title: Telestroika in health care informatics: a challenge for standardization in Europe.
abstract: This article describes the actual user requirements of the health care sector in connection with telematics. The importance of standardization is stressed. The paper further gives an overview of the current standing of the activities of CEN TC 251 (European Standardization Committee, Technical Committee on Health Care Informatics).
authors.affiliation: Medical Informatics Department, State University Gent, Belgium.
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: De Moor
mesh_terms: D003195:Computer Communication Networks / Q000592:standards*; D005060:Europe; D006801:Humans; D008490:Medical Informatics / Q000592:standards*; D012015:Reference Standards