Activities of Kartika Tamara LIOTARD related to 2013/2061(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the e-Health Action Plan 2012-2020 – Innovative healthcare for the 21st century
Amendments (19)
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Commission to encourage and promote e-Health services designed for women of all ages, more specifically, dealing with women's health issues and therefore offering women-oriented advice and care solutions.
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)
Recital L a (new)
L a. -whereas access to healthcare system in many cases is restricted either due to financial or regional constraints (There are many cases where access to healthcare system is either limited or not recommended. Without creating any kind of discrimination, it seems imperative for the MS to explore the potential of e-health applications in order to provide the most appropriate and adequate healthcare protection to all citizens)
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Calls on the Commission to encourage and promote e-Health services designed for (informal) family carers, who are still mostly women, so as to support them in their often heavy caring tasks and to enable them to provide the best possible care.
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Calls on the Commission to encourage e-Health solutions for isolated women, not only those living in remote areas but also isolated and home-bound women lacking the mobility and/or (social) support network to maintain their health and wellbeing.
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 d (new)
Paragraph 3 d (new)
3d. Calls on the Commission to promote e-Health solutions which facilitate independent living and prevent domestic accidents, so as to enable older women to live an independent life for as long as they wish or need, regardless of their health status.
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 e (new)
Paragraph 3 e (new)
3e. Calls on the Commission to tackle the information isolation of older generations, in particular older women, and to encourage and promote e-Health technologies as a contribution to the Commission's objectives regarding active and healthy ageing (HLY+2).
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Encourages the Commission to recognise that e-Health solutions may not significantly improve health outcomes and patients' wellbeing, if they replace human interaction rather than being integrated with a face-to-face approach between patients and (health)care providers; hence, calls on the Commission to make sure that e-Health technologies will not become a substitute for the trusting relationship between patients and their (health)care professionals.
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Acknowledges the need for e-Health technologies, particularly to unlock its potential in regard to health issues which are still burdened by major taboo's, such as elder abuse, sexual abuse, and other sexual and reproductive health issues.
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Calls on the Commission to view and promote e-Health as a contribution to more effective (health)care systems aiming at improving women's health and wellbeing across the lifespan, so as to contribute to closing the gender gap in overall health outcomes.
Amendment 21 #
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; and countries around the world; (There are very interesting examples of e- health applications around the world with a big influence in the daily life of people specially in countries in Latin America and Africa. It would be interesting that those examples are studied when developing e- health in Europe)
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Commission to promote health and ICT literacy of older generations, in particular older women, and to encourage and promote user- oriented and women-friendly e-Health solutions as a contribution to the Commission's objectives regarding active and healthy ageing.
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas, patients' health data is of an extremely sensitive nature, legal and data protection considerations should constitute a priority;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas it is necessary to standardisguarantee the system technology used in the various Member States, in order to guarantee its effectivenes's effectiveness, each Member State should be encouraged to use the most appropriate one based on the national needs and constraints and taking into due account the interoperability of the different systems;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas healthcare professionals should be provided with on-going training in the use of the ICT applied in healthcare systems and a simplified and patient- friendly technology should be considered imperative;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L b (new)
Recital L b (new)
Lb. -whereas it is estimated that between 8 % and 12 % of patients admitted to hospitals in the EU suffer from adverse events including healthcare-associated infections (HAIs), (There are many cases where access to healthcare system is either limited or not recommended. Without creating any kind of discrimination, it seems imperative for the MS to explore the potential of e-health applications in order to provide the most appropriate and adequate healthcare protection to all citizens)
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. - stresses the need for patients, as the intended beneficiaries of any eHealth program, to play a central role in the development of such technologies
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Encourages the Commission to recognise that eHealth solutions may not significantly improve health outcomes and patients' wellbeing, if they replace human interaction rather than being integrated with a face-to-face approach between patients and (health)care providers; hence, calls on the Commission to make sure that eHealth technologies will not become a substitute for the trusting relationship between patients and their (health)care professionals;
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. - Underlines that it is essential for patients to be able to access their own personal health data; patients should always be informed in a clear and transparent manner how this data is being processed after having given prior consent to the use of such data
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Stresses that, with regard to any potential misapplication of eHealth services and prescriptions, and for the benefits and mutual trust between patients and healthcare professionals, Member States should either have or create legal frameworks at national level to establish clear rules for liability and subsequent redress