On 7 August 2020, the CPME Executive Committee adopted the ‘CPME Response to the eHealth Stakeholders Group on First Year Priorities’ (CPME 2020/065 FINAL).

On 9 July May 2020, the CPME Executive Committee adopted the ‘CPME response to the Digital Doc Thematic Network Survey on Challenges, Recommendations and Best Practices’ (CPME 2020/060 FINAL). CPME believes that the digital transformation of medicine should be understood by all actors as a long-lasting disruptive process of change and innovation that will massively […]

On 7 May 2020, the CPME Executive Committee adopted the CPME response to Public Consultation on the European Data Strategy’ (CPME 2020/043 FINAL) . CPME welcomes the Eu ambition of becoming a leading role model for a society empowered by data to make better decisions in business and the public sector. However, certain conditions need […]

On 7 May 2020, the CPME Executive Committee adopted the ‘CPME response to EUHEalthSupport Consortium on health data processing’ (CPME 2020/048 FINAL) CPME welcomes the work being developed by the EUHealthSupport Consortium to conduct a study which examines EU Member States’ rules governing the processing of health data, with the objective of highlighting possible differences […]

A German based company just launched the Hospital IT Network, an ambitious online network for vendors and users of IT products and services in the healthcare sector.  with more than 1,500 profiles of Healthcare IT (eHealth) vendors and products. The main area of the website is a vendor online database offering detailed profiles of more […]

The European Commission launched on 2 July two initiatives to improve the safety and quality of care to people who require medical assistance while travelling or living abroad: a Recommendation on cross-border interoperability of electronic health record (EHR) systems and the Smart Open Services (SOS) project. The Recommendation aims to provide Member States with basic […]

    Doctors feel they have been excluded from the EU’s eHealth policy, argues Daniel Mart from the European doctors’ association, who says the competitiveness of the European eHealth industry has taken priority over proven benefits to patients and health systems. Read the interview with Dr Mart: Doctors unconvinced by eHealth policy published on Euractive.com

     On 10-12 March 2008, Berlin will host the fourth World Health Care Congress Europe. Organised under the high patronage of the European Commission, this is the only major global forum where over 600 healthcare leaders share best practices and initiatives for improved delivery and outcomes in Europe. Thought leaders include Health Ministers, leading government […]

         The World of Health IT Conference & Exhibition (WHIT) was born in 2006 out of a need to bring the key stakeholders in healthcare delivery through technology together for the first time.  WHIT ‘07 moves on from exploring fact-based IT solutions to examining health IT in the wider context of health delivery. WHIT ‘07 […]

On April 19th at the 2007 eHealth Conference in Berlin, the representatives of the European Member States and additional members of the European Economic Area adopted a common Declaration. The representatives agreed to pursue co-ordinated and structured co-operation in the area of cross-border electronic health services throughout Europe. Dr. Klaus Theo Schröder, German State Secretary […]