European Commission
Public Health

Network of national responsible authorities on eHealth  български (bg) čeština (cs) dansk (da) Deutsch (de) eesti keel (et) ελληνικά (el) español (es) français (fr) italiano (it) latviešu valoda (lv) lietuvių kalba (lt) magyar (hu) Malti (mt) Nederlands (nl) polski (pl) português (pt) română (ro) slovenčina (sk) slovenščina (sl) suomi (fi) svenska (sv)

Commission implementing decision 2011/890/EU of 22 December 2011 providing the rules for the establishment, the management and the functioning of the network of national responsible authorities on eHealth

Council conclusions on "Safe and efficient healthcare through eHealth"

Commission Communication COM/2008/0689 final

Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions (COM/2008/0689 final) on telemedicine for the benefit of patients, healthcare systems and society

Commission Recommendation (C(2008) 3282)

Commission Recommendation of 2 July 2008 on cross-border interoperability of electronic health record systems (notified under document number C(2008) 3282). It provides guidelines for interoperable electronic health record systems, allowing for cross-border exchange of patient data within the Community so far as necessary for a legitimate medical or healthcare purpose.

European Patients Smart Open Services project

The 2008-2011 European Patients Smart Open Services project (epSOS) [www.epsos.eu] and its related thematic network Calliope [www.calliope-network.eu], was co-financed by DG Infso to develop and validate cross-border interoperability of patient summaries and ePrescription solutions.

Commission health strategy (2008-2013) COM(2007) 630 final

Provides a framework and objectives to the European work on core health issues, on integrating health in all policies and on addressing global health threats. The strategic includes Dynamic Health Systems and New Technologies as one of its three themes.

2009 ICT Standardisation Work Programme

The standardization mandate "403" to the European Standardization bodies (CEN, CENELEC and ETSI) aims at agreeing on or recommending standards relevant to eHealth.

Communication from the Commission COM/2005/0229 final

Communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions - “i2010 – A European Information Society for growth and employment” {SEC(2005) 717} /* COM/2005/0229 final */

Communication from the Commission COM/2004/0356 final

Communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions - e-Health - making healthcare better for European citizens: an action plan for a European e-Health Area {SEC(2004)539} /* COM/2004/0356 final */

Health Telematics Working Group of the High Level Committee on Health: Final Report