Commission Archives

24 December 2008

The US Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society have urged President Obama to invest a minimum of $25 billion in

23 December 2008

International healthcare IT standards body Health Level Seven (HL7), has published the Personal Health Record System Functional Model (PHR-S FM)

17 December 2008

Citizens across all European Union countries can now access emergency services by dialling 112, the single European emergency number. The

16 December 2008

Medicines sold across Europe will have to carry barcodes and other improved security mechanisms, under proposals unveiled by the European

15 December 2008

The European Commission has published proposals designed to improve patient safety and reduce the number of patients who suffer harm

12 December 2008

A new telecare project will use technology to improve the quality of life for older people in four European countries,

10 November 2008

New guidance to improve access to telemedicine for EU citizens and healthcare professionals across Europe has been published. The European

5 November 2008

Four general practice systems used in the Irish market have achieved the 2008 quality label, or seal, awarded by the

4 November 2008

The European Commission has announced it will merge its annual high level ministerial e-health conference with an industry event run

3 November 2008

A new study advocates the development of a common strategy and roadmap for e-health standards development, to support interoperability and

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