Editing Health informatics (section)

==== European Union ====
The European Commission's preference, as exemplified in the 5th Framework<ref>{{cite web | url = https://cordis.europa.eu/about/archives | title = Fifth Framework Programme (FP5: 1998-2002) | work = CORDIS | publisher = European Commission }}</ref> as well as currently pursued pilot projects,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.epsos.eu/ |title=European Patient Smart Open Services |access-date=2019-09-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150816054504/http://www.epsos.eu/ |archive-date=2015-08-16 }}</ref> is for Free/Libre and Open Source Software (FLOSS) for health care.

The European Union's Member States are committed to sharing their best practices and experiences to create a European eHealth Area, thereby improving access to and quality health care at the same time as stimulating growth in a promising new industrial sector. The European eHealth Action Plan plays a fundamental role in the European Union's strategy. Work on this initiative involves a collaborative approach among several parts of the Commission services.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/activities/health/policy_action_plan/index_en.htm | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110319023217/http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/activities/health/policy/index_en.htm | archive-date = 19 March 2011 | title = European eHealth Action Plan | publisher = European Commission }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/eeurope/i2010/index_en.htm | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101206000055/http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/eeurope/i2010/index_en.htm | archive-date = 6 December 2010 | title = European eHealth Action Plan i2010 | publisher = European Commission }}</ref> The [[European Institute for Health Records]] is involved in the promotion of high quality [[electronic health record]] systems in the [[European Union]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Electronic Health Records for Europe|year=2005|url=http://www.esa.int/esaMI/Telemedicine_Alliance/SEMWC7SMD6E_0.html|publisher=[[European Space Agency]]|access-date=2009-01-13}}</ref>