ISO INTERNATIONAL STANDARD 10159 First edition 2011-12-15 Health informatics Messages and communication Web access reference manifest Informatique de santeMessages et communicationManifeste de référenced'accesaInternet Reference number ISO 10159:2011(E) @ ISO 2011 IHSunder Not for Resale ISO 10159:2011(E) COPYRIGHTPROTECTEDDOCUMENT @ISO2011 All rights reserved. Unless otherwise specified, no part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and microfilm, without permission in writing from either Iso at the address below or ISo's member body in the country of the requester. ISO copyright office Case postale 56 . CH-1211 Geneva 20 Tel. + 41 22 749 01 11 Fax + 41 22 749 09 47 E-mail [email protected] Web www.iso.org Published in Switzerland @ ISO 2011 - All rights reserved itted without license from IHS Not for Resale ISO 10159:2011(E) Foreword IsO (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation of national standards bodies (isO member bodies). The work of preparing International Standards is normally carried out through IsO established has the right to be represented on that committee. International organizations, governmental and non-governmental, in liaison with IsO, also take part in the work. iso collaborates closely with the InternationalElectrotechnicalCommission(lEC)onallmattersofelectrotechnicalstandardization. International Standards are drafted in accordance with the rules given in the ISO/lEC Directives, Part 2. The main task of technical committees is to prepare International Standards. Draft International Standards adopted by the technical committees are circulated to the member bodies for voting. Publication as an International Standard requires approval by at least 75 % of the member bodies casting a vote Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent rights. IsO shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights. ISO 10159 was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 215, Health informatics. ii