Europe for eHealth:

the way ahead

Europe for eHealth:

the way ahead

eHealth 2006 conference, Tromso, Norway, May 23-24 2005

Peter Zangl, Deputy Director-GeneralPeter Zangl, Deputy Director-General

DG Information Society and MediaDG Information Society and Media

European CommissionEuropean Commission

peter.zangl@cec.eu.intpeter.zangl@cec.eu.int

Well known fact:Well known fact: HHealth sector is facing great challenges • Resource & Information management • Ageing population, rising costs

eHealth ICT applications and services in health sector

Less known fact:Less known fact: eeHealth is a tool for these challenges

• The tool for information management • Improves access and quality of care• Proven to be cost-effective

• eeHealth applications are here nowHealth applications are here now, they have already proven , they have already proven

benefits – quality, access, productivity including cost benefitsbenefits – quality, access, productivity including cost benefits

• DG Information Society and MediaDG Information Society and Media at the forefront in at the forefront in

supporting R&D, industrial innovation, promotion of supporting R&D, industrial innovation, promotion of

developed and proven eHealth solutionsdeveloped and proven eHealth solutions

• Many success stories presented at Many success stories presented at eHealth Ministerial eHealth Ministerial

Conferences and Exhibitions (2003, 2004 & 2005)Conferences and Exhibitions (2003, 2004 & 2005) and related and related

publications; best practice studies publications; best practice studies

eeHealth- proven benefitsHealth- proven benefits

PASTPAST 10 years (1991-2002)

Computer Applications for

Doctors

Telemedicine systems and services

Budget20M €

Budget100M €

Budget140M €

Budget200M €

Projects30

Projects

63Projects158

Projects125

ResultsFeasibility Study

ResultsAIM

Community

Results1st batch

of Products

ResultsEU

Health Telematic

s Industry

Regional Health Info Networks

Home-care systems

Personal Health Systems

NEXTNEXT 10 years (2003-2014)

http://europa.eu.int/information_society/doc/qualif/health/COM_2004_0356_F_EN_ACTE.pdf

eHealth COMMUNICATION

Coordination & Support to Regional - National Plans, International cooperation

eEurope and i2010 initiatives

Ministerial eHealth Conferences

Technology assessment & transfer

Support to deployment

’89-’91 ’91-’94 ’94-’98 ’98-’02

20 Years of eHealth R&D & Policy20 Years of eHealth R&D & Policy

Communication: COM(2004) 356 final ‘e-Health – making healthcare better for European citizens: An

action plan for a European e-Health Area’

Communication: COM(2004) 356 final ‘e-Health – making healthcare better for European citizens: An

action plan for a European e-Health Area’

e-Health action plan: main areas of activitye-Health action plan: main areas of activity

Addressing common challengesAddressing common challenges – selected examples: – selected examples:

• Best practices collection (EC, 2005)

• National/regional roadmaps (MS, 2005)

• Common approaches for patient identifier (EC+MS, 2006)

• Interoperability standards for EHR and messaging (EC+MS,2006)

• Boosting investments in eHealth (MS, 2007)

• Deployment of health information networks (MS, 2004-2008)

• Including broadband, wireless, grids

• Legal framework, certification of qualifications (EC+MS,2009)

Everybody’s contribution counts – contact your representatives of this Action Plan monitoring in your country’s Ministry of Health or Ministry of

Industry/Development

Examples of current research activities and Examples of current research activities and achievements achievements

Personal health support Personal health support

systems for monitoring systems for monitoring

Assisting in Assisting in

- Prevention and inclusion Prevention and inclusion

- Autonomy and MobilityAutonomy and Mobility

- Patient educationPatient education

- Lifestyle managementLifestyle management

Greater participation and Greater participation and

empowerment of patientsempowerment of patients

Personalisation of information, health services, treatmentsPersonalisation of information, health services, treatments

e.g. bringing advances in genomics to health leading to e.g. bringing advances in genomics to health leading to

personalisation of treatments, information, health servicespersonalisation of treatments, information, health services

• Support to new technologies Support to new technologies

• Molecular and functional imaging

• Improving the understanding of all factors Improving the understanding of all factors

determining human health determining human health

• Associating genotype an phenotype

• Modelling and simulation, Modelling and simulation,

• Biological processes, diseases

• eCell, eOrgan Virtual “physiological” Human

ICT for Health ICT for Health

Examples of future research Examples of future research activitiesactivities

•Healthcare Expenditures > € 3,000 Healthcare Expenditures > € 3,000 bln worldwide, USA makes up 45%bln worldwide, USA makes up 45%

•Medical equipment, services, Medical equipment, services, devices and supplies € 260 bln devices and supplies € 260 bln worldwideworldwide

• ICT for health currently 2-3% ICT for health currently 2-3% potential to reach 5% by 2010potential to reach 5% by 2010

Towards wider deployment in Towards wider deployment in eeHealthHealth