Title: The future and the impact of telematics for health care

Authors: Georges J.E. de Moor

Addresses: Head of the Department of Medical Informatics, State University, 5K3, De Pintelaan 185, 9000, Gent, Belgium

Abstract: This paper introduces the actual telematics requirements in health care and emphasises the importance of standardisation. It summarises the standardisation efforts in CEN/TC 251 and the relationships between those activities and ongoing R&D in Europe. The role of the European Health Telematics Observatory is explained and two typical examples of telematics implementations mentioned.

Keywords: global information society; healthcare; health care information infrastructures; healthcare telematics services; electronic data interchange; networks; computer-based patient records; standards.

DOI: 10.1504/IJHTM.1999.004481

International Journal of Healthcare Technology and Management, 1999 Vol.1 No.3/4, pp.255 - 269

Published online: 10 May 2004 *

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