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EU Task Force to Advise How to Promote eHealth to Help Patients and Healthcare Systems in Europe

An EU eHealth Task Force to assess the role of information and communications technologies (ICT) in health and social care and to suggest ways for ICT to speed up innovation in healthcare to the benefit of patients, carers and the healthcare sector has met for the first time in Budapest on 10th May, chaired by Estonia's President Toomas Hendrik Ilves.

Kroes and Dalli Welcome Council Presidency eHealth Declaration on Delivering Better Health Care

A Hungarian Presidency Declaration urging Member States to deploy eHealth services to the benefit of patients, healthcare workers and national healthcare systems has been welcomed by European Commission Vice-President for the Digital Agenda Neelie Kroes and Health Commissioner John Dalli.

eHealth: New Opportunities in Healthcare

Although eHealth cannot replace the physician-patient relationship, it has a fantastic potential, Minister of National Resources, Miklós Réthelyi emphasizsed, at the press briefing of the international ministerial conference eHealth Week 2011 in Budapest.

English IT Professional Dr. Jean Roberts Receives HIMSS Europe Award for eHealth Leadership

HIMSS Europe delivered its annual Leadership award to Dr. Jean Roberts, an English internationally renowned health IT professional "for her many years of service to eHealth in Europe and her extensive, multi-faceted experience in academic research and her ability to design and implement strategic health initiatives and manage complex programmes and projects in informatics and e-health business areas".

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.

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EU Task Force to Advise How to Promote eHealth to Help Patients and Healthcare Systems in Europe

Kroes and Dalli Welcome Council Presidency eHealth Declaration on Delivering Better Health Care

eHealth: New Opportunities in Healthcare

English IT Professional Dr. Jean Roberts Receives HIMSS Europe Award for eHealth Leadership

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

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