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This article by Stefaan Callens, Professor of Health Law at KU Leuven and Lawyer at the Brussels bar, explores the reality of E-health, advantages, electronic health records, transparency, reimbursement, liability, distant selling of medicinal products, data and human tissue regulations, and the need for more European legislation.
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EU LAW AND E-HEALTH Stefaan Callens Professor of health law KU Leuven Lawyer at the Brussels bar
Introduction • E-health: a reality (also regarding reimbursement) • Advantages of e-health • Topics
II. Electronic Health Records • From cards to records • Records and cost containment • Nationwide records • Access to records • Security • Storage of data • Networks of hospitals
III. Transparency, reimbursement and liability • E-commerce Directive • Physical presence criterium? • Liability and monitoring
IV. Distant selling of medicinal products • DocMorris • Resolution Res AP (2007)2 of Council of Europe
V. Data and human tissue • Existing rules • Self-regulation • Need to have specific rules in member states
Conclusion • Towards more European legislation on e-health