The scope of this CEN report is to specify a method for the development of European Standard message specifications for the electronic exchange of structured character-based information between autonomous computer systems within and between organisations, for purposes related to healthcare. Such message standards are essential if healthcare services are to obtain the benefits of open systems and avoid the constraints of proprietary interfaces.
DS/CEN/CR 12587:1997 history
1997DS/CEN/CR 12587:1997 Medical Informatics - Methodology for the development of healthcare messages