Forcare – specialized in interconnecting healthcare information systems

Forcare B.V. is a Dutch software company providing software products and services for healthcare. Our focus is “interoperability” between healthcare IT systems. That is, we provide products and services to interconnect existing healthcare information systems to share and exchange patient data. Based on our solutions, a comprehensive and complete view of available patient information is realized.

Forcare’s vision is that clinical information systems need to cooperate in creating, sharing and managing clinical patient data, both inside and outside the healthcare enterprise. Based on this approach, healthcare institutions can share clinical information and realize more efficient and flexible cooperation. This enables healthcare professionals to provide high quality care in a more efficient way.

History

Forcare B.V. was founded in January 2006 by Harm-Jan Wessels, Andries Hamster and Mark Sinke. Forcare is a privately-held company. The company is based in Zeist, The Netherlands. Forcare's management shares a vision of building a world-class software company with international ambitions, making a difference in the healthcare IT market. The company culture is built on key values, including innovative engineering, serving our customers, professionalism, quality and open communication. The company supports a learning culture and practices information sharing and exchange to a very high degree.

Forcare employs a team of dedicated professionals, working in an informal, yet professional manner.

Forcare and IHE

Forcare is an active participant of the international “Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise” organization. Since 2007 Forcare has successfully participated in the European IHE Connectathons with industry leading results. This way, Forcare’s products are continually validated against new IHE developments.