Information Society Technologies Information Society Technologies

Workprogramme 2001

DG Information Society DG Information Society

European CommissionEuropean Commission

HEALTHAction Line I.1.3 - Take-Up actions

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I.1.3 :Best Practice and Trials in eHealth

What are the objectives and implementation of What are the objectives and implementation of the Action Line ?the Action Line ?

• What is ehealth ?What is ehealth ?

What types of activity are envisaged ?What types of activity are envisaged ?• Best practiceBest practice

• TrialsTrials

What are the rules of eligibilityWhat are the rules of eligibility ? ?

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eHealth is supported by the Member States through RTD eHealth is supported by the Member States through RTD activities and eEurope2002 Action Plan (Health Online activities and eEurope2002 Action Plan (Health Online Chapter)Chapter)

The Member States have committed to the development The Member States have committed to the development

and implementation ofand implementation of an infrastructure of user-friendly, an infrastructure of user-friendly, validated and interoperable systems which validated and interoperable systems which connect connect citizens, practitioners and authorities on-linecitizens, practitioners and authorities on-line in order to in order to support health education, disease prevention and support health education, disease prevention and medical care.medical care.

Full Full eEuropeeEurope documentation available at documentation available athttp://europa.eu.int/comm/information_society/eeurope/http://europa.eu.int/comm/information_society/eeurope/

Background

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What are the objectives of the Action Line?

The Objective of the Take-up Actions is to The Objective of the Take-up Actions is to assess, evaluate and demonstrate the added assess, evaluate and demonstrate the added value of existing eHealth systems value of existing eHealth systems (not to (not to develop them!) develop them!)

Take-up Actions should promote up-take of Take-up Actions should promote up-take of Telematics Applications at both provider and Telematics Applications at both provider and authority/administration level, in order to authority/administration level, in order to promote eHealth initiatives adopted in Member promote eHealth initiatives adopted in Member or Associated Statesor Associated States

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What types of activity may be funded? Best Practice ActionsBest Practice Actions

– full assessment of current eHealth practice(s)full assessment of current eHealth practice(s)

– validation of telematic applications involving at least validation of telematic applications involving at least two healthcare actors ( citizen/patient. Healthcare two healthcare actors ( citizen/patient. Healthcare professional. Healthcare administration, industrial professional. Healthcare administration, industrial partner …)partner …)

– in order to promote up-take of interoperable eHealth in order to promote up-take of interoperable eHealth solutions across Europe through assessment, solutions across Europe through assessment, demonstration and dissemination of best practicedemonstration and dissemination of best practice

making past RTD investments pay - promoting up-take of results

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TrialsTrials

– large scale demonstrations of inter-regional or large scale demonstrations of inter-regional or international integrated and secure advanced networks international integrated and secure advanced networks which: which:

• support citizens’ involvement in healthsupport citizens’ involvement in health

• support continuity of caresupport continuity of care

• support collaborative work of HC professionalssupport collaborative work of HC professionals

• have a demonstrable European impacthave a demonstrable European impact

Proving viability of new technologies - giving European Proving viability of new technologies - giving European leverage to RTD resultsleverage to RTD results

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What are the Rules of Eligibility for Best Practice ? See “Fixed deadline proposals - for Take-up ActionsSee “Fixed deadline proposals - for Take-up Actions - -

part 2Bpart 2B” ” must includemust include

• measurable assessment of mature and measurable assessment of mature and established, but insufficiently deployed methods established, but insufficiently deployed methods and technologies through experimentsand technologies through experiments

• dissemination of transferable resultsdissemination of transferable results

– Single contractor applications eligibleSingle contractor applications eligible, , but but community dimension must be showncommunity dimension must be shown

– Up to 100% EU funding for Personnel and Other Up to 100% EU funding for Personnel and Other Specific Costs, 0% overhead costs, 50% other Specific Costs, 0% overhead costs, 50% other categoriescategories

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What are the Rules of Eligibility for Trials ? See “Fixed deadline proposals - for Take-up ActionsSee “Fixed deadline proposals - for Take-up Actions - -

part 2Bpart 2B””must includemust include

• joint evaluation by user and supplier of leading joint evaluation by user and supplier of leading edge technologyedge technology

• dissemination of results and exchange of dissemination of results and exchange of experiences across borders and industrial/service experiences across borders and industrial/service sectors leading to technology transfersectors leading to technology transfer

– Single contractor applications eligible, but Single contractor applications eligible, but community dimension must be showncommunity dimension must be shown

– Up to 100% EU funding for Personnel and Other Up to 100% EU funding for Personnel and Other Specific Costs, 0% overhead costs, 50% other Specific Costs, 0% overhead costs, 50% other categoriescategories