Ambient Assisted Living Joint Programme Catalogue of Projects 2013
The objective of the Ambient Assisted Living Joint Programme (AAL JP) is to enhance the quality of life of older people and strengthen the industrial base in Europe through the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT). The most important activity of the AAL Joint Programme is the regular publication of calls for proposals for research, development and innovation projects in the field of ICT for Active and Healthy Ageing. The programme co-funds projects within the user-driven-innovation paradigms between minimum three partners from AAL JP Partner States.
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IT Brings the Danish Health Sector Together
Denmark, with 5.5 million inhabitants and divided into five administrative regions, has a predominantly public healthcare provision with 60 public and several small, private hospitals, 3500 primary care physicians, GPs, and 250 pharmacies, not to mention dentists, physiotherapists etc. In addition to this, the Danish healthcare sector is characterised by a number of aspects that closely link IT to the provision of health and social care:
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Healthcare DENMARK: Innovating Better Life
Healthcare DENMARK is a public-private partnership with a national, political mandate to promote Danish healthcare solutions and competencies abroad. The partnership is a framework for linking international partners with efficient Danish solutions and does not represent any individual company or product. Healthcare DENMARK is funded by the following public and private partners:
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Special Report: Enterprise Imaging
In the digital age, healthcare, like so many other sectors, has become information-intensive. To seamlessly share this information, healthcare organizations need a solution that spans department, facility and even geographical boundaries. By bringing down the borders to interoperability, they can create opportunities to improve efficiency, productivity, decision making and patient care.
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Green Paper on Mobile Health (mHealth)
Mobile health (hereafter "mHealth") covers "medical and public health practice supported by mobile devices, such as mobile phones, patient monitoring devices, personal digital assistants (PDAs), and other wireless devices". It also includes applications (hereafter "apps") such as lifestyle and wellbeing apps that may connect to medical devices or sensors (e.g. bracelets or watches) as well as personal guidance systems, health information and medication reminders provided by sms and telemedicine provided wirelessly.
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The objective of the Ambient Assisted Living Joint Programme (AAL JP) is to enhance the quality of life of older people and strengthen the industrial base in Europe through the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT). The most important activity of the AAL Joint Programme is the regular publication of calls for proposals for research, development and innovation projects in the field of ICT for Active and Healthy Ageing. The programme co-funds projects within the user-driven-innovation paradigms between minimum three partners from AAL JP Partner States. 
Denmark, with 5.5 million inhabitants and divided into five administrative regions, has a predominantly public healthcare provision with 60 public and several small, private hospitals, 3500 primary care physicians, GPs, and 250 pharmacies, not to mention dentists, physiotherapists etc. In addition to this, the Danish healthcare sector is characterised by a number of aspects that closely link IT to the provision of health and social care: 
Healthcare DENMARK is a public-private partnership with a national, political mandate to promote Danish healthcare solutions and competencies abroad. The partnership is a framework for linking international partners with efficient Danish solutions and does not represent any individual company or product. Healthcare DENMARK is funded by the following public and private partners: 
In the digital age, healthcare, like so many other sectors, has become information-intensive. To seamlessly share this information, healthcare organizations need a solution that spans department, facility and even geographical boundaries. By bringing down the borders to interoperability, they can create opportunities to improve efficiency, productivity, decision making and patient care. 
Mobile health (hereafter "mHealth") covers "medical and public health practice supported by mobile devices, such as mobile phones, patient monitoring devices, personal digital assistants (PDAs), and other wireless devices". It also includes applications (hereafter "apps") such as lifestyle and wellbeing apps that may connect to medical devices or sensors (e.g. bracelets or watches) as well as personal guidance systems, health information and medication reminders provided by sms and telemedicine provided wirelessly. 