Term: Shared Health Diagnostic Services (SHDS) - Immunology 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)) – Immunology data contains summary information on a wide variety of very complex immunology laboratory tests performed at labs located in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Examples of these are tests to investigate the immune system, or to determine the risk of developing certain types of diseases. The data includes basic patient demographics, collection information (e.g. date, location, the requesting lab), and test code, description and result.

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.

Related terms 

• Diagnostic Services Manitoba (DSM)
• Shared Health Diagnostic Services (SHDS)
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• Shared Health Diagnostic Services (SHDS) - Microbiology Data
• Shared Health Diagnostic Services (SHDS) - Westman Regional Laboratory Data

Links 

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