Asia is set to take a leading role in international standardization in the digital healthcare sector.
The Korea Health Information Service announced on April 2 that it will host a meeting of Working Group 2 under the Health Informatics Technical Committee (ISO/TC 215) from April 6 to 8 at the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Asia.
ISO/TC 215 is a specialized committee under the International Organization for Standardization responsible for developing global standards in health informatics. It is composed of multiple working groups focusing on specific areas.
Through standardization across the entire lifecycle of medical data, the committee supports interoperability of healthcare information between countries and advances the digital health industry.
The Korea Health Information Service is responsible for implementing policies aimed at developing and expanding domestic health information standards.
The upcoming meeting will focus on data exchange between different healthcare information systems and medical devices. About 30 experts from nine countries, including Japan, the United States, and India, will participate both online and in person.
Participants will review the progress of various international standardization projects aimed at improving interoperability in digital healthcare and discuss whether to establish or revise existing standards.
In particular, discussions will include five international standard proposals currently being developed under the leadership of Asian experts, along with other initiatives to enhance interoperability in the global environment.
The meeting, held in cooperation with the Korean Agency for Technology and Standards and the Daegu-Gyeongbuk Medical Innovation Foundation, is expected to combine policy expertise with industry-level technical capabilities, fostering practical discussions on international standards.
Yum Min-seop, president of the Korea Health Information Service, said the organization will support efforts to position Asia as a central hub for digital healthcare standardization through the successful hosting of the meeting.