Estonia to hold personal EHR conference
Estonia will hold an e-health conference in October to provide an insight into the problems and successes that the country has experienced while implementing its national health information system. The conference will specifically focus on the electronic health record system that was launched in December 2008 and now contains more than 1.5m medical documents belonging […]
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Estonian e-health project slows
Plans to allow Estonians to set up appointments and for doctors to prescribe medicines online have slowed because of problems connecting old and new systems, the minister of social affairs has announced. The €2.2m EU-funded project, which has been developed by the Estonian e-Health Foundation, aims to provide patients with a cross-country e-registration system that […]
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First patient portal launched in Estonia
A Tallinn hospital has become the first in Estonia to introduce an ePatient portal, allowing patients to view their medical records online. The iPatsient (ePatient) portal, began its pilot phase in November 2007 at East Tallinn Central Hospital and is now fully online for all patients to log onto. To date, nearly 1,000 people have […]
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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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