Ambient assisted living set for growth
The German association of the electronics industry, VDE, has called for politicians and insurance companies to increase their engagement in IT projects on ambient assisted living (AAL). VDE says there is massive potential for growth in the AAL market, if the right financial incentives are put in place and regulatory and political measures taken to […]
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Three standard types needed for e-health
A sub-group of the European Standardisation Organisations alliance has published a paper warning of gaps and overlaps in existing e-health standards. The group, known as eHealth-INTEROP, says three types of standard need to be focused on to enable the achievement of interoperability in e-health – base standards, profiles and interoperability specifications. The document, published as […]
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Europe aims for interoperable EHRs by 2015
The European Commission has published new draft of interoperability guidelines setting out a roadmap to achieve interoperable electronic health records across the continent by the middle of the next decade. At the heart of the recommendation is the premise that the basic components needed to support cross-border interoperability also apply to the local, regional and […]
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Europe aims for borderless electronic health records
The European Commission has launched two major e-health initiatives aimed at achieving interoperable e-health systems across Europe
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German medication specialists back decision support
Two leading members of the medication commission of the German National Chamber of Doctors have urged German hospitals to implement “intelligent” computerised physician order entry (CPOE) with decision support systems to improve patient safety. They also advocated personal electronic medication lists in chronically ill patients. The CPOE-topic was high on the agenda at the “Hauptstadtkongress”, […]
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Europe-wide 112 emergency number gets website
The European Commission has stepped up efforts to push the use of the toll-free emergency number 112 in the EU ahead of the summer holiday season. A new website has been launched to tell citizens how to use 112 and what to expect from it, particularly when they travel within the EU. The website shows […]
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EC to hold e-health management workshop
The European Commission is holding an e-health management workshop on 9 June in Barcelona, Spain. The workshop will review IT management issues in e-health, and is aimed at two sets of people: those with a particular interest in e-health and those with a general interest in public services and their use of information and communication […]
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First ePractice workshop declared a success
The first ePractice.eu mid-term workshop held last Monday in Brussels has been hailed a success by its organisers. A total of 82 members of the online community participated in the European Commission organised event. Several high-level experts were also in attendance and delivered key note speeches. Amongst these were David Broster and Karel De Vriendt, […]
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EC publishes Potorož Declaration
The European Commission has published the Potorož Declaration, a list of objectives to achieve before the next EC e-health conference. The Declaration lists five goals for EC member states to achieve over the next 12 months, as part of the work it has published in its e-health roadmaps. These have been agreed by the member […]
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Pan-European SOS project about local interoperability
Ambitious plans to develop the e-health services to create an interoperable cross-European patient record summary and e-prescribing record were revealed yesterday.
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