Science|Business
Policy Analysis: ICT, Life Sciences
Published: 23 November 2011
In times of austerity, ehealth can be a source of efficiency and growth

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Investments in ehealth can pay off for patients and healthcare administrators, as a growing number of systems across Europe testify. Now is not the time to cut back on investment


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Seven years after setting out its ‘ehealth Action Plan’ the European Commission is proclaiming Europe as a world leader in applying ehealth to make healthcare more convenient, effective and efficient.

However, the Commission also acknowledges that Europe “still has a long way to go” to reap the full benefits of ehealth, and now the recession threatens to undermine progress to date. Neelie Kroes, Vice President of the European Commission and Commissioner for Digital Agenda says the...

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