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Significant Progress Made at Tenth IHE Europe Connectathon

The 10th annual European Connectathon, a well-known testing platform, held from 12-16 April in France (Bordeaux) was particularly successful this year.
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IHE-Europe Expands its Membership

IHE-Europe is pleased to welcome IHE Suisse, IHE Turkey, Forcare and VISUS as four new members this April 2010.
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IHE-Europe renews leadership and appoints Director of Interoperability

During its General Assembly last week, IHE-Europe re-elected Peter Kuenecke as vendor Co-Chair for another two-year mandate. Peter Mildenberger, representing the European Society of Radiology (ESR), was appointed as 'past user Co-Chair'. Karima Bourquard, previously user Co-Chair, was appointed to the newly- created position of Director of Interoperability. Peter Mildenberger replaces her as past user Co-Chair in the Executive Board of IHE-Europe.
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IHE-Europe to hold Connectathon 2010 in Bordeaux

The IHE-Europe Executive Board is pleased to announce that the Tenth Annual European Connectathon was held in Bordeaux, France from April 12 to 16, 2010.
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IHE-Europe to hold Connectathon 2009 in Vienna

The IHE-Europe Executive Board is pleased to announce that the Ninth Annual European Connectathon will be held in Vienna, Austria from April 20 to 24, 2009. Hosting the Connectathon will support the Austrian IHE initiative in further developing their presence in the healthcare interoperability community, according to IHE co-chairs Peter Kuenecke and Karima Bourquard.
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Patient Health Records Emerges As Top Priority At Eighth Annual IHE Europe Connectathon

Over 300 engineers from 83 companies gathered at St. Catherine's College, Oxford, England for the eighth IHE-Europe interoperability testing event, or Connectathon. More than 1850 interoperability tests were carried out over the five days with Cross-Enterprise Document Exchange for the first time there rivaling testing in the Radiology domain.
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IHE Europe Strengthens Its Leadership For Healthcare It Interoperability
A new international non-profit association called "IHE-Europe aisbl" was formally created in a ceremony in Brussels. The new pan-European legal status is an important milestone in the history of IHE with national initiatives already existing and active in Austria, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Israel and the United Kingdom.
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Real-time patient record sharing in Copenhagen at Interoperability Showcase

Participants at the World of Health IT will experience a fully interoperable clinical environment when products tested at Connectathon are demonstrated.
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IHE-Europe Brochure
Download the IHE-Europe brochure to find out how international standards are being adapted and adopted to fit regional healthcare systems.
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