The health information exchange picture in Central and Eastern Europe remains mixed, with various healthcare providers at all stages of health information exchange maturity. Although EU-level ehealth strategy and associated funding is shaping the health information exchange picture in the region, a lack of leadership remains at the national level.
"Vendors need to start thinking like PR agents for health ICT to push CEE countries to a point of electronic health information exchange. problems with health ICT projects have been highly publicized elsewhere in Europe, and, yes, CEE healthcare budgets are under pressure, but the advantages this region holds when it comes to health information exchange-including relatively small populations, close to universal healthcare access, few payer organizations, long histories of extensive data collection, and little legacy equipment to incorporate in the primary care sector-make the future of electronic health information exchange extraordinarily promising in this region."- Senior Analyst Heather Keyes, IDC Health Insights, IDC CEMA
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
IDC Health Insights Opinion
In This Study
Situation Overview
Healthcare in Central and Eastern Europe
EU-Level Developments Related to the Exchange of Health Information
Netc@rds (2001+)
eHealth Action Plan (2004-2010)
epSOS (2008+)
eHealth-INTEROP Phase 1 (2009)
The Approach
Paper
Fax/Printer
Point to Point
Data Aggregation, Pull and Push
Interoperable
Future Outlook
Evolving Health Information Exchange Landscape in CEE
eHealth INTEROP Phase 2 (2011+)
epSOS (to 2013)
Directive on Cross-Border Care (2011+)
eHealth Action Plan (2012-2020)
Factors to Consider Going Forward
The Limitations of EU-Level Strategy
The Potential Impact of National Policy
Essential Guidance
Actions to Consider
Learn More
Related Research
Synopsis
Figure: EU-Level Developments Impacting Health Information Exchange in CEE
Figure: Health Information Exchange Maturity Model
Figure: Evolving Health Information Exchange Landscape in Central and Eastern Europe
Health Information Exchange in Central and Eastern Europe published by IDC Health Insights in July 26, 2012. This report consists of Pages: 14 and the price starts from US $ 4500.
