Health informatics standardization is concerned with the principles of information processing, management and governance of information with the provision of solutions for associated problems in the field of health and care. The health informatics sector is made up of a number of very large software producers, with a great many small and medium enterprises operating primarily either in domain niches or in geographic areas. This disparate global market is reflected within the CEN member states and presents a challenge. It stifles the free flow of knowledge of and experience in the health informatics industry, thus presenting health care organizations with mounting costs and health informatics vendors with limited potential for growth, As a consequence, it makes the work of CEN/TC 251 that much harder, both in terms of standardization and of communication about standards.
CEN/TC 251 delivers and maintains health informatics standards for Europe, preferably by producing them in co-operation with other SDOs at a global level and by adopting standards from other SDOs. CEN/TC 251 will seek to further increase engagement with other standards development organizations, consortia and fora to enhance efforts to coordinate its work with other organizations that have similar goals, such that stakeholder wishes for fewer, but more universal, global standards for health informatics are recognized and delivered in Europe.
In April 2015, CEN/TC 251 approved its Business Plan for the coming three years.
Support for European eHealth Agenda
CEN/TC 251 delivers and maintains health informatics standards for Europe, preferably by producing them in co-operation with other SDOs at a global level and by adopting standards from other SDOs. The concrete efforts and involvements are as followed:
• Member of the eHealth Stakeholder Group (2016-2018)
• Leading European project International Patient Summary (IPS)
• Full participation in Horizon 2020 projects: eStandards, openMedicine and Trillium II
• Member of the European SDO Platform for eHealth (in wording)
• Member of the Joint Initiative Council (JIC)
• Member of the eHealth TaskForce of the MSP
• Participation in an expert role in ValueHealth and ASSESS CT
The Chairman Robert Stegwee presented the role and goals of CEN/TC 251 in regard to the European eHealth Agenda during the coordination meeting of the Horizon 2020 projects.
CEN/TC 251 delivers and maintains health informatics standards for Europe, preferably by producing them in co-operation with other SDOs at a global level and by adopting standards from other SDOs. The concrete efforts and involvements are as followed:
The Chairman Robert Stegwee presented the role and goals of CEN/TC 251 in regard to the European eHealth Agenda during the coordination meeting of the Horizon 2020 projects.
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april
2017
The CEN IPS workshop took place on Wednesday 5 April in Venice, in conjunction of the IHE Connecthaton and in collaboration with the eStandards workshop, to raise awareness of the ...
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april
2017
The leadership of CEN/TC 251 and HL7 International will engage on a personal and organizational level to their best efforts in order to achieve the common goals under the stated pr...
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februari
2017
The European projects eStandards and International Patient Summary (IPS) are proud to organize two workshops on Wednesday 5 April 2017, during the next IHE Connectathon, to engage ...