eHealth Benchmarking
Client
DG Information Society and Media of the European Commission
Duration
March 2008 – March 2009
Description
This was the second study in a series of three linked studies to develop eHealth benchmarking at European level. The study covered all 27 EU Member States plus Norway and Iceland as well as Canada and the USA. It conducted background research and reviewed existing measurement tools and systems for ICT for Health, as well as available eHealth statistics, in order to establish a framework for data compilation and to make progress towards the future establishment of an effective eHealth benchmarking system in Europe, collected the data on an agreed set of eHealth related phenomena from existing sources including professional bodies and regional and national ministries. The study compiled data from existing sources rather than generated original data and – depending on the data availability – provided a measurement for each of the agreed indicators in each country, identified, analysed and reported good practice in developing and applying eHealth measurements and benchmarking frameworks for informing policy-making (in all 29+2 countries), and developed and delivered 29(+2) Country Briefs summarising key results for each of the European countries plus Canada and the USA and made all study results available through a dedicated Online Knowledge Base. Thus this study significantly enhanced the capacity of the i2010 initiative to achieve its goals in relation to monitoring and benchmarking eHealth, a key aspect of information society developments in the old and the New Member States.