technical and programming related information, including an Overview, Data Model, Data Quality, Data Dictionary, Documents and Reports, and Blog.

NOTE: The term "Diagnostic Services Manitoba (DSM) - Chemistry data" was used in Chartier et al. 2015 prior to the name change to Shared Health Diagnostic Services.

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Links 

• MCHP Data Repository - Shared Health Diagnostic Services (SHDS) Data Description

Term used in 

• Chartier M, Dart A, Tangri N, Komenda P, Walld R, Bogdanovic B, Burchill C, Koseva I, McGowan K-L, Rajotte L. Care of Manitobans Living with Chronic Kidney Disease. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2015. [Report] [Summary] [Updates and Errata] [Additional Materials] (View)