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eHealth Actions at European level

eHealth Actions at European level. Flora GIORGIO Unit H1 – ICT for Health DG INFSO European Commission. Overview. EC vision for eHealth EC instruments to make eHealth reality R&D POLICY Support to deployment (CIP ICT PSP) Conclusions.

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eHealth Actions at European level

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  1. eHealth Actions at European level Flora GIORGIO Unit H1 – ICT for Health DG INFSO European Commission

  2. Overview • EC vision for eHealth • EC instruments to make eHealth reality • R&D • POLICY • Support to deployment (CIP ICT PSP) • Conclusions

  3. Some facts - Challenges for European Health Systems • Pressure on healthcare systems: • Citizens’ expectations for high-quality care • Demographic changes • Increased prevalence of chronic diseases • Increased mobility of citizens and patients • Staff shortages, unequal territorial distribution • Reactive model of healthcare delivery • Rising healthcare costs How to offer high-quality & affordable care?

  4. EC vision for Health : ICT to support a paradigm shift From ‘curative care’ to ‘preventive care’ From ‘hospital-based’ to ‘patient-centred’ HOW? By using ICT to enable collaborative, personalised care  empowering By aiming at sustainability of healthcare systems  reengineering eHealth can help !

  5. EC instruments: to make eHealth reality! • Research: • Seventh Framework Programme for Research (FP7) • Personal Health Systems, Patient Safety, Virtual Physiological Human (~100M€/year) • Policy: • Action Plan for a European eHealth Area (April 2004) • White Paper “Together for health” COM (2007) 630 (October 2007) • Communication on lead markets (December 2007) • Recommendation on cross border interoperability of EHR systems (July 2008) • Communication on “telemedicine and the benefit for patients, healthcare systems and society” (November 2008) • Digital Agenda for Europe (May 2010) • Directive on patient's rights for cross border care, Art 14 (March 2011) • eHealth Governance Initiative (2011) • eHelath Task Force (report due 2012) • NEW eHealth Action Plan (Due 4Q 2012) • Implementation: • Competitiveness Innovation Programme (CIP ICT PSP): Large Scale Pilots on Interoperability and Telemedicine + Thematic Networks • EIP on Active and Healthy Ageing (2011)

  6. Europe 2020 strategy and Digital Agenda – May 2010 • Flagship Initiative of EU 2020 • Strategy “to deliversustainable economic and social benefitsfrom adigital single market – • 101 actions clustered in 7 pillars • Vibrant Single Market • Interoperability and standards • Trust and security • Fast and Ultra fast internet access • R&D • Digital Literacy, inclusions eSkills • Societal challenges (public services, health, environment)

  7. European Digital Agenda –eHealth Renew commitment to eHealth by fostering: EMPOWERMENT support patients access to eHealth services, including patients records + telemedicine services SHARING KNOWLEDGE/INTEROPERABILITY FOR BETTER CARE minimum data set for patients‘ summaries standardization, certification and testing ••• 7 ICT for Health – Flora Giorgio – May 18 2010

  8. EMPOWERING • KA 13 (I)pilot actions to secure online access to their medical health data by 2015 • CIP ICT PSP Call 5 –Objective 3.4 a- Support pilots enabling patients access to data and associated services (including telehealth, CDM services) • 2 pilots B (Palante + Sustains): involving in total 19 regions and expected to reach …X patients.

  9. KA 13 (II) to achieve by 2020 widespread deployment of telemedicine services EMPOWERING • Implementation of Commission Communication on “Telemedicine for the benefit of patients', healthcare systems and society” COM (2008) 689 – Nov 2008 • Evidences on large scale  CIP ICT PSPRENEWING HEALTH started Feb 2010 • Develop guidelines for consistent assessment of the impact of telemedicine  MUST study + ongoing work • 1 CIP ICT PSP TN under negotiation- to support wider deployment of TM (guidelines, good practice exchange) 500k (3years)

  10. KA 13 (II) to achieve by 2020 widespread deployment of telemedicine services (II) EMPOWERING • EC Staff Working Paper on legal issues (due 2012) • eHealth Governance Initiative – legal WP • ISA WP 2011- Study on Interoperability framework for eHealth and Telemedicine – to be launched in 2011 • Directive Patients’ right in cross Border care 2011/24

  11. SHARING KNOWLEDGE/INTEROPERABILITY KA14 Recommendation on minimum common set of patient data for interoperability of patient records by 2012. • epSOS • European eHealth Governance Initiative • Consultation with MS and stakeholders eHealth Network - Article 14 XBorder care Directive

  12. SHARING KNOWLEDGE/ INTEROPERABILITY Action 78Foster EU-wide standards, interoperability testing and certification of eHealth systems by 2015 through stakeholder dialogue • Support R&D  FP7 Call 7 Objective 5.3 d (semantic interoperability and infostructure) • new EU standardisation framework • ISA WP 2011- Study on Interoperability framework for eHealth and Telemedicine – to be launched in 2011

  13. Strategic references eHealth cooperation Europe 2020: Digital AgendaEmpowerment; sharing knowledge/interoperability • KA 13-14 : • CIP ICT PSP; • FP7;ISA WP • eGovernment: • eID • eSignature

  14. MS Cooperation on eHealth • Directive on patients’ rights in cross -border healthcare • eHealth Governance Initiative (Joint Action &Thematic Network) • Enhance safety, continuity and quality in cross- border healthcare through interoperable electronic health systems • Art 14-Sets up a new eHealth Network of Member States “ to: • draw up the guidelines patient summaries; use of data for research and public health • support Member States in developing common identification and authentication measures to facilitate transferability of data in cross-border healthcare” Supports co-operation betweenMember States on eHealth - trust &acceptability, e.g. eID , interoperability, data protection and legal issues

  15. Strategic references eHealth cooperation Europe 2020: Digital AgendaEmpowerment; sharing knowledge/interoperability • KA 13-14 : • CIP ICT PSP; • FP7;ISA WP • eGovernment: • eID • eSignature • Directive EU 2011/24Patients’ rights in cross-border healthcare, • eHealth Network eHealth Governance Initiative

  16. eHealth for health – a look ahead eHealth Task Force • A High level group of advisors reporting directly to Vice President Kroes and Commissioner Dalli • Objective: Look at the future  advice to unlock innovation in Health • Participants: individual with track records of innovative approach to their sector (not all necessarily from Health) + patients (EPF) • Timeline: Final Report 2 Q 2012 (CHP eHealth Conference 2012)

  17. What’s next New “eHealth Action Plan” – EC Communication (due 2012) • Evidences and awareness • Interoperability/standardisation/market • Regulatory/Organisational issues • Innovation in eHealth

  18. Strategic references eHealth cooperation Europe 2020: Digital AgendaEmpowerment; sharing knowledge/interoperability eHealth task force • KA 13-14 : • CIP ICT PSP; • FP7;ISA WP • eGovernment: • eID • eSignature • Directive EU 2011/24Patients’ rights in cross-border healthcare, • eHealth Network • eHealth action plan: • Legal issues • Users acceptance • Interoperability eHealth Governance Initiative European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing Data protection Directive Medical Device Directive EU Standardisation framework

  19. Conclusions • eHealth high on EU Agenda • Many ongoing initiatives (supported by CIP ICT PSP, Health and growth; FP7, Horizon 2020 etc) • eHealth Action plan 2012 will consolidate • eHealth Network will be a key instrument to strengthen MS cooperation

  20. Thank you! For further information: • INFSO ICT for Health Policy & Research: http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/ehealth • eHealth Weeks (ministerial + WoHIT)http://ec.europa.eu/ehealthweek • Interactive Portal/Examples: http://www.epractice.euwww.good-ehealth.orgwww.eHealth-impact.org

  21. Annual event: eHealth Week Programme, Satellite meetings, Exhibition, Networking, Social events, etc: www.ehealthweek.org History of the eHealth Ministerial conferences since 2003: http://ec.europa.eu/ehealthweek

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