www.tanjent.co.uk

The workshop was at the WOHIT08 conference in Copenhagen and the EC plans to use the findings as part of its initiative to invest in large scale telemedicine projects across the EU.

http://inteliprojects.com for commentaries on sharing medical information and business intelligence

A brief commentary on empirica's Karl Stroetmann's presentation at the EHTEL conference at WOHIT08 in Copenhagen, go to:

http://www.ehealtheurope.net/comment_and_analysis/361/the_secrets_of_e-health_success

If you're planning telecare, telehealth, telemonitoring or telemedicine, two excellent information sources are:

European Commission Communication on Telemdeciine for the benefits of patients, healthcare systems and society at

 http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/newsroom/cf/itemdetail.cfm?item_id=4465

and

Canada Infoway's Guide for Telehealth Investment at

 http://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/admin/upload/dev/document/Telehealth%20Investment%20Guide%2020061109.pdf

iHealthbeat reports a study on the financial packages availabel for eHealth for USA physicians. Links are:

iHealthbeat at

http://www.ihealthbeat.org/Articles/2008/9/25/Many-Programs-Offer-Doctors-Financial-Help-To-Adopt-EHRs.aspx

Health Data Management at

http://www.healthdatamanagement.com/news/electronic_medical_records_EMRs_EHRs26998-1.html

Healthcare IT news

http://www.healthcareitnews.com/story.cms?id=10023

Go to http://www.telecareaware.com/?s=texas+cost+benefit for a cost benefit evaluation of telehealth by University of Texas Medical Branch.

EC's study on the economic impact of interoperable EHRs and ePrescribing http://www.ehr-imapct.eu  

EC study on financing eHealth

http://www.financing-ehealth.eu

EC's DG INFSO project of the month was at

http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/newsroom/cf/itemdetail.cfm?item_id=4062

Telecare aware http://www.telecareaware.com

 eHealthstrategies focus 'too much' on ICT, published: Tuesday 5 February 2008

http://www.euractiv.com/en/health/study-ehealth-strategies-focus-ict/article-170047http://www.euractiv.com/en/health/study-ehealth-strategies-focus-ict/article-170047 

 Observatory on Information Society Take Up in the Eastern EU Member States and in South East Europe (OISTU)

ICEGEC European Centre

http://www.oistu.org/

 Material from theHIMSS eSeminar Choosing the best financing option for eHealth implementationo n 11 March 2008, is available on request and at no charge by emailing:

tomjones@tanjent.co.uk

Visit http://emea.himss.org