Formally registered on 13th May 2003 as a non-profit organisation under French law, the European Institute for Health Records (also dubbed "The EuroRec Institute") was founded in 2002 as part of the PROREC initiative, in the development of which it marks a significant milestone.

The scope of the Institute encompasses all issues related directly or indirectly with the development, implementation, and use of efficient, interoperable, and secure Health Records in the European context, notwithstanding a wider international perspective, and without prejudice of any predetermined area of knowledge or skills that might be felt necessary to address these issues. More particularly, though not exclusively, this concerns any Health Records, in whichever format (electronic, etc.), and applying any technology (the Internet, etc.), that allow the data and information to be processed by computers whenever relevant.

The objectives of the Institute are:

• support the existing ProRec centres, and initiate new ones;
• constitute the leading European forum for the promotion of health records by bringing together users and providers, as well as other stakeholders;
• inform the users of the current technical and commercial trends, help them to access the necessary data for well informed choice, and duly express their needs;
• support and strengthen the implementers/suppliers of Health Records systems by providing them with the up-to-date information they may need;
• advance international co-operation and dissemination of information about Health Records based on European experience and skills;
• promote high level research, education, and development in Health Records.

The achievement of the above objectives and goals of the Institute is pursued through the main action lines:

• the collection and dissemination of data and information regarding Health Records, by whatever appropriate, licit, and legal means;
• the organisation of a yearly European Working Conference on Health Records ("the EuroRec Conference"), as well as seminars, workshops, expert meetings, training activities, or other similar actions;
• a co-operation on the same ground with other parties whenever felt necessary or useful.

EuroRec will be led by CLOAKING .