| Author (Corporate) | European Commission |
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| Series Title | COM |
| Series Details | (2012) 736 final (6.12.12) |
| Publication Date | 06/12/2012 |
| Content Type | Policy-making |
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Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) applied to health and healthcare systems can increase their efficiency, improve quality of life and unlock innovation in health markets. However, this promise remains largely unfulfilled. The first eHealth Action Plan was adopted in 2004. Since then, the European Commission has been developing targeted policy initiatives aimed at fostering widespread adoption of eHealth throughout the EU. Member States have dynamically responded by demonstrating a high level of commitment to the eHealth policy agenda, notably through their participation in major large scale pilot projects such as epSOS. The adoption in 2011 of the Directive on the Application of Patients' Rights in Cross Border Healthcare and its Article 14 establishing the eHealth Network, marked a further step towards formal cooperation on eHealth, with the aim to maximise social and economic benefits through interoperability and the implementation of eHealth systems. Notwithstanding this substantial progress, barriers continue to exist that need to be addressed in order to reap all the benefits from a fully mature and interoperable eHealth system in Europe. The new eHealth Action Plan aims at addressing and removing these barriers. It clarifies the policy domain and outlines the vision for eHealth in Europe, in line with the objectives of the Europe 2020 Strategy and the Digital Agenda for Europe. It presents and consolidates actions to deliver the opportunities that eHealth can offer, describes the EU's role and encourages Member States and stakeholders to work together. |
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| Source Link | Link to Main Source http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=COM:2012:0736:FIN:EN:PDF |
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| Subject Categories | Health |
| Countries / Regions | Europe |
