The IFHRO Congresses are organized every three years in different countries around the world. Back in Europe after fourteen years, it will be held in Italy for the first time ever and it will be a great opportunity to share your experience with professionals at an international level and to understand the state of the art worldwide.

The 2010 edition “Better Information for Better Health” will be of relevant importance:

• Health Information Management and Patient Safety
• Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, Patient Health Records
• Privacy and Security
• Health Information Management and Scientific Research
• Management and Integration of Care
• Monitoring and Evaluation of Health
• Classification systems, Clinical Coding and Data Quality
• Management and Quality of Medical Records

IFHRO

The International Federation of Health Records (IFHRO) supports national associations and health record professionals to implement and improve health records and the systems which support them. IFHRO was established in 1968 as a forum to bring together national organizations committed to improvement in the use of health records in their countries.

IFHRO is affiliated with the World Health Organization (WHO). The Federation sends representatives to WHO meetings and works closely with WHO on specific projects of particular concern or interest to WHO in the field of health records and information systems.

IFHRO also has a partnership with the International Medical Informatics Association (IMIA), which provides opportunities for interested professionals to share information through newsletters and to participation in meetings dedicated to healthcare informatics.

AIDOS

The Italian Health Records Organization was established in 2004 and it is the Italian representative of IFHRO.

Its objective is promoting scientific and cultural activities concerning health records and medical information systems, emphasizing the role of professionals who deal with the management of health records and clinical data. Furthermore, AIDOS promotes tutorials, standard and common procedures about health records and commits to the development of relationships with national and international institutions.