Health informatics — Clinical stakeholder participation in the work of ISO TC 215

This report clarifies and confirms the ISO’s Technical Committee on health informatics (TC 215) support for clinical stakeholder participation. It also makes recommendations to TC 215 and national member organisations on approaches to improving clinical stakeholder participation, based on examples of existing effective participation models.

The review is limited to clinical stakeholder groups and is based on informal consultation among delegates attending TC 215 meetings and email communication with interested individuals. There are 4 review areas covered in the report:

· stakeholder groups concerned with the work of TC 215

· potential benefits and outcomes of clinical stakeholder participation

· current nature of stakeholder participation

· recommendations for improving clinical stakeholder participation.

Opportunities to comment on the draft report were provided prior to, and during, the 2007 Montreal plenary meeting.