ORGANIZATION OF INFORMATION IN THE HEALTHCARE CONTEXT
A SCOPING REVIEW PROTOCOL
Keywords:
data governance, health information systems, information organization, metadata standards, ontologiesAbstract
Digital transformation in healthcare has expanded the production and circulation of data; however, technological heterogeneity and system fragmentation compromise the retrieval, integration, and interpretation of information. Information organization, through instruments such as metadata schemes, controlled vocabularies, ontologies, taxonomies, and data models, constitutes a foundational and structuring dimension that precedes interoperability, ensuring semantic consistency and standardization across systems. The objective is to demonstrate the process of systematically mapping the literature on information organization in health systems and institutions, particularly regarding the instruments, standards, and implementation models used to structure and govern data and information, with the aim of contributing to the advancement of knowledge in the field and to the development of practices and policies focused on health information organization. This scoping review is being conducted in accordance with the methodology of the Joanna Briggs Institute. The databases used include PubMed/MEDLINE, Scopus, and Web of Science, as well as gray literature sources, with no restrictions regarding language or publication date. Study selection will be carried out by two independent reviewers using the Rayyan platform. Data will be extracted through a standardized instrument and analyzed descriptively, with results presented in tables, charts, and narrative synthesis.The subsequent stages of the protocol will involve data grouping, analysis, and presentation, followed by the publication of the review findings.