Article 4 Activities of the eHealth Network
United Kingdom
In pursuing the objective referred to in Article 14(2)(a) of Directive 2011/24/EU the eHealth Network may, in particular:
facilitate greater interoperability of the national information and communications technology systems and cross-border transferability of electronic health data in cross-border healthcare;
provide guidance to Member States, in cooperation with other competent supervisory authorities, in relation to sharing health data between Member States and empowering citizens to access and share their own health data;
provide guidance to Member States and facilitate the exchange of good practices concerning the development of different digital health services, such as telemedicine, m-health, or new technologies in the area of big data and artificial intelligence, taking into consideration ongoing actions at EU level;
provide guidance to Member States as regards supporting health promotion, disease prevention and improved delivery of healthcare through better use of health data and by improving digital skills of patients and healthcare professionals;
provide guidance to Member States and facilitate voluntary exchange of best practices on the investments in digital infrastructure;
provide guidance, in collaboration with other relevant bodies and stakeholders, to Member States on the necessary use cases for clinical interoperability and the tools for achieving it;
provide guidance to the Members on security of the eHealth Digital Service Infrastructure for Cross-Border eHealth Information Services or other shared European eHealth Services developed in the framework of the eHealth Network, taking into account legislation and documents elaborated at Union level in particular in the area of security, as well as recommendations in the field of cybersecurity, working in close cooperation with the Network and Information Security Cooperation Group and with the European Union Agency for Network and Information Security and with national authorities, where relevantF1;
provide guidance to the Member States on the cross-border exchange of personal data through the federation gateway between national contact tracing and warning mobile applications.
In drawing up the guidelines on effective methods for enabling the use of medical information for public health and research referred to in Article 14(2)(b)(ii) of Directive 2011/24/EU, the eHealth Network shall take into account the guidelines adopted by and, where appropriate, consult with the European Data Protection Board. These guidelines may also address information exchanged through the eHealth Digital Service Infrastructure for Cross-Border eHealth Information Services or other shared European eHealth Services.
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