Commission

18 July 2008

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

16 July 2008

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

9 July 2008

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

2 July 2008

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

18 June 2008

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

4 June 2008

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

28 May 2008

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

26 May 2008

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

23 May 2008

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.

7 May 2008

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