ABOUT TAG-IT
The purpose of the ICCBBA Technical Advisory Group for Information Technology (TAG-IT) is to:
- Advise on new developments on information technology and the impact on the ongoing development of the ISBT 128 Information Standard.
- Generate, review, and comment upon proposed changes to the ISBT 128 Information Standard and supporting documents.
- Provide a focus for the standardization of data capture and transfer.
- Receive reports on the progress of ISBT 128 implementation and consider any issues raised by these reports.
- Provide advice and support to facilities introducing the ISBT 128 Information Standard.
- Prepare educational material and tools to support the implementation of ISBT 128.
TAG-IT was formed in 2019, with Wayne Bolton as Chair, to address the information technology aspects of the ISBT 128 Standard. Members of TAG-IT have provided the ICCBBA team with crucial technical expertise on topics such as data elements, data structures, 2-dimensional symbology, and electronic data interchange (EDI) messages.
TAG-IT reviewed and approved an update to ST-020, ISBT 128 Standard for XML Electronic Messaging – Standardized XML Elements for Medical Products of Human Origin. This document standardizes segments that can be incorporated into XML messages to allow users to specify the data content for an MPHO information transfer that can be used in a variety of message scenarios.
TAG-IT also recently reviewed an implementation guide for using HL7® FHIR® messages to exchange ISBT 128 MPHO information.
TAG-IT MEMBER LIST
Chair
Wayne Bolton
ICCBBA Staff Liaison
Robin Wilkinson
Technical Experts
- Kwame Adu-Poku
- Joshua Geary
- Jørgen Georgsen
- Carl Greiner
- Dan McHugh
Join Our Mission!
Technical Advisory Group (TAG) members are experts in their fields and work toward globally consistent terminology, labeling, and use of ISBT 128 to improve patient safety.
If you are interested in contributing to the discussion, please reach out today!
