Europe’s eHealth Action Plan: An Interview with Benoit Abeloos
Tina Miteko discusses with Benoit Abeloos, Research Program Officer, eHealth for the European Commission about the progress in eHealth that has been made so far in Europe; the obstacles that need to be surpassed; EU data protection policies; and initiatives which foster entrepreneurship and job growth.
Benoit Abeloos
Research Programme Officer – eHealth at European Commission
Benoît Abeloos is Policy Officer – Interoperability and Standardization – epSOS, Health and Well Being Unit, Directorate General Communications Networks, Content and Technology, European Commission. As policy officer, Benoit is in charge of the policy activities of the Health and Well Being Unit related to interoperability and standardization and to the Connecting Europe Facility. He is in charge of several eHealth interoperability projects, including the large scale pilot epSOS, Smart Open Services for European Patients, SemanticHealthNet, Antilope, EXPAND. He is in charge of the eHR interoperability work stream of the EU-US eHealth roadmap and its operational arm, the Trillium Bridge project.
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Tech Talks Central interviewed and broadcasted live from the eHealth Forum 2014 at Megaron Conference Centre in Athens, GREECE, during the 12th – 14th of May, 2014. The eHealth Forum 2014 brought together a High-Level eHealth Experts’ Conference on European Priorities, the European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing (EIP AHA) – incorporating events and an exhibition, a meeting of the eHealth Network, the 4th EU-US eHealth Marketplace & Cooperation Assembly, and much more. The Forum demonstrated how eHealth can further develop existing partnerships to enhance and safeguard access to care and quality of life. It showcased how ICT and innovation on a large scale in health and care systems can contribute to sustainability, economic growth and job opportunities during challenging times.