The European Commission adopted on 3 May 2004 an "e-Health action plan" on health services and information delivered and exchanged through the internet and related technologies.
This plan covers everything from electronic prescriptions and computerised health records to using new systems and services to cut waiting times and reduce errors.
The action plan is the third element of the Commission’s objective of improving European co-operation on healthcare issues, which were announced last 21 April 2004.
Read EPHA’s article Commission launches new initiatives for co-operation on healthcare for more information on this issue.
Click here to read the text of the Communication in pdf format.
Click here to read the Commission press release.
