Open e-prescription Systems in the South to Tourists
Claudio Saccavini, Technical Manager of Consorzio Arsenal.IT, describes the efforts of Veneto region (i.e.NE Italy) to implement an e-prescription project and act as a (very succesful, up to now) pilot for the whole country, scheduled for adoption in January 2016. He cites the three goals of this system (similar to the ones implemented in Greece, Spain and UK – only four countries in EU have a running e-prescription system) which are to ensure that the right drug is being prescribed; to reduce the waste of drugs; and -of course- to save money. He also invites Greece to join Italy in an initiative to open their systems to the millions of tourists visiting the two countries, every year. Interviewed by Yannis Rizopoulos for Tech Talks Central.
Claudio Saccavini
Technical Manager of Consortium Arsenal.IT
Dr Claudio Saccavini is Technical Manager of Arsenàl.IT, Veneto’s Center for Research and Innovation in e-Health, since 2009. His whole career has focused on healthcare, while he’s been responsible for implementing telemedicine across Italian hospitals. He was the technical coordinator of the EU Project Renewing Health during 2009-2012, which was a large scale pilot about home telemonitoring of chronic disease patients. Regarding his scientific research and e-health experiences, he was a member of DICOM Committee on behalf of SIRM from 1998 to 2002. Since 2001 he is the Project Manager of the Italian IHE Committee, while he’s also held the position of co-chair of the IHE ITI Planning Committee.
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The eHealth Forum is a new, dynamic event that promotes synergies on multiple levels, between scientists, academics, entrepreneurs —both of the public and private sectors— in the fields of ICT and healthcare in Greece. The conference is a sequel to last year’s successful eHealth Forum 2014, organised by the same team and the Greek Government – holding the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, back then.