Activities of Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU related to 2013/2061(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the eHealth Action Plan 2012-2020 – Innovative healthcare for the 21st century PDF (240 KB) DOC (135 KB)
Amendments (29)
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas there are conflict regions, remote or disadvantaged areas with no direct access to medical care and where eHealth tools play an important role to improve these health inequalities;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G b (new)
Recital G b (new)
G b. whereas there is a need to close the digital gap between regions within the EU
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas we are facing multiple cross- border health concerns
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas ICT has developed to such a point that it can be applied in eHealth systems and this has met with success in various EU Member States; allowing as well for the development of personalised medicine and facilitating a holistic approach of a patient
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas there is a need for ICT specialists, consumers, patients, informal carers, healthcare professionals in general – and doctors in particular – and the public health authorities to work together in this field;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas successful eHealth initiatives and projects like epSOS or the Virtual Physiological Human initiative have demonstrated the great value of eHealth solutions
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas legal and data protection considerations should constitute a priorbe the priority as clarity needs to be established regarding accountability;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas there is a need for regulatory frameworks regarding eHealth in all Member States
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas it is necessary to standardise the system technology used in the various Member States, in order to which will also enable existing data to be interlinked guarantee itsing more effectiveness;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I b (new)
Recital I b (new)
Ib. whereas EU guidelines are needed for health professionals on how to use correctly patients data
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas healthcare professionals, patients and informal carers should be provided with on-going training in the use of the ICT applied in healthcare systems; in order to provide all the actors with the necessary knowledge and skills to engage in eHealth;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas patients with chronic disease need a multidisciplinary approach
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to develop new eHealth tools accessible and user friendly for the elderly and for the persons with disabilities;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Urges the Commission to continue working both with healthcare professionals and with, health care researchers, patients associations, key stakeholders and the competent Member States authorities when framing its policies;in addressing the conflicting priorities in eHealth when framing its policies; calls for the establishment of a platform for collaboration in research between patients, academia, industry and professionals in order to ensure the delivery of an effective and all inclusive eHealth policy
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure good governance and operations of health information on the internet
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses the need for doctors and, other healthcare professionals, patients and informal carers to be provided with continuous specialised training in eHealth:; to this end, new professionals have to be provided with updated curricula on eHealth;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses the importance of eHealth tools in education and awareness-raising in the area of sexual and reproductive health
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Member States to share their experiences, knowledge and good practices and to work among themselvestogether with stakeholders, and with the Commission to increase the effectiveness of eHealth systems; to this end both the Commission and the Member States should support the connection between the different eHealth projects in the EU;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Urges the Commission and the Member States to continue working through pilot projects, such as the epSOS project, to develop pan-European interoperability and/or the Virtual Physiological Human initiative to develop pan-European interoperability; and to continue to support innovative solutions for person- centred care, including advanced modelling and simulations, needed in order to achieve the aims of predictive and personalised medicine;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Stresses that eHealth creates new jobs in medicine, research and health related services and in this regard calls on the Commission to encourage national authorities to make use of EU funds to finance programmes for eHealth and cross border health threats;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17b. Stresses the need for transparency and competitivity when it comes to SMEs developing ICT tools in order to ensure affordable prices for the eHealth tools
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to develop data standards for collecting, sharing and reporting on cross-border health related issues
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Urges the Commission and the Member States to work together, including the relevant stakeholders to pinpoint eHealth tools and models to support the implementation and development of Article 12 of Directive 2011/24/EU, which deals with the development of European reference frameworks;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Urges the Commission and the Member States to bring forward legislation on the legal and data protection considerations relating to eHealth in order to balance data protection with data access and to this end increase the transparency over health data use and re-use;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Stresses the need of an ethical code of practice for cross-border activities without prejudice to the principle of subsidiarity
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Points to the need to use international standards both in the modelling of information and in its exchange; in all Member States; as well as to develop international codes for eHealth professions and to harmonise the definitions;
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Stresses the importance of assuring the interoperability between the applications used by the patients and those used by the doctors in order to attain better results and improve communication
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Stresses the importance of global surveys in eHealth evidence-building
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls for the development of eHealth tools not to centre solely on technological and financial considerations, but to be based on the effectiveness of the tools and their worth improving the health outcomes and the quality of life, and for the overriding aim of their development be the best interests of patients including the elderly and the patients with disabilities;