International
IHE Regions and IHE National Initiatives are responsible, within their geographical region, for promotion and deployment of the IHE Technical Frameworks that document the Integration Profiles. Technical development of the Integration Profiles is handled globally by the IHE Domains.
New National Initiatives are added regularly as more countries take advantage of the IHE process.
The primary activities of IHE National Initiatives are:
- Selecting which Integration Profiles are appropriate for promotion in their locale/region.
- Recruiting local/regional vendors and encouraging them to participate
- Organizing local/regional demonstrations
- Educating the local/regional healthcare community about IHE
- Translating IHE documents as appropriate
The primary activities of IHE Regions are:
- Coordinating activities between the regional National Initiatives
- Organizing a regional Connectathon, (although National Connectathons are occasionally held.