Projects
| Project title | eHealth for Regions - Integrated eHealth Structures in the Baltic Sea Area |
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| Website | eHealth for Regions |
| Status | Finalised |
| Start - End | June 2004 - May 2007 |
| EU programme | Interreg III B |
| Budget | 3.27 million Euros |
| Contact person | Thorsten Beck AOK Schleswig-Holstein, Statutory Health Insurance, Germany E-Mail: thorsten.beck@sh.aok.de |
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| Results and indicators | The project partners advanced the integration of Information and Communication Technology in healthcare structures and processes in the partner countries and across borders. According to the basic idea to ”move the information and not the patient” eHealth allows all involved actors in healthcare and patients to connect with each other over distances in a more cost-effective way. The project was structured into four work packages: Structures and processes (WP1), Network and business model (WP2), Technical aspects (WP3) and Pilot implementation in the field of telecardiology (WP4). Within the framework of “eHealth for Regions“ the partners exchanged knowledge and best practice experiences, developed transregional strategies, tested and implemented eHealth technologies. The findings and solutions were transferred to other European regions and contributed to the modernisation of European health systems. From June 2004 until June 2007 the 17 project partners from regions covering almost the whole Baltic Sea area co-operated in the main fields of eCardiology, eRadiology, Exchange of Patient Information and Ferries with Tele ECG at the Baltic Sea. The project partners commonly implemented and tested eHealth applications in these fields and gained valuable information about the feasibility and the added value. The health care actors and patients in general gave positive feedback on the use of eHealth solutions. In some of the partner regions the financing e.g. of the further implementation of the Tele ECG is ensured while other regions are having discussions about future financing after project finalisation. The Tele ECG solution will be implemented in future e.g. in Region Skane, Gdansk and at Ferries in the Baltic Sea. The Exchange of Patient Information should be extended among network partners in future. As support of the project “eHealth for Regions“ a Political Strategic Board was formed in November 2005. This board consists of representatives from the highest political level in the partner regions in 6 Baltic Sea countries which strengthen the co-operation between the Baltic Sea Regions in the healthcare sector. The Political Strategic Board signed in May 2007 a network agreement ensuring the organisational, management and financial sustainability of the eHealth for Regions network as of July 2007 after project finalisation. A report with the title “eHealth as a Facilitator of Transnational Cooperation on Health” was published. The purpose of this report is to, in the context of different ongoing initiatives and developments in the area of eHealth, reflect ideas and experiences on how eHealth can facilitate and be the necessary tool for transnational co-operation on health. |
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| Partners | Denmark:
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