Sang-Il Kim on the board of IHE Suisse

20.04.2010 16:17

The newly founded “IHE Suisse” supports the standardization efforts of the Swiss eHealth strategy

Dr. Sang-Il Kim, product manager of InterComponentWare Schweiz AG (ICW) and representative of IG eHealth in the standards and architecture subproject, was elected to the board of IHE Suisse on March 11, 2010. The meeting to found the new national organization of the “Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise” (IHE) initiative took place within the Swiss eHealth Forum in Bern.

IHE is an international initiative that works to ensure that different IT systems in the healthcare sector can exchange data better. To this end, IHE is driving forward the development of eHealth solutions that are based on internationally recognized standards such as HL7 or DICOM.

The founding of IHE Suisse means that Switzerland will continue to join in with global standardization efforts in the healthcare sector. Findings from the international IHE community support the implementation of the recommendations defined in the Swiss eHealth Strategy.

ICW has been involved in various standardization initiatives for several years and has been implementing IHE profiles in product development together with national and international partners. “Harmonizing medical data flows worldwide is a major challenge. With its know-how and practical experience, ICW is happy to help set important accents in Switzerland with IHE Suisse,” said Dr. Sang Il Kim.