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Microsoft eyes 'robotic doctor' to cut health costs in poor countries - 28 January 2010 - News

A leading figure in the information technology sector believes virtual doctors can help raise health standards in the developing world.

Lobbyist: Homecare key to cost-efficient health spending - 19 October 2009 - Interview

Switching from hospital care to monitoring and treating patients in their homes will help make public health spending more cost-efficient, according to Edwin Kohl, chairman of healthcare lobby group Costeff.

Expert: eHealth may have 'disruptive impact' - 22 September 2009 - Interview

The potential of technology to fundamentally change how health care is delivered could help curb runaway medical inflation, but some doctors and hospital managers view it as a threat, eHealth expert Dr. Michael Tremblay told EurActiv in an interview.

Interoperability key to making ehealth work - 09 September 2009 - News

Potential cost-savings from e-health are being jeopardised because computer systems cannot talk to one another, according to experts. Healthcare IT specialists also warn of resistance from healthcare workers and patients amid ongoing concerns over data protection.

Hospital bugs cost EU €5.5bn per year - 24 March 2009 - News

Healthcare associated infections (HCAIs) contribute to the deaths of 110,000 and cost an estimated €5.5bn every year, but could be dramatically reduced if best practice was shared across the EU, it has been claimed.

Ministers divided over EU patient rights - 17 December 2008 - News

Despite some progress, EU health ministers meeting yesterday (16 December) in Brussels remained divided over a draft directive regarding the application of patients' rights to treatment in other member states.

Study highlights 'massive health savings' of stricter climate policies - 02 October 2008 - News

The EU could save up to €25 billion every year by introducing more ambitious climate policies, according to a new study by health and environment NGOs.

Personalised healthcare - 09 June 2008 - LinksDossier

The European Commission is promoting hi-tech solutions to prevent chronic diseases and meet the health challenges of the 21st century. 

Report calls for increased accountability in healthcare - 13 November 2007 - News

Healthcare systems around the world will become unsustainable by 2015, unless governments adopt new accountability standards on how the money is being spent, argues an IBM report, echoing earlier calls for more transparency in public health funding.

'Governments have no right to cut patients off from information' - 26 September 2006 - News

Citizens must not be excluded from access to information on such critical issues as health by their own governments, argues MEP Jorgo Chatzimarkakis, member of the High Level Pharmaceutical Forum (HLPF).

'Member states want to block any change on pharmaceuticals' - 26 September 2006 - Interview

The first meeting of the High Level Pharmaceutical Forum (HLPF) is set to be difficult. In order to control the health costs, the member states are likely to block any change on the topics under discussion: pricing of medicines, the assessment of relative effectiveness of drugs and information for patients, argues MEP Jorgo Chatzimarkakis in an interview with EurActiv.

Health expenditure & economy - 19 May 2006 - LinksDossier

In an ageing Europe, a healthy society and active workforce will be key determinants of sustainable productivity and economic growth and thus key conditions for the EU's Lisbon Agenda to deliver. Human capital has for long been recognised as a contributor to economic wealth, but it is forgotten that people can only accumulate and provide human capital if they are healthy, both physically and mentally. Far too often politics consider health as a cost and not as long-term investment in human capital.

Analysis: Projecting OECD health and long-term care expenditures - What are the main drivers? - 15 February 2006 - Opinion

Public spending on health and long-term care in OECD countries will double by 2050, according to projections are from a new OECD report entitled Projecting OECD health and long-term care expenditures: What are the main drivers? 

EU health strategy - 01 September 2005 - LinksDossier

The Commission proposal for the EU Health programme 2007-2013 aligns future health action with the overall EU objectives of prosperity, solidarity and security and aims to further exploit synergies with other policies.

Stakeholders contribute to health strategy debate - 20 October 2004 - News

In their contributions to the consultation on future EU health strategy, stakeholders have called for better co-ordination between public health and other policy areas, the need for more comparable data on the impact of investments in health and further debate on healthcare.

Stroke Care in OECD Countries: A Comparison of Treatment, Costs and Outcomes in 17 Countries - 26 June 2003 - Opinion

Stroke is an ageing-related common disease, whose treatment entails high cost and leaves older populations with considerable health implications. This study provides information on the treatment, costs and health outcomes of stroke in a number of European countries.

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