1. Study on Big Data in Public Health, Telemedine and Healthcare (Publication)
The aim of the study on Big Data in Public Health, Telemedicine and Healthcare is to identify applicable examples of the use of Big Data in Health and develop recommendations for their implementation in the European Union. Examples of Big Data in Health were identified by a systematic literature review, after which the added value of twenty selected examples was evaluated.
2. eHealth Projects - Research and Innovation in the field of ICT for Health and Wellbeing (Publication)
What have the best brains of Europe come up with to improve health and wellbeing with the help of Information and Communication Technology (ICT)? This report offers an overview of the most current (on-going or recently finished) European funded projects in the field of ICT for health and wellbeing ('eHealth').
3. eHealth Trends & Talks (Publication)
The digitization of the healthcare sector is in a phase of dynamic development. More and more countries are already implementing - or in coming years they are going to implement - eHealth strategies, healthcare providers are investing boldly in It infrastructure and companies and start-ups are introducing increasingly modern mobile solutions to the market.
4. Open Call SC1-PM-07-2017: Promoting Mental Health and Well-being in the Young
Proposals should develop population-oriented primary prevention interventions to promote mental well-being of young people and assess them for their effectiveness. The interventions should build on but may go beyond existing state-of-the art knowledge on biological, psychological and social determinants of mental well-being such as societal, cultural, work life, lifestyle, epidemiological, economic and environmental perspectives.
5. Wearable Sensors and Digital Platforms in Health (Publication)
The JRC project on Trust in Digital Interactions (TRUDI) deals with the construction and renewal of confident and trusted relationships among institutions, corporations and citizens, addressed as a major and urgent issue to be solved. The present report examines relationships for nurturing trust between corporations and citizens.
6. Top 20 eHealth News Articles - Look Back at 2015
eHealthNews.eu invites its readers to look back at the top 20 eHealth news articles that are worth revisiting. Look back at the most prominent moments from the past year.
7. Future Health Index 2016 (Publication)
Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA) today launched the results of the first edition of its Future Health Index (FHI), an extensive international study which explores how countries around the world are positioned to meet long-term global health challenges through integration and connected care technologies.
8. Overview of eHealth Horizon 2020 Calls in ICT WP 2016-17
This overview is designed to help potential proposers find eHealth related calls in ICT WP 2016-17 topics across the Horizon 2020 work programme. ICT have a prominent role in 'Societal challenge' and is addressed in dedicated topics in three parts of the 'Personalised Medicine' call: active ageing and self-management of health; methods and data; coordination activities.
9. From Innovation to Implementation - eHealth in the WHO European Region (Publication)
This report describes the development of and emerging trends in electronic health (e-health) in the WHO European Region in 2016. Its content and key messages are based on data collected from the 2015 WHO Global eHealth Survey and the assistance of a number of key practitioners in the field.
10. All in One: Maximum Interoperability Between the Different Systems of the Principality of Asturias Information Systems
The Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias (HUCA) presented their success story on healthcare information system integration at the Cerner Collaboration Forum in London. This event is a meeting point where professionals from internationally renowned hospitals come together every year.
11. Kick-off Meeting for eHealth Hub: An Integrated Support for eHealth SMEs and Stakeholders
The Kick-off Meeting of the eHealth Hub project took place on the 20th and 21st of October 2016, in Murcia (Spain). The meeting effectively launched the activities of a newly EU-funded initiative that is cross border, highly specialized on the digital health vertical mainly devoted to SMEs but also to relevant actors of the eHealth environment (investors, demand side stakeholders, commercial distributors, legal and regulatory firms and experts).
12. Open Call SMEInst-06-2016-2017: Accelerating Market Introduction of ICT Solutions for Health, Well-Being and Ageing Well
The healthcare biotechnology sector offers huge business and commercial opportunities; however it also requires heavy and risky investments which are often lacking in Europe, hampering the development of the industry. The SME instrument consists of three phases, including a coaching and mentoring service for beneficiaries. Participants can apply to phase 1 or directly to phase 2.
13. Security and Resilience in eHealth: Security Challenges and Risks (Publication)
Studies have shown that cyber security incidents in eHealth systems can have a great societal impact. In a recent ENISA study, twelve out of eighteen Member States (MS) that participated in the survey- consider healthcare as a critical sector, therefore they should take all appropriate measures to protect their ICT systems and assets.
14. UK e-Health Week 2016
More than 3,000 health and care professionals and 80 IT suppliers, will descend upon London's Olympia for the second ever UK e-Health Week 2016. The conference will be bigger and better than ever before, bringing together the latest e-Health innovations with those who commission and implement as well as some exciting new streams specifically for those who use them on the front-line.
15. Digital Health Europe Summit 2016
Startupbootcamp Digital Health Berlin, its partners and event sponsor Roland Berger invite to the 2016 Health Summit - Innovation Cultures. The digital transformation of businesses, its products and services offers a major opportunity for agile startups to claim new business opportunities and market shares much faster than established corporations. Instead of large planning phases, digital health entrepreneurs go out and build startups along the lifecycle of their customer.
16. World of Health IT (WoHIT) Conference & Exhibition 2016
The new HIMSS Europe World of Health IT (WoHIT) Conference & Exhibition will be taking place in Barcelona, Spain. The event will gather top European healthcare stakeholders and will be the meeting point for the entire eHealth ecosystem.
17. New Digital Technology Lab Shows the Future of Healthcare in the Home
Imagine a world where healthcare professionals are able to identify if patients need help at home and can immediately alert the right person - be it A&E, a fire brigade responder or family member - even before the person knows something is wrong.
18. Weighing the Pros and Cons of Mental-Health Apps
"There's an app for that." The phrase is so ubiquitous it's a meme, and trademarked by Apple Inc. In fact there are more than 165,000 mobile applications available for health care, with the largest category for people with mental-health disorders, managing everything from addiction to depression and schizophrenia.
19. The Andalusian Public Health System's New Regional Enterprise Imaging Platform has so far Saved a Million and a Half Euros
Carestream recently held a meeting attended by representatives of the public health system of Andalusia, medical specialists and representatives of several autonomous Spanish communities. At the meeting, they shared the results of the new regional digital medical imaging system, the implementation of which was completed at the end of 2015, after 15 months of work.
20. eHealth Week 2016 Programme Announced
The Dutch Presidency of the EU Council, the European Commission and HIMSS Europe have announced the programme for eHealth Week 2016, an event that will take place in Amsterdam. Experts from across Europe will share best practices, amongst others about eMental Health, the online prevention and treatment of mental health conditions.
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