OID register for health care; search for object identifiers

You can search the publicly accessible OID register (object identifier register) "Healthcare Germany " for objects that are identified by an OID and display further information.

Description

For standardized software communication in the German healthcare system, companies that produce software or IT service providers can identify their objects. Unique object identifiers (OID) are used for this purpose.

An object identifier is a number used to identify objects. Objects can be

  • Organizations,
  • templates,
  • identifiers,
  • coding schemes,
  • value lists, so-called value sets

An OID is used to uniquely identify information objects for exchange between computer systems. These numbers are assigned because computers can handle numbers better than non-standard text.

Valid and formerly valid OIDs and associated information can be searched and displayed in the publicly available OID Registry.

You can search using a free text field or in the tree view of the registry.

In the registry, the description of the object and further metadata, as well as the responsible and requesting organization and, if applicable, contact person and requesting person are displayed for each OID.

Prerequisites

None

Procedure

You can search for OIDs in the OID Registry "Healthcare Germany" and view descriptions and metadata, the responsible and applying organization and, if applicable, the contact and applying person.

To search, go to the OID Registry website. Alternatively, the search can be done using a search box or a tree structure.

You can use a search field to search specifically for objects with an OID or healthcare organizations in Germany that have successfully applied for an OID:

  • To do this, enter the desired search term in the free text field.
  • An overview of applicable results will be displayed.
  • From the overview, you can access the detailed view for an individual object identification number (OID).
  • The detailed view shows you descriptions and metadata, the responsible and applying organization and, if applicable, the contact and applying person for an OID.

Alternatively, you can search in the tree view of the OID Registry:

  • By selecting the "Tree View" you can view the hierarchical tree structure and the different object types (organizations, identification mechanisms, coding systems, value sets, templates, documents).
  • Each point takes you to the detailed view for an individual object.
  • In the detailed view, descriptions and metadata, the responsible and requesting organization and, if applicable, the contact and requesting person for an OID are displayed.

Deadlines

There is no deadline.

Processing time

The search engine displays results after a few seconds.

Required documents

  • Required Documents

    Keine

Online procedures

Fees

  • There are no costs involved.

Legal bases

  • Erlass des Bundesministeriums für Gesundheit vom 21.12.2005 (AZ Z25-133000/05)

Remedy

No appeal is provided.

Links to more information

Related issues

Status:20.08.2023

Responsible for editing:Bundesministerium für Gesundheit

  • Online transactions, Bavaria-wide
  • Online transactions, locally limited
  • Form, Bavaria-wide
  • Form, locally limited
  • Prefillable Form, Bavaria-wide
  • Legal bases, Bavaria-wide
  • Legal bases, locally limited
  • Fees, Bavaria-wide
  • Fees, locally limited
Information

Responsible for you

If you select a location under "Localization" the contact details of the responsible authority and, if applicable, locally valid information will be displayed.

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