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Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise (IHE)


Health care and health information professionals collaborating to improve information sharing between health care technology systems.
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Health care and health information professionals collaborating to improve information sharing between health care technology systems.

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What is IHE?

Unlike HL7 (or ISO, or SNOMED, or WHO, etc.), IHE is not a health informatics standards development body. Rather, IHE is a standards profiling body. IHE Profiles are implementation guides – they make standards digestible, usable, and implementable. They describe, at a conformance-testable level of detail, how a portfolio of underlying standards will be employed to address the ecosystem-wide interoperability issues associated with a specific set of healthcare use cases. IHE Profiles create re-usable, digital health building blocks by “packaging up” the 5C’s:

  • Care context
  • Content specs
  • Coding specs
  • Communications specs
  • Confidentiality and security specs

The target audience for an IHE profile is the entire care delivery network. This especially includes the jurisdictional governance entities that are tasked with operationalizing plug-and-play interoperability between disparate network participants. IHE is focused on taking digital health interoperability to scale and to mitigating the risks inherent in such an effort.

What is the IHE Community?

The IHE Community is a place where health care professionals and the health information industry collaborate to improve the way health care technologies and systems share information.

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If you have an idea for a community, working group or project that will drive interoperability forward, let us know! Send your suggestions

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Derek Ritz, P.Eng., CPHIMS-CA
ecGroup Inc.

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Dear David, Very sincere congratulations, this is well deserved. I know that you will be a great champion. I wish you all the best in this new adventure. David
I would like to add my congratulations to David for his election as IHE Canada Chair. I look forward to collaborating with you and featuring IHE's role in supporting interoperability of health systems in Canada. I am anticipating a very busy and productive year for interop standards! Congratulations again. Ron G. Parker, HL7 Canada Chair.
Congratulations David on becoming the new IHE Canada chair! Your leadership will undoubtedly bring fresh energy and vision to our community. I wholeheartedly support you and I'm enthusiastic about assisting in any way I can. Thank you also Mike, for submitting your name and being an integral part of the candidacy process. Let's continue to build upon the solid foundation laid by the previous chairs and the contributions of all members. Together, we'll foster growth and collaboration within our community. Cheers to this exciting new chapter! Daniel
Thanks Michael, Atilla and Derek, Very honoured to receive your messages. Best regards, David.
Let me add my congratulations to David Kwan for his election win as the new Chair of IHE Canada. Along with Canadians all across the country, I add my support to help you successfully fulfill this important leadership role. Derek and Attila have paved the way, and I look forward to seeing how you will undoubtedly take this to the next level. I join with Attila in welcoming you to the IHE International Board, adding one more Canadian to the ranks. Best wishes, Mike
Dear IHE Community, I am very excited to take on the role of IHE Canada Chair. I am looking forward to my transition into this role with the goal of continuing the great work to date. My work in health informatics and IHE profile development has enabled me to see so many opportunities for healthcare interoperability and it is my strong belief that interoperability standards is a pivotal factor in improving healthcare provision and the patient experience. I thank everyone who participated in the election process, and I look forward to the continued support from Mike and Atilla for IHE Canada. Regards, David.
Congratulations indeed David! Happy to see you back in ring and wishing you good luck and all the best in growing the IHE community and engagement in Canada. It is with great pleasure that I hand over the baton of the IHE Canada Chair to such an experienced community member. Next week in Orlando, getting together for the HIMSS 2024 conference, the IHE International Board will also meet for its regular meeting and a strategy meeting as well. It will be my pleasure to introduce David as my successor and officially begin his tenure in the new role. There will no doubt be countless new meetings in this community where we discuss how to do this next journey together but for now, just enjoy the win and once again, welcome and congrats! Attila

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Congratulations to David Kwan: 2024-26 IHE Canada Chair 03/10/24

Dear David, Very sincere congratulations, this is well deserved. I know that you will be a great champion. I wish you all the best in this new adventure. David

Congratulations to the new IHE Canada Chair 03/08/24

I would like to add my congratulations to David for his election as IHE Canada Chair. I look forward to collaborating with you and featuring IHE's role in supporting interoperability of health systems in Canada. I am anticipating a very busy and...

Congratulations to David Kwan: 2024-26 IHE Canada Chair 03/08/24

Congratulations David on becoming the new IHE Canada chair! Your leadership will undoubtedly bring fresh energy and vision to our community. I wholeheartedly support you and I'm enthusiastic about assisting in any way I can. Thank you also Mike,...

Congratulations to David Kwan: 2024-26 IHE Canada Chair 03/08/24

Thanks Michael, Atilla and Derek, Very honoured to receive your messages. Best regards, David.

Congratulations to David Kwan: 2024-26 IHE Canada Chair 03/08/24

Let me add my congratulations to David Kwan for his election win as the new Chair of IHE Canada. Along with Canadians all across the country, I add my support to help you successfully fulfill this important leadership role. Derek and Attila have pave...

Congratulations to David Kwan: 2024-26 IHE Canada Chair 03/08/24

Dear IHE Community, I am very excited to take on the role of IHE Canada Chair. I am looking forward to my transition into this role with the goal of continuing the great work to date. My work in health informatics and IHE profile development has e...

Congratulations to David Kwan: 2024-26 IHE Canada Chair 03/08/24

Congratulations indeed David! Happy to see you back in ring and wishing you good luck and all the best in growing the IHE community and engagement in Canada. It is with great pleasure that I hand over the baton of the IHE Canada Chair to such an expe...

Congratulations to David Kwan: 2024-26 IHE Canada Chair 03/08/24

We are blessed, in Canada, with such amazing health informatics bench strength! Both were fantastic candidates -- and we are lucky, as IHE Canada, to be represented by such a capable and experienced expert as David as our newly-elected Chair! :) Let...

Congratulations to David Kwan: 2024-26 IHE Canada Chair 03/08/24

Dear IHE Community Members, Infoway is pleased to announce the results of the IHE Canada Chair election for the term 2024-2026. With the conclusion of our voting process, we are delighted to inform you that David Kwan has been elected as the new I...

Endorsement For Mike Nusbaum as IHE Canada Chair 03/05/24

While two great candidates have been nominated for this role, I would like to endorse Mike Nusbaum for the position of Chair of IHE Canada. I have known and periodically worked with Mike for over 2 decades now, and as Chair, his governance experi...

Endorsement for David Kwan: The Ideal Candidate for IHE Canada Chair 03/04/24

Good morning, IHE community. I want to strongly advocate for ... as the ideal candidate for the role of IHE chair for IHE Canada. David brings extensive experience in standards development, with a notable contribution to IHE initiatives. His rece...

Voting Process for the 2024 IHE Canada Chair Election 03/04/24

Dear IHE Community Members, As we move into the voting phase for the 2024 IHE Canada Chair Election, we want to ensure clarity and transparency regarding the voting process. Here are the essential details you need to know: Accessing the Poll:...

2024 IHE Canada Chair Election 03/02/24

Hello, IHE Canada teammates, from rainy Paris. :) We are so lucky to be faced with such excellent options in our upcoming election! I continue to be amazed at the truly impressive national "bench strength" we have in health informatics. And we are...

2024 IHE Canada Chair Election 03/01/24

Daniel: Your enthusiasm, passion, and expertise is highly-valued with the IHE community here in Canada, and around the globe. Thank you for your years of service, and I look forward to your continued involvement in IHE Canada in the years to come...

2024 IHE Canada Chair Election 03/01/24

Thank you Michael!

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IHE 101

Published on Mar 04, 2020 by Derek Ritz

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A Collaborative Approach to Interoperability in Canada

Hello members of the Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise working group, If you were unable to attend Infoway's session on 'A Collaborative Approach to Interoperability in Canada' please find a recording of the presentation in the link below. Please feel free to contact us at: [email protected] if you have any questions. Sincerely, Interoperability Team

10/20/23

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