It provides an open generic method to access them consistently and simply. The systems concerned preserve their individual character.
Due provision is made for legal, ethical and security requirements.
The project is in the process of proving that the methods work and are effective. Examples are being validated on different clinical applications in different places in Europe. The resulting specifications and supporting material will be put in the public domain by the end of 1998. The demands of healthcare Healthcare to-day increasingly requires that records are shared and combined. More care is being distributed among different professionals in the community and other institutions, for example in managing patients with chronic diseases like and in the care of disabled and elderly.