Activities of James NICHOLSON related to 2013/2061(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the eHealth Action Plan 2012-2020 – Innovative healthcare for the 21st century PDF (240 KB) DOC (135 KB)
Amendments (12)
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)
Recital L a (new)
L a. whereas eHealth should be a cost- effective and efficient way of providing healthcare to patients aiming to reducing their medical expenses without placing undue burden on current national healthcare systems.
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the differing organisational and cultural approaches to the way healthcare is delivered vary from one Member State to another is of significant value; particularly for encouraging innovation;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas ICT has developed to such a point that it can be applied in eHealth systems and this has met with success in various EU Member States; however further investment in research, development, evaluation and monitoring is required to ensure eHealth systems, particularly mobile applications, lead to positive outcomes.
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas it is necessary to standardise the system technology used in the variousimplement mutually compatible technological systems in Member States, in order to guarantee its effectiveness;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recommends that the necessary steps be taken to ensure that having access to and use of eHealth services benefits all EU citizens equally, without this becoming a source of social inequality;reaching patients who otherwise would be excluded or underserviced by national healthcare systems.
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. UStresses that the organisation of healthcare systems is a competence of the Member States, but urges the Commission, nonetheless, to continue working both with healthcare professionals and with patients’ associations and the competent Member States authorities when framing its policies;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to bring forward guidelines and legislative proposals to fill the legal gaps which currently exist and ensure effective implementation of the eHealth system across the EU;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to run eHealth awareness and training campaigns aimed at the general public. These campaigns should be tailored to the socialvariety of groups they target, since public information and active public participation are key to the effective development of new healthcare delivery models;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Urges the Commission and the Member States to continue working through pilot projects, such as the epSOS and 'Renewing health' project, to develop pan- European interoperability;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 10 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Calls on the Commission to support and facilitate eHealth SMEs projects by setting guidelines on the eHealth market and improving the cooperation between stakeholders, research bodies and health insurance schemes to create innovation for healthcare providers.
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Urges the Commission and the Member States to bring forward guidelines and legislation on the legal and data protection considerations relating to eHealth; taking into account patients' indications on what their healthcare providers have to upload to the eHealth record system, which information has to be disclosed to as part of the eHealth record system, and how they may access their personal information.
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Emphasises the need to ensure the technical standardisationcompatibility and interoperability of European healthcare systems;