The JIC’s set of documents, Patient Summary Standards Set, complements the International Patient Summary (IPS), which standardizes a clinical dataset for use on a global basis, thereby facilitating the movement of this clinical information anywhere it is needed.

Each of the participating SDOs (CEN TC251, HL7 International, IHE International, ISO TC215, and SNOMED International) contributes its specific expertise and standards capabilities.

IPS provides an abstract of essential information about a patient which reduces time to treatment and cost and ensures greater patient care and safety.