Database of European eHealth priorities and strategies

The database of European eHealth priorities and strategies is a service to European States and their citizens. The purpose of the database is to enhance knowledge about eHealth activities and to facilitate co-operation between states and regions in the field of eHealth.

The database includes documents about national eHealth priorities, strategies, roadmaps and RTD programmes in all EU Member States, the Candidate Country of Turkey as well as Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland. Most documents can be accessed through a hyperlink to the original website.

If you have inquiries or remarks about the database or if you know of any relevant documents that are not included in the database, please send a message to era at empirica dot com.

Country groups

Canadian Medical Association (CMA): IT in General Practice: A 10-country comparison.
Language: English. (website)

Austria

eHealth ERA report Austria. April 2007.
Language: English. (pdf-file)
eHealth ERA fact sheet Austria. March 2007.
Language: English. (pdf-file)
Austrian Federal Government: Austrian Citizen Card.
Information about the Citizen Card concept. Language: English. (website)
Austrian Federal Government: e-Government Act. March 2004.
Federal Act on Provisions Facilitating Electronic Communications with Public Bodies. Language: English. (pdf-file)
For further information click here.
Sozialversicherungs-Chipkarten Betriebs- und Errichtungsgesellschaft: e-card.
Information portal for the new health card. Language: German. (website)

Belgium

eHealth ERA report Belgium. June 2007.
Language: English. (pdf-file)
eHealth ERA fact sheet Belgium. March 2007.
Language: English. (pdf-file)
Federal Public Service: Health, Food Chain Safety and Environment: Health Care Telematics. 2007.
Website about eHealth in Belgium - Languages: Dutch, English, French, German. (website)
Vandenberghe, André (CHU de Charleroi): Kmehr-Bis - Kind messages for electronic healthcare record. Belgian implementation standard. 2002.
Language: English. (website)
.beID:
Website devoted to the electronic identity card (eID). Languages: Dutch, English, French, German.
Banque Carrefour de la Sécurité Sociale (CBSS): Carte SIS.
Languages: Dutch, English, French, German. (website)
CareNet.
Website about a telecommunication network for health care professionals. Languages: Dutch, French, German.
Agoria and Ministry of Science Policy:eHealth Platform.
Languages: Dutch, English, French. (website)

Bulgaria

eHealth ERA report Bulgaria. March 2007.
Language: English. (pdf-file)
eHealth ERA fact sheet Bulgaria. March 2007.
Language: English. (pdf-file)
E-Health Bulgaria Foundation.
Language: English. (website)
Tzekov, Valeri: Strategy and action plan for implementation of eHealth in Bulgaria. February 2007.
Conference presentation. Language: English. (pps-file)
For further information click here.

Cyprus

eHealth ERA report Cyprus. May 2007.
Language: English. (pdf-file)
eHealth ERA fact sheet Cyprus. March 2007.
Language: English. (pdf-file)
Ministry of Health: Vision of the Ministry of Health regarding Information Technology. 2003.
Language: English. (website)

Czech Republik

eHealth ERA report Czech Republic. April 2007.
Language: English. (pdf-file)
eHealth ERA fact sheet Czech Republic. March 2007.
Language: English. (pdf-file)
IZIP: IZIP – Internet Access to Patient Healthcare Information. 2002.
Czech health information portal. Languages: Czech, English. (website)
Ministry of Informatics.
Languages: Czech, English. (website)
Ministry of Health.
Language: Czech. (website)

Denmark

eHealth ERA fact sheet Denmark. March 2007.
Language: English. (pdf-file)
National Board of Health - The Ministry of the Interior and Health: National IT strategy 2003-2007 for the Danish Health Care Service. May 2003.
Language: English. (pdf-file)
MedCom: MedCom in English. July 2006.
Description of current MedCom projects. Language: English. (website)
Danish National Board of Health.
Languages: Danish, English. (website)
The Danish eHealth Portal.
Languages: Danish, English. (website)

Estonia

eHealth ERA fact sheet Estonia. March 2007.
Language: English. (pdf-file)
Rebane, Kristiina: eHealth in Estonia. 2006.
Conference presentation. Language: English. (pdf-file)
Ain Aaviksoo, PRAXIS Centre for Policy Studies: Internet based patient information and practice management system for primary care. 2006.
Conference presentation. Languages: English, Estonian. (website)
Busse, Reinhard;Zentner, Annette;Health Policy Developments Issue 6: Focus on Continuity in Care, Evaluation Techniques, IT for Health. 2006.
Conference presentation. Language: English. (pdf-file)
Ministry of Social Affairs (MOSA).
Languages: English, Estonian, Russian. (website)
ID card – new age of identification.
Languages: English, Estonian. (website)

Finland

eHealth ERA report Finland. September 2007.
Language: English. (pdf-file)
eHealth ERA fact sheet Finland. March 2007.
Language: English. (pdf-file)
Hämäläinen Päivi, Reponen Jarmo, Winblad Ilkka: eHealth of Finland. Check point 2006. 2007.
The status and direction of health care information, communication technology and eHealth usage in 2005 Language: English. (pdf-file)
Finnish Government: Information Society Programme. 2006.
Language: English. (pdf-file)
Ministry of Social Affairs and Health: Strategy for the Utilization of ICT in Welfare and Health. (Tietotekniikan hyödyntämisstrategia). 2003.
Language: Finnish. (website)
Ministry of Social Affairs and Health: eHealth Roadmap - Finland. 2007.
Language: English. (pdf-filee)
For further information click here. Languages: English, Finnish. (website)
Finnish Ministry of Health and Social Affairs.
Website about healthcare policy and health services in Finland. Languages: English, Finnish. (website)
For further information click here.
Doupi, Persephone; Ruotsalainen, Pekka : eHealth in Finland: Present Status and Future Trends. 2004.
International Journal of Circumpolar Health 63:4. Language: English. (pdf-file)

France

eHealth ERA fact sheet France. March 2007.
Language: English. (pdf-file)
Office Parlementaire d’Évaluation des Choix Scientifiques et Technologiques: Rapport sur les Télécommunications à haut Débit au Service du Système de Santé. June 2004.
Report about new information technology in health systems. Language: French. (pdf-file)
eUser: eHealth Country Brief: France. 2005.
Report. Languages: English, French. (website)
L'Assemblée nationale et le Sénat: Loi n° 2004/810 du 13 août 2004 relative à l'assurance maladie. 2004.
Language: French. (website)
AdmiNet: DMP - ma mémoire santé.
Langage: French. (website)
GIP-DMP: DMP - ma mémoire santé.
Website about personal medical records. Languages: French, English, Spanish.
Further information about PHR (Personal Health Record).
Language: English. (pdf-file)
Groupement d’Internet Public (GIP): Carte de Professionnel de Santé.
Website about professional health cards. Languages: English, French.
GIE Sesam-Vitale: The SESAM-Vitale Program.
Website "at the core of the relationship between health care professionals, patients and the health insurance". Languages: English, French.
Ministère de la Santé et des Solidarités.
Language: French. (website)
e-Health Europe: Country focus France.
Language: English (website)

Germany

eHealth ERA report Germany. June 2007.
Language: English. (pdf-file)
eHealth ERA fact sheet Germany. March 2007.
Language: English. (pdf-file)
Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Federal Ministry for Health): The German eHealth Strategy. July 2005.
Language: English. (pdf-file)
Drees, Dirk (gematik GmbH): Introducing the German eHealth Card (eGK). March 2006.
Presentation at the World Health Care Congress. Language: English. (pdf-file)
Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Federal Ministry for Health): The electronic health card.
Language: English. (website)
gematik – Gesellschaft für Telematikanwendungen der Gesundheitskarte: The Specification of the German Electronic Health Card eHC Part 1: Commands, Algorithms and Functions of the COS Platform. February 2006.
Language: English. (pdf-file)
gematik – Gesellschaft für Telematikanwendungen der Gesundheitskarte: The Specification of the German Electronic Health Card eHC Part 2: Applications and application related structures. February 2006.
Language: English. (pdf-file)
gematik – Gesellschaft für Telematikanwendungen der Gesundheitskarte: The Specification of the German Electronic Health Card eHC Part 3: Layout and visual design of the eHC. February 2006.
Language: English. (pdf-file)
Deutsches Institut für Medizinische Dokumentation und Information: DIMDI. 2006.
Website with qualified information about electronic health cards. Language: German.
Ministry of Health: Die Gesundheitskarte.
Website about the electronic health card. Language: German.

Greece

eHealth ERA report Greece. May 2007.
Language: English. (pdf-file)
eHealth ERA fact sheet Greece. March 2007.
Language: English. (pdf-file)
IASYS - the Integrated Information System for Health Care: Master Plan.
Language: Greek. (pdf-file)
Observatory for the Greek Information Society.
Languages: Greek, English. (website)
Information Society - the official Greek Portal for I.S. 2005.
Languages: English, Greek, French, German. (website)
Ministry of Health and Social Solidarity.
Language: Greek. (website)

Hungary

eHealth ERA report Hungary. January 2007.
Language: English. (pdf-file)
eHealth ERA fact sheet Hungary. March 2007.
Language: English. (pdf-file)
Ministry of Health, Social and Family Affairs, Republic of Hungary: Hungarian Information Society Strategy. Health and Social Services. July 2003.
Language: English. (pdf-file)
For further information click here.
Ministry of Health, Social and Family Affairs, Republic of Hungary: Dr. Info. 2004.
Hungarian health information portal. Language: Hungarian. (website)
For further information (English) click here.
National Office for Research and Technology. 2006.
Languages: English, Hungarian. (website)
The Hungarian Prime Minister’s Office.
Languages: English, Hungarian. (website)

Iceland

eHealth ERA fact sheet Iceland. March 2007.
Language: English. (pdf-file)
Palsson, Thorgeir; Valdimarsdottir, Margret: Review on the state of telemedicine and eHealth in Iceland. 2004.
Article in International Journal of Circumpolar Health. Language: English. (pdf-file)
The Ministry of Health and Social Security,Department of Planning and Development: The IcelandicNational Health Planto the year 2010. 2004.
Language: English. (pdf-file)
Snaedal, Jon: The ethics of health sector databades. 17 September 2002.
Articel. Language: English. (website)

Ireland

eHealth ERA report Ireland. September 2007.
Language: English. (pdf-file)
eHealth ERA fact sheet Ireland. March 2007.
Language: English. (pdf-file)
The Health Boards Executive: Embedding the e in Health.
A Strategic ICT Framework for the Irish Health System. Language: English. (pdf-file)
Department of Health and Children: National Health Strategy. 2006.
Language: English. (website)
Information Society Commission: An e-Healthy State?. 2004.
Report about the benefits and challenges of eHealth in Ireland. Language: English. (pdf-file)
Health Service Executive.
Language: English. (website)

Italy

eHealth ERA report Italy. June 2007.
Language: English. (pdf-file)
eHealth ERA fact sheet Italy. March 2007.
Language: English. (pdf-file)
Tavolo di lavoro permanente per la Sanità Elettronica (TSE, “eHealth Board”): Strategia architetturale per la Sanità Elettronica. March 2006.
Architectural strategy for eHealth. Language: Italian. (pdf-file)
Ministro per l’lnnovazione e le Tecnologie: Tavolo di lavoro permanente per la Sanità Elettronica. 2004.
Language: Italian. (website)
Ministerio della Salute: Nuovo Sistema Informativo Sanitario.
Language: Italian. (website)

Latvia

eHealth ERA report Latvia. April 2007.
Language: English. (pdf-file)
eHealth ERA fact sheet Latvia. March 2007.
Language: English. (pdf-file)
Secretariat of Electronic Government Affairs: eLatvia.
Description of Latvian eGovernment activities. Language: English. (website)
Ministry of Health of the Republic of Latvia.
Language: Latvian. (website)
Health Compulsory Insurance State Agency.
Language: Latvian. (website)

Liechtenstein

eHealth ERA fact sheet Liechtenstein. March 2007.
Language: English. (pdf-file)
Government of the Principality of Liechtenstein: Government Programme 2005–2009. 2006.
Includes a chapter about health. Language: English. (pdf-file)
Health Info Net (HIN): hin.li - sichere Kommunikation im eGesundheitsnetz Liechtenstein via HIN. 2005.
Language: German. (website)

Lithuania

eHealth ERA report Lithuania. April 2007.
Language: English. (pdf-file)
eHealth ERA fact sheet Lithuania. March 2007.
Language: English. (pdf-file)
Telemedicine Center of Kaunas University of Medicine.
Language: English. (website)
Ministry of Health of the Republic of Lithuania.
Language: English. (website)
Ministry of Health of the Republic of Lithuania - eHealth.
Language: Lithuanian. (website)
SEC Sveikatos Ekonomikos Centras Health Economics Centre:Lithuanian E-Health Strategy and Program – year 2004-2010.
Language: English. (website)
LT: eHealth strategy approved
Language: English. (website)

Luxembourg

eHealth ERA fact sheet Luxembourg. March 2007.
Language: English. (pdf-file)
eLuxembourg
Specialized body which coordinates ICT programmes, assists and implements eGovernment projects under the authority of the Ministry of Public Administration and Administrative Reform. Language: French. (website)
HealthNet Luxembourg
Secure telematic network for Healthcare Professionals in the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg. Language: English. (website)
Ministère de la Santé
Language: French. (website)
Ministere de la Sécurité Sociale
Language: French. (website)
Resource Centre for Healthcare Technologies: CR Santec (centre of expertise for all healthcare actors)
Website about Santec, it has the role to be a neutral. Language: English.
LuxTrust: Authority that issues and manages electronic certificates
Language: French. (website)

Malta

eHealth ERA fact sheet Malta. March 2007.
Language: English. (pdf-file)
Ministry for Health, the Elderly and Community Care: eHealth Malta
Description of Maltese online health information and services. Language: English. (pdf-file)
For further information click here.
Ministry for Health the Elderly and Community Care: eHealth Portal.
Language: English. (website)
Pace Asciak, Renzo; Camilleri, Miriam; Azzopardi Muscat, Natasha: Public Health Report Malta. 2002.
Language: English. (pdf-file)
Ministry for IT and Investment and the Malta Communications Authority: The National Broadband Strategy. Consultative Document. 2004.
Language: English. (pdf-file)
Ministry for Information Technology and Investment: National ICT Strategic Plan. 29 September 2003.
Language: English. (website)
Direct link to the digtal version of the National ICT Strategic Plan.
Language: English. (pdf-file)
thesmartisland: The National ICT Strategy for Malta 2008-2010
Language: English. (pdf-file)
More information on the ICT Strategy for Malta 2008-2010
Language: English. (website)

Netherlands

eHealth ERA report Netherlands. October 2007.
Language: English. (pdf-file)
eHealth ERA fact sheet Netherlands. March 2007.
Language: English. (pdf-file)
Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport: ICT in Dutch Healthcare. An international perspective. May 2006.
Language: English. (pdf-file)
National IT Institute for Healthcare (NICTIZ) in the Netherlands. 2006.
Steps to be taken on health IT in the Netherlands, the role of NICTIZ and views on crossing the national borders. Language: English. (pdf-file)
For further information click here.
Maat, Ellen (Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport): EHR in the Netherlands. The Dutch approach to nation-wide information interchange in health-care. 2006.
Language: English. (pdf-file)
UZI-Register: The Dutch Unique Healthcare Provider Identification Register.
Languages: English, Dutch. (website)

Norway

eHealth ERA fact sheet Norway. March 2007.
Language: English. (pdf-file)
Ministry of Health and Ministry of Social Affairs: Te@mwork 2007. 2004
Norwegian eHealth strategy. Language: English. (pdf-file)
Ministry of Health and Care services: National Health Plan (2007 – 2010). 2006
Includes plans for eHealth. Language: English. (website)
Norwegian Board of Health Supervision.
Website, primarily for people with responsibility for health and social services, and for journalists. Language: English.
Norwegian Directorate for Health and Social Affairs.
Languages: English, Norwegian. (website)

Poland

eHealth ERA report Poland. January 2007.
Language: English. (pdf-file)
eHealth ERA fact sheet Poland. March 2007.
Language: English. (pdf-file)
Ministry of Health.
Language: Polish. (website)
Krakow Centre of Telemedicine.
Language: Polish. (website)
Centrum Systemów Informacyjnych.
Language: Polish. (website)
ZOZMAIL Syteme Poczty Elektronicznej Zakladów Opieki Zdrowotnej.
Language: Polish. (website)
Portal Zakladów Opieki Zdrowotnej.
Language: Polish. (website)
NFZ Narodowy Fundusz ZdrowiaSlaski Oddizial Wojewódzki w. Katowicach.
Language: Polish. (website)
Broadband Communication Network of Kuyavia and Pomerania Region Ltd.
Languages: English, Polish, German. (website)
e-ZdrowieDolnostaskie Centrum Zaawansowanych Technologii.
Language: Polish. (website)
Astma System Telemonitorowania ciezkiej astmy.
Language: Polish. (website)
Strategy of eHealth in the Lodzkie Voivodship
Languages: English, Polish. (website)
For the full report click here. (pdf-file, Polish)

Portugal

eHealth ERA report Portugal. June 2007.
Language: English. (pdf-file)
eHealth ERA fact sheet Portugal. March 2007.
Language: English. (pdf-file)
Ministry of Health: Health Portal.
Information about health and health-related issues in Portugal. Language: Portuguese. (website)
Health Directorate General: Ministério da Saúde, Direccáo-Geral da Saúde.
Language: Portuguese. (website)
Citizens card.
Languages: English, Portuguese. (website)
Portal do Cidadao.
Language: Portuguese. (website)
Office of Public Services Reform (UCMA).
Language: Portuguese. (website)
Autoridade Nacional de Comunicações (ANACOM).
Languages: English, Portuguese. (website)
Ministry of Science, Technology and Higher Education: Knowledge Society Agency (UMIC).
Languages: English, Portuguese. (website)

Romania

eHealth ERA report Romania. September 2007.
Language: English. (pdf-file)
eHealth ERA fact sheet Romania. March 2007.
Language: English. (pdf-file)
Ministry of Communications and Information Technology.
Language: English. (website)
Ministry of Public Health: România Ministerul Sânâtâtii Publice.
Language: Romanian. (website)
National House of Health Insurance.
Language: Romanian. (website)
Romanian Society of Medical Informatics.
Language: English. (website)
ASRO, Romanian Standards Association.
Language: English. (website)

Slovakia

eHealth ERA report Slovakia. April 2007.
Language: English. (pdf-file)
eHealth ERA fact sheet Slovakia. March 2007.
Language: English. (pdf-file)
Národné Centrum Zdravotníckych Informácií: Národné Centrum Zdravotníckych Informácií.
Description of Slovakian eHealth Activities. Language: Slovakian. (website)
Ministry of Health.
Languages: English, Slovakian. (website)

Slovenia

eHealth ERA fact sheet Slovenia. March 2007.
Language: English. (pdf-file)
Ministry of Health: e-Health in Slovenia. November 2004.
Presentation. Language: English. (ppt-file)
Health Insurance Institute of Slovenia: Health Insurance Card. 2004.
Language: English. (website)
Government Centre for Informatics of the RS: Action Plan eGovernmentup to 2004. 2004.
Language: English. (pdf-file)
Ministry of Health of Republic of Slovenia: Areas of work.
Languages: English, Slovenian. (website)

Spain

eHealth ERA report Spain. May 2007.
Language: English. (pdf-file)
eHealth ERA fact sheet Spain. March 2007.
Language: English. (pdf-file)
Ministry for Industry, Tourism and Commerce: Plan Avanza. 2005.
Spanish eGovernment strategic plan for 2006 – 2010. Language: Spanish. (website)
Ministry for Health and Consumer Affairs: Plan for Quality in the National Health System. March 2006.
Language: Spanish. (pdf-file)

Sweden

eHealth ERA report Sweden. September 2007.
Language: English. (pdf-file)
eHealth ERA fact sheet Sweden. March 2007.
Language: English. (pdf-file)
Ministry of Health and Social Affairs: National Strategy for eHealth. May 2006.
Language: English. (pdf-file)
Invest in Sweden Agency: Sjunet - The Swedish healthcare network. 2003.
Sjunet connects the Swedish healthcare sector through a single private network for data communication. Language: English. (pdf-file)
carelink.
Languages: English, Swedish. (website)

Switzerland

eHealth ERA fact sheet Switzerland. March 2007.
Language: English. (pdf-file)
Eidgenössisches Departement des Innern EDI. Bundesamt für Gesundheit BAG: Nationale Strategie „eHealth”. December 2006.
Language: German. (website)
Schweizer Eidgenossenschaft: Strategie "eHealth" Schweiz. July 2007.
Languages: German, French, Italian. (pdf file)
eHealth Europe: Swiss agree compromise eHealth strategy. July 2007.
Language: English. (website)
Federal Department of Home Affairs, Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH).
Languages: English, German, French, Italian. (website)

Turkey

eHealth ERA fact sheet Turkey. March 2007.
Language: English. (pdf-file)
Ministry of Health of Turkey.
Language: Turkish. (website)

UK - England

eHealth ERA report England. June 2007.
Language: English. (pdf-file)
eHealth ERA fact sheet England. March 2007.
Language: English. (pdf-file)
Department of Health: The National Programme for IT in the NHS. June 2006.
Language: English. (pdf-file)
For further information click here
Department for Health: NHS Connecting for Health. April 2005.
Language: English. (website)
Department of Health: 2007.
Language: English. (website)
e-Health Insider: PACS in the UK - roundup of progress to date.
With section about England. Language: English. (website)

UK - Scotland

eHealth ERA fact sheet Scotland. March 2007.
Language: English. (pdf-file)
NHS Scotland: Delivering for Health. 2005
Chapter 3.1: eHealth strategy. Language: English. (pdf-file)
For further information click here.
NHS Scotland: Building a health service fit for the future. May 2005.
A National Framework for Service Change in the NHS in Scotland. Language: English. (pdf-file)
For further information click here.
NHS Scotland: Scottish Care Information. January 2007.
Language: English. (website)
NHS Scotland: e-Library.
Website about the NHS Scotland e-Library. Language: English.
e-Health Insider: PACS in the UK - roundup of progress to date.
With section about Scotland. Language: English. (website)

UK - Wales

eHealth ERA fact sheet Wales. March 2007.
Language: English. (pdf-file)
NHS Wales: Informing Healthcare. Summary Version. 2003.
Transforming healthcare using information and IT. Language: English. (pdf-file)
For further information click here.
National Assembly for Wales
Languages: English, Welsh. (website)
e-Health Insider: PACS in the UK - roundup of progress to date.
With section about Wales. Language: English. (website)

UK – Northern Ireland

eHealth ERA fact sheet Northern Ireland. March 2007.
Language: English. (pdf-file)
Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety: Information and Communication Technology Strategy. March 2005.
Language: English. (pdf-file)
Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety: HPSS ICT Programme From Vision to Reality Implementing the ICT Strategy. March 2005.
Language: English. (pdf-file)
Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety: Review of Public Administration. 2006.
Language: English. (website)
e-Health Insider: PACS in the UK - roundup of progress to date.
With section about Northern Ireland. Language: English. (website)