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eHealth
Overview
eHealth is defined to include systems and services improving access and
quality and cost-efficiency of healthcare, particularly to peripheral regions,
and handling the impacts of medical advances and demographic change.
The primary objectives focus on health and public health information networks,
the use of electronic healthcare and insurance cards, extending the advances in
telemedicine to the healthcare sector and the expansion of health and related
preventative services to a Trans-European level.
The priorities are: to provide regional health authorities with the means to
address technological and societal challenges such as patient identifiers and
universal access to electronic health records; improving access to cross-border
healthcare through the use of "smart" identification cards;
cost-efficient healthcare (both medical and administrative) through telemedicine
services with the support of regional or national authorities; clearinghouses
for medical and financial information flows, access to quality emergency medical
data; and support of health authorities in assessing health needs and planning
capacity. These will build upon advanced developments from relevant sectors
related to healthcare, e.g. medical devices, eHealth, telecommunications,
specialised software providers, infrastructure operators, equipment and service
providers, and users.
More information
eHealth page on eEurope 2005 website:
/information_society/eeurope/2005/all_about/ehealth/index_en.htm
To view eTEN Project Officer(s) responsible for this theme, please go to the Contacts Page and select the link "European Commission eTEN Unit".
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