2018-10-31

Health and Care in Digitising World When: 16th January 2019, Brussels

Integrating eHealth into Public Healthcare System

Public spending on health and long-term care is steadily rising in EU Member States and is expected to continue to do so (EC 2016 Joint Report), but healthcare systems in Europe have come under pressure in recent decades because of an ageing population and budgetary constraints. Responding to the increased budgetary challenges, national governments in recent years have been increasingly recognising the important role that e-Health can play in improving performance and capacity of healthcare systems. According to a 2016 WHO survey 70% of EU Member States have a national eHealth policy or strategy. 

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