NATIONAL
PROREC CENTRES
National
ProRec centres like ProRec Ireland are focused on the dissemination
of information and the promotion of comprehensive, communicable
and secure EHR's by:-
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raising awareness of issues related to EHR's, their potential
in improving healthcare delivery, and the requirements for their
development, by means of conferences, fora, workshops/seminars,
and through publications or websites.
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providing a forum for linkages between users, suppliers/developers and those concerned with policy and resource provision in healthcare.
In
short, the mission of a national ProRec centre is to promote the
adoption and extended use of high quality Standardised Electronic
Health Records and the required infrastructure.
A
guiding principle for ProRec Ireland will be to contribute to
and support national healthcare initiatives and it's priorities
for promoting EHR's will be informed by national objectives.
EUROREC INSTITUTE
One
of the primary aims of the WideNet initiative has been the foundation
of a EUROREC Institute that will lead, support and coordinate
a permanent network of national ProRec centres and provide a
number of useful services related to EHR's to the European market.
Such services are likely to include the development of criteria
for evaluating healthcare IT solutions prior to purchase and
a means of accreditation of products and solutions.
The
EUROREC Institute will interact with and maintain an open information
channel at international level with various organisations e.g.
with standards bodies such as CEN, ISO, also with HL7;with international
institutions and organisations such as EC, WHO, UN/Edifact,
EFMI, IMIA, MRI, EHTEL and G7.The direct participation of many
of the members of national ProRec centres that are members of
the EUROREC Institute in the standards making process in Europe,
USA and world-wide, means that a rich source of valuable information
is is available on current developments and "state of the
art". The fruits of these various interactions at international
level are available to the network of ProRec centres and constitute
a valuable service of the EUROREC Institute.
The
annual EUROREC Conference has in a short time become a main
event concerning EHR's that is held in Europe and as such it
constitutes a valuable service provided by the EUROREC Institute.
