title: Towards developing a coherent healthcare information infrastructure.
abstract: A standard is a set of agreements between all parties involved. Delivering healthcare is a matter of co-operation: healthcare can only be delivered in a responsible fashion when parties involved comply to standards. This becomes evident when a healthcare information infrastructure is under development. The authors deliver a comprehensive introduction to standards which apply to the Electronic Healthcare Record (EHR), describe work in progress of relevant standardisation committees and argue about future work of such committees in order to pursue a coherent healthcare information infrastructure.
authors.affiliation: TNO Prevention and Health, Division Technology in Health Care Zernikedreef 9, 2333 CK Leiden, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: A C M
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Dumay
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Freriks
mesh_terms: D003195:Computer Communication Networks / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards; D004282:Documentation / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D019451:Information Management / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards*; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D008498:Medical Record Linkage / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards*