A new community dedicated to eHealth procurers has been launched at
ePractice.eu. This is an initiative sponsored by the European
Commission to help practitioners in eHealth procurement in Europe to
meet and share their experiences and knowledge, to ask for advice and
provide support. Analysts believe that the move represents EC's
commitment on health related issues. You can visit the community at
http://www.epractice.eu/community/ehealthprocurersThe
community is open to practitioners from European national and regional
administrations, from public and private organizations, from academia
and research centers. Collaboration of such diverse groups is expected
to generate new ideas and new approaches contributing to
the eHealth
procurement community.
The eHealth Procurers Forum is an open space to
express opinions and exchange knowledge and where members are
encouraged to provide contributions and participate in the discussions
and events. It is not an official Commission site. The community is
mainly focused on technical and organizational aspects of eHealth
Procurement.
According to The eHealth procurers Forum the main
proposed topics are: Computer assisted surgery, Decision support
systems, Electronic health records, Health portals, Homecare &
Telecare Services, Hospital information systems, Medical Imaging,
Patient summary, Personal Health Systems, Regional/national Health
Information Networks, Telemedicine services, Wearable/Portable Systems
for Health monitoring, etc.