Background
Peterson, Hans Erik was born on October 9, 1928 in Karlskoga, Sweden. Son of Sven Erik Peterson and Dagny Signhild Linnea Olsson.
Peterson, Hans Erik was born on October 9, 1928 in Karlskoga, Sweden. Son of Sven Erik Peterson and Dagny Signhild Linnea Olsson.
Doctor of Medicine, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, 1958. Doctor of Philosophy, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, 1958.
Physician ophthalmology Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, 1959—1971. Director health care informatics Stockholm Health Care Administration, 1971—1993. Assistant professor Ophthalmology Karolinska University Hospital, 1967—1971, associate professor Ophthalmology, 1971—1977.
Fellow Karolinska Institute, 1969, associate professor medical informatics, 1978—1993. President Health Care Informatics Ltd., since 1993, Chief Executive Officer, since 1993. Swedish delegate nordic medico-statistical committee Swedish Government, Stockholm, 1973—1993.
Senior consultant and adviser Swedish Institute for Health Services Development, Stockholm, 1994—2000. Member board director Physicians Information Exchange Inc., Monroe, Louisiana, 1995—2003. Member delagation Certified Emergency Nurse Swedish Standards Institute, Stockholm, 1994—1997, head Swedish delegate Certified Emergency Nurse, 1997—2003.
Informatics expert Swedish Government Committee Creating a New Data Act, Stockholm, 1971—1972. Expert committee creating Computerized patient records act Swedish Government, 1982—1984, expert committee designing information structure, 1988—1990, expert committee creating a government policy use information technical, 1991—1992. Fellow: European Federation for Medical Informatics (vice president 1976-1980), International Medical Informatics Association 1979-1983, (president 1983-1986, vice president 1993-1996).
Member: Swedish Society for Medical Informatics (president 1975-1979, vice president 1975-1986, treasurer 1975-1986), Medical Board Swedish Armed Forces (member expert panel 1969-1994).
Married Ulla Margareta Gerdin, March 16, 1945.