Industry / Austria
E-Health Crosses National Boundaries
October 2008 | Industry NewsThe introduction of cross-border healthcare within the EU is a key goal of European Commissioner for Health Androula Vassiliou. While fully implementing such a scheme would take a number of years, the past few months have seen significant steps towards addressing the complexities associated with patients receiving treatment abroad. In addition to European Commission (EC) adoption of a proposal for a directive to facilitate the application of patients' rights in cross-border healthcare - which aims to provide a clear framework to be adopted by member states - in July 2008, the past few months have also seen the launch of
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