– Netherlands Health Information Exchange Wins Trust of Millions Seventeen million people live in the Netherlands, and 13 million have so far given permission to make their medical files available via National Switch Point (LSP), the national healthcare information exchange system powered by InterSystems HealthShare®. The number is noteworthy in the Netherlands, where the balance between citizens’ privacy and the value of a shared, unified medical record is of paramount importance. Sharing Medical Information While Ensuring Privacy In 2005, the Dutch government began to develop a national system for healthcare providers to exchange patient data electronically. It commissioned the Netherlands National Competence Center for eHealth, which selected a team, including system integrato

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