They didn't check out any standards development organizations. http://www.who.int/ehscg/resources/organizations/en/index.html
The CEN/ISSS eHealth Standardization Focus Group has been formed to prepare an overview report on current and future standardization issues in the eHealth domain. Analyzing existing standards and PAS but also policies and specifications for regional, national, and international programs and projects, priorities and objectives for eHealth standardization as well as existing gaps have to be defined. The group need to analyse the huge number of specifications provided by CEN, by other standards developing organizations (SDOs) and related bodies such as, e.g., ISO, IEC, ITU, IEEE, ETSI, DICOM, HL7, OASIS, W3C, UNCEFACT, IHE, OMG/CORBA, ANSI, or ASTM, but also policy documents by projects realized within regional, national, or even international eHealth programs. eHealth Standardization and Coordination Group > Resources Related standardization organizations The following non-exhaustive list identifies organizations which are involved in standardization activities that are applicable to e-health. :: European Standardization of Health Informatics - Technical Committee 251 :: Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) :: Global Medical Device Nomenclature (GMDN) :: Health Level 7 (HL7) :: International Electrotechnical Commision (IEC) - Technical Committee 62 :: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) - Medical Device Communications :: Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) :: International Organization for Standardization - Technical Committee 210 :: International Organization for Standardization - Technical Committee 215 :: International Telecommunication Union :: Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes (LOINC) :: Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards (OASIS) - International Health Continuum :: SNOMED :: World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) :: World Health Organization (WHO) Sincerely yours, Tim Tim Flewelling Information Architect/Architecte de l'informatique Health and Wellness/Sant� et Mieux-�tre Government of New Brunswick/Gouvernement du Nouveau Brunswick Tel (506) 453-2871 Fax (506) 444-5505 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://app.infoaa.7700.gnb.ca/gnb/pub/DetailPersonEng1.asp?RecordID=17800 Confidentialit�/Confidentiality: Le contenu de cet envoi, privil�gi� et confidentiel, ne s'adresse qu'au(x) destinataire(s) indiqu�(s) ci-dessus. Il est interdit par toute autre personne, de le divulguer, le communiquer ou le reproduire. Si vous avez re�u cet envoi par erreur, veuillez en aviser l'exp�diteur imm�diatement et supprimer le message de tout ordinateur. / The content of this e-mail is privileged and confidential and intended solely for its designated recipient(s). Any dissemination, distribution or copying of this material, other than by its intended recipient(s), is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer. -----Original Message----- From: J. Antas [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, May 20, 2005 3:41 PM To: [email protected] Cc: [email protected] Subject: What is eHealth: A systematic review of published definitions The Journal of Medical Internet Research has an interesting article about the currently available (published) definitions for "eHealth" (e-Health). That article, by Hans Oh et al., is named: What Is eHealth - A Systematic Review of Published Definitions [1] From the article abstract: Context: The term eHealth is widely used by many individuals, academic institutions, professional bodies, and funding organizations. It has become an accepted neologism despite the lack of an agreed-upon clear or precise definition. We believe that communication among the many individuals and organizations that use the term could be improved by comprehensive data about the range of meanings encompassed by the term." Objective: To report the results of a systematic review of published, suggested, or proposed definitions of eHealth." Conclusions: The widespread use of the term eHealth suggests that it is an important concept, and that there is a tacit understanding of its meaning. This compendium of proposed definitions may improve communication among the many individuals and organizations that use the term. The full article may be found at: http://www.jmir.org/2005/1/e1/ [2] Source URL: http://e-healthexpert.org/node/154
