Telehealth and Medicine Today April 30, 2024
Jan Bruthans, MD, PhD

The editorial discusses the integration of eHealth systems in the European Union (EU) through the eHealth Digital Service Infrastructure (eHDSI) project. The EU’s unique approach to integration involves overcoming language and system differences among its 27 member states. The European Directive 2011/24/EU emphasizes patients’ rights in cross-border healthcare, pushing for interoperability in national eHealth systems.

The eHDSI project aims to facilitate emergency cross-border healthcare. It involves National Contact Points for eHealth (NCPeH) in each country, connecting through standardized interfaces. The project covers Patient Summary (PS) exchange, electronic prescription (eP), dispensation (eD), and Original Clinical Documents (OrCD) exchange.

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Topics: EMR / EHR, Govt Agencies, Health IT, HIE (Interoperability), Provider, Technology
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