Updated IPS standards are now available
ISO - International Organization for Standardization - and HL7 - Health Level Seven International - have both published updated standards of the International Patient Summary (IPS).
IPS News
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Patient Summary in Action: Putting Health Data in Patients’ Hands
How has Canada advanced in its implementation of the International Patient Summary? Allana Cameron shares her insights. Read more
Propose a change to the IPS
A new process is now available for clinicians, standards experts, and implementers to propose changes to the International Patient Summary “suite” of standards.
A great IPS webinar
This HL7 Webinar is dedicated to the IPS, with important messages from implementing countries and vendors.
Looking back on 2024 – great uptake
Looking back, 2024 has been incredible. While it’s impossible to cover everything IPS-related in a single post, we’ve assembled some notable and exciting activity below.
IHE Announces an IPS Theme for the 2025 North America …
The IPS will be a cross-cutting theme throughout the upcoming IHE North America Connectathon week, February 3-7, 2025, in Toronto, Canada.
HL7 CDA® R2 Implementation Guide: International Patient Summary reconciles comments
On August 16, HL7 International started the ballot on the HL7 CDA® R2 Implementation Guide: International Patient Summary, Edition 2.
Please join the discussion
We encourage you to engage in the discussion on the future of the IPS as a Global Public Good, which is being organised by the Joint Initiative Council.
Epic announces implementation of the IPS
One of the world’s largest digital health vendors, Epic®, today announced support for the International Patient Summary (IPS) scheduled for release in May of 2025.
More multimedia and IPS-athon
We have added multimedia to our website, including a video on the IPS-athon in New Zealand.