Cited as the cornerstone of an eHealth strategy, a national EHR is a comprehensive and combined solution that supports the creation and sharing of key patient information. The business case has been proven, so what are the key developments and enablers needed to implement a national EHR?

• Key building blocks to be put in place
• What are the obstacles and how do we overcome them in implementing a national EHR? Lessons learned from other programmes
• Enablers for transformation across organisational boundaries
• Can we keep running our health service without an EHR?

Andy shares his insights on European use cases, insights, successes and challenges.

NORDeHEALTH aims to identify the challenges and opportunities in digitalisation of health services, especially when national portals are implemented to give patients online access to their Electronic Health Records and Personal eHealth Services for increasing self-management and transparency in healthcare. Bridget discusses the project and lessons we can learn from the implementation of patient’s access to their health records.

How do we enable safe digital adoption? Liz shares her insights on evaluating digital health tools to anticipate the potential benefits and challenges of adopting them.

• Putting user experience at the heart of digital systems design
• Empowering people towards self-management
• To what extent can we mitigate barriers around health inequalities?
• Enabling patients and caregivers share their innovations and solutions
• The self-directed patient: The future of personalised care
• Harnessing the benefits of assisted technology to improve care pathways

• Harnessing the power of data to drive elective recovery and transform the HSE
• Making the best use of digital technology to support the delivery of efficient, effective and safe care
• Protecting the privacy of healthcare data in the cloud
• How AI is transforming the patient journey

Our panel discusses how digital health is challenging traditional reimbursement models:

• How technology is advancing value-based care (VBC)
• How data is key to VBC delivery
• Changing healthcare reimbursement models

We start our afternoon showcasing some of Ireland’s top digital health innovators

We’ve invited a range of stakeholders to discuss:

• The feasibility of an ‘apps on prescription’ scheme in Ireland
• Development, validation and regulation of apps plus clear pathways
• towards implementation
• Strategies for certification and reimbursement across neighbouring

European countries where digital reimbursement is having impact

Introduction from Fruzsina Mezei, Health Economist and Digital Health Consultant, EIT Health France