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eHealth Survey Shows Most Hospitals Online but Telemedicine Services not Fully Deployed

More than 90% of European hospitals are connected to broadband, 80% have electronic patient record systems, but only 4% of hospitals grant patients online access to their electronic records, according to the results of a survey conducted for the European Commission.

Commission Selects Six Future and Emerging Technologies (FET) Projects to Compete for Research Funding

Six research projects selected to compete for two top spots in the area of research into future and emerging technologies (FET) have been announced by the European Commission at the FET11 conference and exhibition in Budapest.

EU Wants to Steer Innovation on Active and Healthy Ageing

The number of Europeans aged 65+ is expected to increase by 45% between 2008 and 2030, and even further to over 30% of the population by 2060. This major challenge needs to be tackled at EU level to help older Europeans enjoy an active and healthy life.

Lack of Interoperability Limits Personal Health Solutions

Failure to address interoperability has been identified as a major challenge for the growing personal health solutions market, states the conclusions of the SmartPersonalHealth project report published today.

Commission Seeks Views on Improving Healthcare by Applying ICT (eHealth)

The European Commission is seeking citizens' and other interested parties' views on how the EU can help to deliver widespread benefits to the quality and efficiency of healthcare by applying information and communication technologies (ICT) (so-called 'eHealth').

New Window Opens on European eHealth

A newly redesigned website for IHE-Europe opens a window on the accelerating movement to electronic records across Europe, giving a new visibility to successful programs. The website features links to five pan-European initiatives, nine national programs, and highlights success stories from regional implementations.

Public Consultation on the eHealth Action Plan (eHAP) 2012-2020

The European Commission has been investing in eHealth research for over 20 years. Since 2004, it has been developing targeted policy initiatives aimed at fostering widespread adoption of eHealth technologies across the EU(1).

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eHealth Survey Shows Most Hospitals Online but Telemedicine Services not Fully Deployed

Commission Selects Six Future and Emerging Technologies (FET) Projects to Compete for Research Funding

EU Wants to Steer Innovation on Active and Healthy Ageing

Lack of Interoperability Limits Personal Health Solutions

Commission Seeks Views on Improving Healthcare by Applying ICT (eHealth)

New Window Opens on European eHealth

Public Consultation on the eHealth Action Plan (eHAP) 2012-2020

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