title: Standardisation in health care informatics and telematics in Europe: CEN TC 251 activities.
abstract: This article describes the actual user requirements of the Health Care sector in connection with Telematics. The importance of standardisation is stressed. The paper further gives an overview of the current standing of the activities of CEN TC 251 (European Standardisation Committee, Technical Committee on Health Care Informatics).
authors.affiliation: Medical Informatics Department, State University Ghent, Belgium.
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: De Moor
mesh_terms: D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D001330:Electronic Data Processing / Q000592:standards; D005060:Europe; D006801:Humans; D008490:Medical Informatics / Q000592:standards*; D008491:Medical Informatics Applications; D008492:Medical Informatics Computing; D013685:Telecommunications / Q000592:standards*; D017216:Telemedicine / Q000592:standards*