Commission says e-health must grow up
The deputy head of European Commission’s ICT for Health unit has called for everyone involved in developing e-health to seize advantage of the current window of opportunity to move from pilots to large-scale implementation.
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EC encourages e-health innovation
The European Commission’s Information, Society and Media team has issued a new guidance document encouraging innovation-friendly procurement in e-health. The guidance says that the European e-health market “suffers from the fragmentation of public demand which in turn leads to a lack of exchangeability of products and services”. It adds: “There are also barriers for the […]
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Eighty per cent of European GPs using e-records
A new Europe-wide survey on e-health has found that 87% of European GPs now use a computer, 80% of whom are using electronic patient records. The survey, which involved almost 7,000 General Practitioners, was carried out in late 2007. It examines issues including how European GPs store and send patients’ data such as lab reports […]
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EU project to pilot smart fabrics for health
A cluster of EU research projects, collectively known as the SFIT Group are piloting garments which can measure a wearer’s body temperature or trace their heart activity. The European Commission scheme, known as Biotex, is focused on supporting the development of smart textiles. Miniaturised biosensors in a textile patch can analyse body fluids, such as […]
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ePractice launches eHealth Procurers Forum
The European Commission’s ePractice website has launched a new eHealth Procurers Forum where practitioners involved in e-health procurement can meet and share experiences. A spokesperson told E-Health Europe: “The eHealth Procurers Forum is an open space to express opinions and exchange knowledge and where members are encouraged to provide contributions and participate in the discussions […]
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Berlin health conference will focus on IT
Next week sees hundreds of senior health officials from across Europe congregate in Berlin, Germany, for the 4th Annual World Health Care Congress Europe. As a supporting publication, E-Health Europe will be reporting live from the event, bringing you all the latest developments in European e-health. As a taster of what’s expected to be announced […]
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Irish blood records stolen in New York
A CD containing over 170,000 confidential blood donor records form the Irish Blood Transfusion Service has been stolen in New York.
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EU push for 112 to be better promoted
Only 22% of European citizens know that 112 is the number to dial for the emergency services in any European Union member state, a new survey had found. The survey for the European Commission found that most European citizens only know their own country’s emergency number and were not aware that 112 is applicable across […]
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EC uploads eTen videos to its website
The European Commission has added videos of some of the eTen funded initiatives on its website in order to provide support for the ongoing projects funded under the EC programme, including six e-health related films. eTen was a European Community programme, which provided funds to help make e-services available throughout the European Union. The funding […]
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Interoperability road map in development
A Turkish research consortium is developing a road map for e-health interoperability that would eventually link up the health information systems of EU Member States in a seamless web. Researchers at the Software Research and Development Centre, based in the Middle East Technical University (METU), have found that Europeans are more mobile than ever before, […]
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