Standardization of ICT in healthcare The Netherlands

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Standardization of ICT in healthcare The
Netherlands

• Frans van Bommel
• Margreeth van Donk

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Introduction

• A small country with 15.6 million inhabitants
• Continuous developments and changes
• Aging of the population
• Intensifying demands of consumers
• Limitation of available funding
• Innovation and technology

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National Structure

• Policy Committee IPZ
• Steering Committee Enigma
• NEN Committees
• Coordination CSIZ
• Vektis,TNO,HL7-NL
• Projects VIZI, ZPG

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National Policy (IPZ)

• Identification and authentication
• Authorization
• Messages and interoperability
• Infrastructure
• Electronic Patient record

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National Policy (ENIGMA-Tasks)

• Program standardization work
• Set priorities in the need
• Routing of projects
• Managing NEN committees

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National Policy (ENIGMA-Subjects)

• Infrastructure
• Info-structure
• Conditions like security, identification
• Terminology and registrations

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NEN committee Health informatics

• Mirror group ISO and CEN
• Messaging and communication
• Terminology
• Security
• Interoperability
• Health cards

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Actual subjects of the committee

• Promotion
• Influence on the development
• Translation of international standards
• CEN HL7 in the Netherlands