The socio-economic impact of interoperable electronic health record (EHR) and ePrescribing systems in Europe and beyond
EHR Impact, November 2009
A qualitative report compiled by the Empirica organization was completed on "The socio-economic impact of interoperable electronic health record (EHR) and ePrescribing systems in Europe and beyond". The study’s mandate: The EHR IMPACT study was commissioned by DG INFSO and Media, unit ICT for Health, and resulted in ten independent evaluations of good practice cases of interoperable electronic health record (EHR) and ePrescribing systems in Europe and beyond. The goal of the study is to support ongoing initiatives and implementation work by the European Commission, Member States governments, private investors, and other actors. The study aims to improve awareness of the benefits and provide new empirical evidence on the socio-economic impact and lessons learnt from successfully implemented systems. The EHR IMPACT study is commissioned by DG INFSO and Media, unit ICT for Health.
In addition, a qualitative report compiled by the Empirica organization was completed on The socio-economic impact of the electronic health records and health information network in Israel and was presented to the European Commission in October.
The complete reports are also available on EHR Impact.