ICAR, through an agreement with HIMSS stipulated in 2016, was in charge of co-sponsoring the international event IHE International Joint Technical Meetings, held in Naples from 6 to 10 February 2017 with the aim of encouraging the development and evolution of health informatics standards related to IHE Domains Information Technology Infrastructure (ITI), Patient Care Coordination (PCC), Quality, Research and Public Health (QPRH) and Pharmacy (PHARM).