CHAPTER IV

COOPERATION IN HEALTHCARE

eHealth
Article 14
1
The Union shall support and facilitate cooperation and the exchange of information among Member States working within a voluntary network connecting national authorities responsible for eHealth designated by the Member States.
2
The objectives of the eHealth network shall be to:
a
work towards delivering sustainable economic and social benefits of European eHealth systems and services and interoperable applications, with a view to achieving a high level of trust and security, enhancing continuity of care and ensuring access to safe and high-quality healthcare;
b
draw up guidelines on:
1. a non-exhaustive list of data that are to be included in patients’ summaries and that can be shared between health professionals to enable continuity of care and patient safety across borders; and
2. effective methods for enabling the use of medical information for public health and research;
c
support Member States in developing common identification and authentication measures to facilitate transferability of data in cross-border healthcare.
The objectives referred to in points (b) and (c) shall be pursued in due observance of the principles of data protection as set out, in particular, in Directives 95/46/EC and 2002/58/EC.
3
The Commission shall, in accordance with the regulatory procedure referred to in Article 16(2), adopt the necessary measures for the establishment, management and transparent functioning of this network.