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eHealth Strategies in European Countries:
Study validation workshop 16th September in Brussels
July 15th, 2010 - On Sept. 16, 2010 the European Commission and empirica, in cooperation with the Belgium Presidency of the EU, will present the final results of the eHealth Strategies study to a wider public. Commissioned by the EC in 2008, the eHealth Strategies study has surveyed the status-quo and assessed the progress made by EU Member States and EEA countries towards realising European eHealth Action Plan goals.

The workshop will summarise key outcomes and feature presentations by representatives of national eHealth programmes on lessons learned from eHealth strategic planning and implementation. After a networking lunch and the presentation of good practice cases, policy recommendations for further eHealth diffusion will be discussed.

The workshop is free of charge, but by invitation only. If you are interested in participating, please send a short note to Ms Uta Walossek (registration dot eHStrategies at empirica dot com) stating your specific interest, full name and affiliation.

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eHStrategies project presented at the First Southeast European eHealth Networking Conference in Sarajevo
September 4th, 2009 - Dr. Rainer Thiel, research consultant with empirica, presented the eHealth Strategies study in his opening speech to the First Southeast European eHealth Networking Conference on September 4 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Hosted by the German GVG (Association for Social Security Policy and Research), the European Commission and the Bosnian Minister of Health, the conference was attended by some 50 delegates from twelve health ministries of the region. Discussions underlined that the aims and results of the eHealth Strategies study provide an influential guide and orientation for many countries to compare and foster their national eHealth initiatives, both in the EU and among its neighbours. Please feel free to download Dr. Thiel's presentation on the eHealth Strategies study.

eHStrategies project presented to the i2010 subgroup on eHealth
March 12th, 2009 - Dr. Karl Stroetmann, senior research associate with empirica presented the eHealth strategies study to the members of the i2010 subgroup on eHealth. The meeting was held on February 18th during the high-level eHealth conference in Prague. The i2010 subgroup is composed of representatives from the eHealth ministers of innovation and/or technology ministers. Their information about the project's objectives and methodological approach is key to facilitate the information gathering work carried out by national correspondents.
The presentation of Dr. Stroetmann is available for download here:
Monitoring Member State - eHealth Strategies