The European Commission has
adopted a Decision establishing an eHealth Network, as foreseen by the
Directive on Patients’ Rights in Cross-border Healthcare. For the first time,
EU legislation includes provisions on eHealth with clear objectives to find
modern, innovative solutions for providing better and safer healthcare for all
Europeans.
European Commissioner for
Health and Consumer Policy, John Dalli said, “eHealth has the potential to
deliver better healthcare to more people in a more sustainable manner. I am
confident that the eHealth network will play a key role in making eHealth a
reality across Europe: so that routine medical checks are performed in the
comfort of our homes via telemonitoring; so that we take our ePrescription
along with our eTicket when we travel, with the confidence that our medical
information follows us everywhere in the EU; so that all Europeans can access
the best possible healthcare wherever they are.” To conclude, “I encourage all
Member States to join the eHealth Network so that our joint efforts can reap
benefits for all.”
Neelie Kroes, European
Commission Vice President for the Digital Agenda said The new eHealth Network
promises to bring the health benefits of the digital economy to citizens across
Europe. Interoperable eHealth can help improve the safety and efficiency of
care of millions of Europeans who travel within the EU every year.
The Network will bring
together the national authorities responsible for eHealth on a voluntary basis
to work on common orientations for eHealth. The aim is to ensure EU wide
interoperability of electronic health systems and wider use of eHealth. The
eHealth Network is expected to translate the results of numerous research
projects and pilot projects into real-life accessible services for European
citizens. eHealth is healthcare practice
supported by electronic processes and information communication technologies
(ICTs) .
eHealth can play a central
role in making health systems more efficient and effective by allowing for
example remote diagnosis, remote monitoring of patients’ conditions and secure
sharing of patient records between healthcare professionals. The eHealth
Network will play a key role in facilitating the future development of such
services across Europe.
Council Conclusions in 2009
called for an alignment of eHealth with health strategies both at EU and at
National level. In 2010 a Joint Action and Thematic Network were launched under
the Health Programme and the Competitiveness and Innovation Programme.
To ensure coordination,
coherence and consistency of work on eHealth at EU level and to avoid
duplication of work, article 14 of the Cross-border Healthcare Directive sets
up the voluntary eHealth Network adopted by today’s Decision.
The eHealth network is
mandated to draw up guidelines on a minimum set of common data to be included
in patients’ summaries; on methods to enable the use of medical information for
public health and medical research; and on common identification and authentication
measures to ensure transferability of data in cross-border healthcare.
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