title: The ACOSTA accompanying measure A2106.
abstract: At a time when the informatics and telecommunications industries are looking for new markets to exploit in relation, for example, to the emerging ISDN and broadband communications networks, there is a need to create a broad consensus in Europe by bringing together systematically the relevant industries including telecom service providers, health care providers, insurance organisations, standardisation experts and policy makers. The aim of the ACOSTA (Consensus Formation and Standardisation Promotion) Accompanying Measure is the creation of more general awareness of the relevant environment among all the parties, better specification of common requirements and options taking better account of the real needs of the users, and enlargement of the common market in health care telematics.
authors.affiliation: ACOSTA Office, Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Thayer
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: De Moor
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Van Goor
mesh_terms: D003195:Computer Communication Networks / Q000592:standards*; D005062:European Union; D011050:Policy Making; D013685:Telecommunications / Q000592:standards