NETC@RDS for EHIC MID TERM WORKSHOP

NETC@RDS for EHIC Mid Term WORKSHOP

Bordeless Healthcare:

From Strategies to Practices

G. Pangalos

NETC@RDS / AUTH

NETC@RDS for EHIC MID TERM WORKSHOP

1. INTEGRATION OF THE DEPLOYED SOLUTION WITH NATIONAL/REGIONAL HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS

• NETC@ARDS already has an important strategic impact for countries (like Greece) starting now:

– NETC@RDS as a guidance for national developments (YPESDA):

• NETC@RDS compatible specifications / approach adopted

• Pilot regions implementation strategy adopted• NETC@RDS consortioum experience to be utilized

– NETC@RDS compatibility is already a requirement in tenders

NETC@RDS for EHIC MID TERM WORKSHOP

2. SYNERGIC COORDINATION WITH OTHER ON-GOIN INITIATIVES IN CROSS-BORDER HC PROVISION

• A. Complementarity of services– Main common objective of all initiatives:

provide cross-border e-health services to mobile EU citizens

– Strong complementarity of current services. Example:(basic procedure - indicative)

• Identify yourself (patient): NETC@RDS (STORK)• Identify yourself (H. prof): NETC@RDS (HPRO)

• Check for entitlement for service (patient: NETC@RDS• Check for entitlement for service (H. prof): NETC@RDS

• Provide service to patient (i.e.):– Make patient summary / medication history available on-line: epSOS– Provide e-prescription services on-line cross-border: epSOS– …….

• Facilitate re-imbursement for the services provided: NETC@RDS, TEN4HEALTH,...

STRONG COMPLEMENTARITY TOWARDS THE MAIN OBJECTIVE COORDINATION/COOPERATION NECESSARY (EU CITIZEN EXPECTS 1 PROCEDURE)

NETC@RDS for EHIC MID TERM WORKSHOP

3. FROM STRATEGY TO PRACTICE: EXAMPLES OF POSSIBLE COOPERATION

(AS STARTING POINTS)

• NETC@RDS has developed, for example, a number of services / procedures/technologies that could be useful, i.e.:

– The General Agreement, as the basis for cooperation

– The security / certification policy for making the initiative feasible in a real life environment

– Experience in setting up – runing this type of pilots

– …..

NETC@RDS for EHIC MID TERM WORKSHOP

CONCLUSIONS

• STRATEGY: SYNERGY AND COOPERATION

• METHODOLOGY: BENEFIT FROM EACH OTHERS EXPERIENCE

• MOTIVATOR: E.U. (needs to take more coordination actions)

• OBJECTIVE:– BENEFIT FROM COOPERATION– AVOID OVERLAPPING / DUBLICATION OF EFFORTS– PROVIDE MOBILE E.U. CITIZEN WITH A UNIFIED

ENVIRONMENT