© ipopba - iStock Getty Images Plus
The European Commission published a Communication on the digital transformation of health and care. The Communication aims to empower citizens and to build a healthier society.
Three priorities
The Communication on the digital transformation of health and care identifies 3 priorities:
- citizens' secure access to their health data, including across borders, enabling citizens to access their health data across the EU;
- personalised medicine through shared European data infrastructure, allowing researchers and other professionals to pool resources (data, expertise, computing processing and storage capacities) across the EU;
- citizen empowerment with digital tools for user feedback and person-centred care using digital tools to empower people to look after their health, stimulate prevention and enable feedback and interaction between users and healthcare providers.
Furthermore, the Communication provides a concrete set of actions on how each priority can be attained.
Your opinion counts
A public consultation on the transformation of health and care was held in 2017. It gathered input on the scope of policy actions to be pursued in order to improve people’s health and care. This consultation received nearly 1,500 replies of which over 90% of respondents agreed that citizens should be able to manage their own data. More than 80% of the respondents agreed that sharing health data can be beneficial and around 60% of respondents said that they do not have access to digital health services. A detailed summary of the results of the consultation is available.
Why digital?
Transformation of health and care for a digital Europe will benefit people, health care systems and the economy. Digital technologies such as 5G mobile communication, artificial intelligence and supercomputing offer new opportunities to transform the way we receive and provide health and care services. They enable innovative approaches to independent living and integrated health and social care.
Health data and advanced data analytics can help accelerate scientific research, personalise medicine, and provide early diagnosis of diseases and more
Latest News
Ábhar Gaolmhar
An Pictiúr Mór
The Commission is using digital technologies to improve public services and develop smart cities.
Léargas níos doimhne
Is creat de chuid an Aontais é an Tionscnamh Eorpach Fíorúil um Nascadh an Duine a thacaíonn le teacht chun cinn agus glacadh na chéad ghlúine eile de réitigh fhíorúla cúpla daonna i réimse na sláinte agus an chúraim.
Leis an Tionscnamh Eorpach um Íomháú Ailse, bainfear leas as cumhacht íomháithe agus intleachta saorga ar mhaithe le hothair, cliniceoirí agus taighdeoirí ailse.
Is tionscnamh í an Chomhpháirtíocht Eorpach um Nuáil san Aosú Gníomhach agus Folláin a bhfuil sé d’aidhm aige úsáid na nuálaíochta sa réimse digiteach a chothú ar mhaithe le haosú gníomhach folláin.
Leis an tionscnamh 1+ Million Genomes, d’fhéadfaí feabhas a chur ar chosc galar, foráil a dhéanamh do chóireálacha níos pearsantaithe agus tacú le taighde ceannródaíoch.
Ghlac an Coimisiún Eorpach Teachtaireacht agus Doiciméad Inmheánach Oibre maidir le claochlú digiteach na sláinte agus an chúraim sláinte chun dlús a chur le gníomhaíocht an Aontais Eorpaigh.
Féach freisin
Tacaíonn an Coimisiún Eorpach le soláthar nuálaíochta mar uirlis chun réitigh ar dhúshláin eacnamaíocha agus shochaíocha a chur ar fáil.
Tá rialacha tugtha isteach ag an Aontas chun seirbhísí iontaoibhe a neartú agus chun a chinntiú go bhfuil ár ngníomhaíocht ar líne slán ar fud an Aontais.
Leis an Treoir maidir le ríomhshíniú, bunaíodh an creat dlíthiúil ar an leibhéal Eorpach le haghaidh ríomhshínithe agus seirbhísí deimhniúcháin.
Tá ríomh-shainaitheantas (eID) ar cheann de na huirlisí chun rochtain shlán ar sheirbhísí ar líne a áirithiú agus chun ríomh-idirbhearta a dhéanamh ar bhealach níos sábháilte.
Tá bearta nithiúla á ndéanamh ag an gCoimisiún Eorpach chun seirbhísí poiblí digiteacha trasteorann a fhorbairt.
Tacaíonn an Néal Eorpach maidir leis an Eolaíocht Oscailte (EOSC) le bainistiú agus cur i bhfeidhm sonraí taighde chun rochtain eolaithe ar eolaíocht shonraíbhunaithe a ráthú.