1. 2de IBBT Brokerage Event
Break-out Sessie
Transmurale communicatie en data-
uitwisseling in de gezondheidszorg
Sessieleider: Georges De Moor
IBBT Program Manager: Birgit Morlion

2. 2de IBBT Brokerage Event – Transmurale communicatie en data-uitwisseling in de
gezondheidszorg
Sessievoorzitter
Sessievoorzitter: Georges De Moor
(Medische Informatica en Statistiek, UGent)
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3. 2de IBBT Brokerage Event – Transmurale communicatie en data-uitwisseling in de
gezondheidszorg
Topics to Cover
ICT in Health (eHealth): boundaries and priorities
Deployment projects versus innovative research in eHealth
Identity management (patients and HCPs), security and
privacy, legal frameworks, EHR-Interoperability
Health Information Networks (incl. broadband, wireless,
healthgrids) and associated services (e-prescribing)
Consumer-type access to health services
Complex decision support systems and knowledge
management
BioMedical Informatics (genomic medicine)
Telemedicine and Personal Health Systems (wearable/
implantable)
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4. 2de IBBT Brokerage Event – Transmurale communicatie en data-uitwisseling in de
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Questions
Health authorities and industry (cf. BeHealth)
Local/regional versus international initiatives (cf.
interoperability standards)
Need-driven versus technology-driven
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Conclusies
Trend towards shared, continuous and personalised care
Central role of Electronic Health Records and Health
Information Networks and associated services
Importance of Privacy Enhancing Techniques and Identity
management systems
Interoperability (technical, functional, syntactic, semantic,
organisational, ...political) and standards
Telemedicine but...reimbursement and liability issues...
Personal wearable systems, healthgid and biomedical
informatics: hype? (long term investment)
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