Interoperability: A Joint Standard for Electronic Patient Files

The forthcoming presentation of the 2.0 version of the Electronic Patient File (EFA) and the IHE Cookbook at conhIT 2013 will enable the healthcare IT industry to pave the way for a wider communication of electronic patient file data across all sectors within Germany. In the future it will be possible to make use of different types of electronic patient files that will employ standards able to withstand the test of time.