How Europe is Growing Health Apps
John Sharp, HealthWorks Collective
“Health and medical apps are growing at an incredible pace in the US. But what about Europe? Are there equally creative ideas going on across the pond?
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Legal Regulations on Electronic Health Records: A Prerequisite or an Unavoidable By-Product? – The Legal Aspects of Electronic Health Records in Europe and the US Analysed
Dumortier J, Verhenneman G. SSRN, 2011
This chapter critically analyzes the legal and regulatory framework for Electronic Health Records in Europe and the US. At both parts of the world, the development of EHRs is evolving quickly, but many different approaches have proven possible. Different approaches resulted in different EHR solutions and different regulatory instruments. In Europe governmental bodies have been the driving force behind the development and implementation of EHRs. Consequently many European countries established a new legal framework simultaneously with the roll-out of government-initiated eHealth structures.
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Are apps medical devices? Part two: Apps as medical devices – the regulatory framework
Paul Dixey and Sam Walmsley, pharmaphorum
“The main difference between how medicines and medical devices are regulated lies in how a product gets onto the market. In the UK all medicines are directly approved by the MHRA which issues a ‘marketing authorisation’, or licence. Medical devices however are approved by private sector organisations called ‘Notified bodies’.
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Key Enabling Technologies for the Transformation of Healthcare in Western Europe: Virtualization and IT as a Service
TECchannel
“Virtualisierung und die Service-basierte Bereitstellung von IT-Anwendungen und Storage bilden auch im Gesundheitswesen die IT-Basistechnologien. Mit diesen erreicht man funktionale, operative und geschäftliche Effizienz.
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EU-Projekt: Daten aus E-Akten für die Forschung nutzen
e-Health-com News
“Im Rahmen des europäischen Projektes „Electronic Health Records for Clinical Research” (EHR4CR) bauen Partner aus akademischer Forschung und Industrie bis 2014 gemeinsam eine europaweite Technologieplattform auf, die künftig die Sekundärnutzung von Daten aus elektronischen Patientenakten für die klinische Forschung ermöglichen soll.
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EU: EC creates EU-wide eHealth cooperation network
ePractice EU
“The eHealth Network seeks to bring together the national authorities responsible for eHealth on a voluntary basis to work on common orientations for eHealth. The aim is to ensure EU-wide interoperability of electronic health systems and wider use of eHealth.
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Daten aus elektronischen Patientenakten für die Forschung nutzen
aerzteblatt.de
“Daten aus elektronischen Patientenakten (EPAs) für die klinische Forschung soll bis 2014 eine gemeinsame europaweite Technologieplattform nutzbar machen. Partner aus akademischer Forschung und Industrie bauen diese gerade im Rahmen des Projektes „Electronic Health Records for Clinical Research” (EHR4CR) auf.
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Why didn’t ICD-10 implementation bring down Europe’s health system?
Don Fluckinger, SearchHealthIT
“We’re seeing a lot of pushback against ICD-10 implementation, with the American Medical Association’s “vigorous opposition” at the extreme. Gloom and doom types equate to potential IT disaster to Y2K. Ever since watching T. Bedirhan Üstün, M.D. — curator of the International Classification of Diseases, the master coding set from which ICD-10 is derived – present at the American Health Information Managers (AHIMA) annual meeting last October, a question’s been gnawing at me:
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Developing national eHealth infrastructures – results and lessons from Europe
Stroetmann KA
The European eHealth Strategies study analyzed policy development and strategy planning, implementation measures as well as progress achieved with respect to national and regional eHealth solutions in 34 European countries, with emphasis on barriers and enablers beyond technology. The focus was on infrastructure elements and selected solutions emphasized in the European Union eHealth Action Plan of 2004.
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European eHealth network to be set up
Dominic Tyer, Digital Intelligence Blog
“The European Commission is to set up an eHealth network to help drive technological innovations such as tele-monitoring and e-prescriptions, and improve the safety and efficiency of patient care.
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IHE-Europe launches vendor-neutral service for testing healthcare software interoperability
HealthTechWire
“IHE-Europe, a non-profit association dedicated to interoperability in healthcare, has launched a new organisation, IHE-Services, to offer professional interoperability testing services for health systems and projects.
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Europeans Support Telemedicine
Carolyn Bloch, Federal Telemedicine News
“RENEWING HEALTH the largest European project to date with almost 8,000 patients in 9 European regions is evaluating the use and impact of ICT and innovative telemedicine services. The pilot will use a patient-centered approach to help patients suffering from chronic conditions such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and chronic lung problems to strengthen the evidence-based use of telehealth-based services in Europe and worldwide.
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L’ASIP Santé et la FIEEC organisent leur 1ère Conférence « Télémédecine et Télésanté en Europe »
ASIP Santé
“La rencontre, organisée dans les locaux de la FIEEC dans le 16e arrondissement de Paris, a permis de présenter à plus de 100 représentants des industriels du secteur de la e-santé en France un tour d’horizon des initiatives les plus innovantes en Europe dans les champs de la télémédecine et de la télésanté.
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Privacy for Medical Records Weaker in US: Study
Mary Silver, Epoch Times
“American laws and procedures are not effective at protecting patient privacy, according to experts. Janine Hiller, professor of business law in the Pamplin College of Business at Virginia Tech, was the lead author of “Privacy and Security in the Implementation of Health Information Technology: U.S. and EU Compared,” published in the winter 2011 issue of the Journal of Science & Technology Law.
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Privacy and Security in the Implementation of Health Information Technology (Electronic Health Records): U.S. and EU Compared
Hiller J et al, Journal of Science & Technology Law, 17(1)
The importance of the adoption of Electronic Health Records (EHRs) and the associated cost savings cannot be ignored as an element in the changing delivery of health care. However, the potential cost savings predicted in the use of EHR are accompanied by potential risks, either technical or legal, to privacy and security. The U.S. legal framework for healthcare privacy is a combination of constitutional, statutory, and regulatory law at the federal and state levels. In contrast, it is generally believed that EU protection of privacy, including personally identifiable medical information, is more comprehensive than that of U.S. privacy laws. Direct comparisons of U.S. and EU medical privacy laws can be made with reference to the five Fair Information Practices Principles (FIPs) adopted by the Federal Trade Commission and other international bodies.
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El proyecto epSOS ya está aquí
chiscosayans, doctordoctor
“Una de las mayores ventajas que pueden aportarnos las nuevas tecnologías, es la forma en que facilitan el acceso, de manera rápida y sencilla, a distintos tipos de información. Dentro del ámbito de la salud, esto cobra una especial importancia, ya que disponer a tiempo de la mayor información posible es vital para una correcta asistencia.
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When Does Software Become a Medical Device?
Koen Cobbaert, EMDT
“Your phone rings. It’s the authorities. A doctor has reported an adverse incident, and your software was involved. Confusion reigns: Is the software a medical device? Should it have been CE marked? A forthcoming European document will provide guidance.
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Assessing the Impact of Integrated Personal Health and Care Services: The Need for Modelling
Cristiano Codagnone, Ioannis Maghiros, David Broster, Francisco Lupiañez, Maria Lluch, JRC
“This report contains the main findings of the scoping and exploratory research carried out in the course of 2010 by the SIMPHS research team (part of the TIESC Action within the Information Society Unit at IPTS1) on the broadly defined issue of assessing the micro and macro impact of Integrated Personal Health and Social Care Services (IPHS, see infra § 1.1 for the definition). SIMPHS, which stands for Strategic Intelligence Monitor of Personal Health Systems, is a three-year project collaboration between IPTS and Unit H1 (ICT for Health) of the European Commission’s Directorate General Information Society.
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La UE quiere un sistema informático único de historias y recetas para 2015
SanidadTic
“La Comisión Europea ha hecho públicas las directrices sanitarias incluidas en la estrategia denominada ‘Europa 2020’, diseñada para impulsar el crecimiento económico de la UE en la próxima década.
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Health-related Information as Personal Data in Europe: Results from a Representative Survey in Eu27
Francisco Lupiáñez-Villanueva, ICTconsequences
“Emerging technological and societal developments have brought new challenges for the protection of personal data and individuals’ rights.
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