ehealth, mhealth and Big Data

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1 HEALTH IT FORUM MEDICA November 12, 2014 ehealth, mhealth and Big Data Jaakko Aarnio, Dr Tech Research Programme and Policy Officer Health and Well-Being Unit (H1) DG CONNECT, European Commission

2 Outline ehealth action plan Green Paper on mhealth context and status EC funded R&I on mhealth summary Big Data - potential in ehealth and mhealth

3 Key policies ehealth Action Plan (December 2012) Vision: Tackle ehealth challenges related to: Personal Health (Chronic Disease Management, prevention and health promotion) Health systems (unlocking innovation, enhancing patientcentric care, encouraging organisational changes) Health security and universality (cross-border healthcare) Legal and market conditions (development of products and services)

4 Key policies ehealth Action Plan Operational objectives: 1. Achieving wider interoperability of ehealth services 2. Supporting Research, Development and Innovation 3. Facilitating uptake and ensuring wider deployment 4. Promoting international cooperation

5 ehealth Action Plan The ehealth Action Plan recognised the current and potential benefits of mhealth apps, and potential associated risks: more clarity needed on legal framework ensuring quality and transparency of information ehealth Action Plan announced the Green Paper on mhealth

6 Green Paper on mhealth - Issues identified 1. data protection 2. big data 3. patient safety 4. lack of knowledge about legal framework 5. mhealth role on healthcare and equal access 6. reimbursement issues 7. interoperability 8. liability 9. research and innovation in the field 10. international cooperation 11. access of web entrepreneurs to the market 6

7 Green Paper statistics responses received Organisations: 71% Most active countries: Belgium, UK, Germany & France notable participation from the US Individuals: 29% Most active countries: Italy, Spain, UK, Germany 7

8 Green Paper: next steps Consultation period ended 11 July 2014 Consultation results and feedback report: expected end 2014 Commission possible policy actions: expected in

9 EC funded R&D&I in FP7 and H ICT for self management of health FP7 - ICT Work Programme Personal Health Systems, Patient Guidance Services 348 M EC contribution 90+ projects H Societal challenge 1 - Health, demographic change and wellbeing, PHC 26 - Self management of health - citizen engagement and mhealth, R&I action (Call 1 only) covers mhealth apps for a broad range of disciplines assisting in the provision of personalised health services 60 M EC contribution about 14 projects

10 mhealth and Pre-Commercial Procurement

11 Big data potential Big data sector growing by 40% per year Expected to grow to USD 16.9 billion in 2015 Great opportunities: help develop new creative products and services, e.g. apps on mobile phones or business intelligence products for companies boost growth and jobs in Europe, but also improve the quality of life of Europeans

12 Big data challenges Lack of cross-border coordination Insufficient infrastructure and funding opportunities A shortage of data experts and related skills Fragmented and overly complex legal environment

13 European Commission Communication "Towards a thriving data-driven economy" 2 July 2014

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15 Use of Big data in ehealth - Mobile devices allow to collect big amounts of data

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17 ehealth projects on big data EU-funded ICT tool to help patients with brain trauma (TBICARE) A healthier daily life with the DAPHNE platform (DAPHNE) Advancing medical research through cutting edge technologies (Linked2Safety)

18 Contact and more info related to ehealth Health and Well-being (H1): Website: bit.ly/euehealth Subscribe to our newsletter: bit.ly/ehealthinfocus Horizon 2020 Work Programme , 8. Health, demographic change and wellbeing: n/h2020-wp1415-health_en.pdf 18