20DEC
2012
E-Prescription across Europe
Abstract: The use of electronic prescription has been designated as an important strategic policy to improve health care in Europe. The aim of the European Union is to have a cross-border electronic healthcare system in Europe which will enable EU citizens to obtain e-Prescriptions anywhere in Europe. Cross border e-Prescription presents a myriad of challenges. This paper examines the issues concerning the EU eHealth interoperability policy, specifically with regards to the cross-border use of e-Prescription. The research involved conducting a review of the most current literature and government reports regarding e-Prescription implementation on a national level in several European countries. The European Union is pushing for more cross border health data exchange. Despite favourable attitudes towards cross border e-Prescriptions, multiple perceived barriers impede its incorporation in clinical practice. There are varying interpretations and implementations of data protection and confidentiality laws in the 27 member states. Infrastructures are not in place to support the system and stakeholders in some jurisdictions are reluctant to embrace e-health due to the high cost and the lack of security of the systems. The study concludes that member states have varying degrees of health care policy, privacy enforcement and laws concerning data protection, telecommunication services and digital signature with regards to e-Prescription. Interoperability of different systems is only a partial solution. Security and enforcement of privacy must also be equally enforced.
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26MAR
2012
Medical Data Breach
Abstract: The EU and the United States have implemented data breach notification rules that cover the health sectors. Nevertheless, data breach incidents involving medical data continue to rise, especially in the US and the UK. The HITECH Act, Pub. L. 111-5 Title XIII is the first federal health breach notification law in the US to be characterized by less government intrusions, while the revised EU Privacy Directive, 2009/136/EC calls for tougher privacy protection for data held by electronic communication providers. While the EU law sets a global de facto standard, the law remains toothless without strong enforcement mechanisms.
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13Oct
2011
2011 IAITL Conference
I recently attented the 2011 IAITL Conference held in Nicosia, Cyprus, to discuss my recently published CLSR paper on the newly enacted Directive 2011/24/EU on Patients' Rights in cross border healthcare due for implementation by 2013. You can read more about it by clicking this link.
11JuNE
2011
IS-EUD 2011 Conference
I presented two papers at the Third International Symposium on End-User Development, IS-EUD 2011, held in Torre Canne, Italy, in June 2011. Only 22 papers were carefully selected for presentation, including my article dealing with the legal implications of End-User Development.
23NOV 2010
Invited Speaker: Center for Strategic Analysis
Jeux vidéo : quelle régulation des contenus et des pratiques?
A public workshop was held in Paris on November 23rd where experts in video games from various fields (sociology, political science, psychology, psychiatry, representatives of associations and actors of the videogame industry) were invited to share their experiences and discuss the social, sanitary and public policy implications of gaming.
The workshop was hosted by the Center for Strategic Analysis, is a think tank working directly under the direction of the Prime Minister of France and the Minister for Economic Forecasting and the Development of Digital Economy.
The audience of the workshop was constituted of executives from the public service and the private sector, journalists and people working for the French Government.
You can view the proceedings of the workshop here via the following link.
About
I am a Computer Science graduate (1st Class honours) and finished my MSc at the University of Bath where I specialised in Human-computer interaction (HCI).
I currently work as a researcher at the University of Copenhagen with an interest in topics related to health care and information technology.
