9 Amendments of Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN related to 2018/2108(INI)
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
E a. whereas quality of life for the patient and patient outcomes have been increasingly recognised as important components of healthcare cost-efficiency assessment;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas the efficiency and outreach of the NCPs depends on the support that they receive from both the EU and the Member States and the mechanisms for communication, exchange of good practices and information, including contact information, and guidelines for referral of patients that are established;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas there are large variations between the various NCPs with regard to the functioning, including accessibility to citizens, visibility and allocation of resources;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas the directive will only be effective if patients, healthcare professionals and other stakeholders are well informed about it and the rules governing it are easily available and easily understood;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital N a (new)
Recital N a (new)
N a. whereas there is considerable room for improvement in the reimbursement guidelines particularly with respect to upfront payment requirements, prescriptions and follow-up therapy and procedures;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Invites the Commission to adopt quality of life for the patient and patient care outcomes as a consideration in the evaluation of the cost-efficiency of the implementation of the directive;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Asks the Commission and the Member States to work together to assess, realign and drastically simplify reimbursement procedures for patients receiving cross-border care, including the need for up-front payments and clarification of reimbursement of follow- up care and procedures, and to install a one-stop-shop front office;
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Asks the Commission to organise, in conjunction with the competent national authorities, NCPs, ERNs, patient organisations and networks of healthcare professionals, information campaigns designed to foster structural awareness of patients’ rights under the directive;
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Acknowledges that eHealth can help to ensure that health systems are sustainable and can be an important part of the EU’s response to the healthcare challenges of today; urges further focus on the accessibility considerations of eHealth to ensure it does not by means of unintended outcomes lead to greater inequality in access to health care particularly among elderly and disabled;