eHealth services

My Health Record My Health Record is an online electronic summary of a person’s health information. The Australian Government invested $1.15 billion in the development of the system and other digital health infrastructure between 2012 and 2016. In the 2017–18 Budget, the government allocated a further $374.2 million to continue operating the system and expand […]

Sundhed.dk: A National Healthcare Portal Since year-end 2003, Denmark has had a healthcare portal, Sundhed.dk, which is funded by the same organizations as MedCom. The portal was developed by IBM Acure and runs on an IBM WebSphere portal server, WebSphere application server and DB2 database. The content is contributed by the stakeholders (principally the counties […]

In Finland, the implementation of the national Kanta services second phase was carried out step by step from May 2010 to December 2017. My Kanta Pages, launched in 2010, is an online service where citizens can browse their own health information recorded in the Prescription Centre and the Patient Data Repository regardless of whether the […]

In England, primary care patients have access to Patient Access Portals (PAPs), enabling them to book appointments, request repeat medication prescriptions, send/receive messages and review their medical records. Egton Medical Information Systems (EMIS) is a leading primary care computer system which is used in over half (56%) of the general practices in the UK. EMIS […]

Integrated eReferrals eHealthIreland’s National Patient Portal will facilitate patients in accessing personal health information instantly and securely. Goals: Implement a patient portal to facilitate the health service’s strategic objective of improving the quality of patient care and strengthening preventive care services. Engage patients and their family members in their health and healthcare through the portal. […]

At the US Department of Veterans Affairs, the initial PHR prototype offered military veterans a “virtual window” into their health record. The My HealtheVet Pilot afforded a unique opportunity for patients to access their complete health records, including primary care and specialty notes, discharge summaries, and laboratory and imaging results. The Centers for Medicare & […]

The 1177.se Health Portal was launched in Sweden in 1998. 1177.se (VÃ¥rdguiden) originated from the telephone number 117, used to call for health advice/services in Sweden. 1177.se web portal is a public service website where citizen scan access and search for information about illnesses, symptoms, and treatments, as well as finding out about healthcare in […]

What is a patient portal? A patient portal is a secure online website that gives patients convenient 24-hour access to personal health information. Patient portals signal a change in the operation of general practices and have the potential to allow patients and general practice teams to interact in a more meaningful way. The goal of […]

What is e-Prescription in Australia? Electronic prescriptions are an alternative to paper prescriptions. To send and receive electronic prescriptions securely, a Prescription Delivery Service (eRX/Medisecure) must be enabled. Both electronic and paper prescriptions must comply with the relevant Commonwealth and State and Territory legislation requirements. Electronic prescriptions will not be mandatory. Patients will have a […]

The introduction of e-prescription was swift: development started in 2010, a pilot was run in October of the same year and the official launch was on January 24th 2011. By the fall of 2011 around 40% of prescriptions were covered, and by fall 2013 almost full coverage was reached. E-prescription was one of the initiatives […]