From pilot projects to large scale deployment
With the core groups establishing themselves, the European Innovation Partnership (EIP) on Active and Healthy Ageing is entering a new phase. The action plans for the numerous EIP actions are due in October. The ultimate goal is to accelerate on the path towards large-scale deployment.
eHealth needs alignment with health policy
In times of fiscal austerity, healthcare IT can help to keep costs in check while at the same time maintain or indeed increase quality of care. But this will only come true if eHealth projects are closely aligned to strategic health-policy goals.
Semantic interoperability needs political commitment
With the epSOS project, the European Commission has initiated a successful first step towards cross-border interoperability of electronic medical data in Europe. Five European Member States have gone live already, but problems remain that need to be addressed politically rather than technically.
Personal data: What to do with it and how?
As more and more patient data becomes available electronically, the need for legal and technical standards on how to use this data properly increases. The ultimate goal is to ensure privacy and still enable researchers to use the information for the public good.
Thoughts, comments, news, and reflections about healthcare IT from Microsoft's worldwide health senior director Bill Crounse, MD, on how information technology can improve healthcare delivery and services around the world.
