Recommendations for the implementation of the Swiss eHealth Strategy are continuously issued by the eHealth Suisse Steering Committee since March 2009. On 2 September 2011, the same committee published both the concept and the guidance document for the evaluation of pilot schemes, therefore evaluations can start.
The aim of such assessment is on the one hand for compliant pilot schemes to be integrated later into a national eHealth infrastructure. On the other hand, it brings transparency to the eHealth landscape and enables other projects to benefit from lessons learnt.
Based on their degree of maturity, the evaluated projects can receive one of the following certifications: 'regional', 'interregional' or 'national'. As the components coordinated at national level have not been fixed yet, the highest certification that can be awarded is 'interregional - strategy-compliant'.
The evaluation of the pilot schemes will be financed by eHealth Suisse, provided that the involved canton certifies in writing that it will provide lasting support to the strategic orientation of Swiss eHealth. Private projects can also be evaluated, using the same criteria and rules, but at their own expense.
Background information
The eHealth Suisse Coordination Body has as its mission to ensure
- that the various eHealth projects are compliant with the Swiss eHealth Strategy, and
- synergies between the various projects.
It does so through its Secretariat.
As for the eHealth Suisse Steering Committee, it is the managing entity of the eHealth Suisse Coordination Body and is composed of representatives of the confederation and the cantons as well as of the relevant stakeholders of eHealth. It comprises eight members, that is, four representatives of the confederation, four representatives of the cantons. Based on the proposals of the Secretariat or relevant working groups, it makes decisions on the implementation of the strategy, and it is responsible for the achievement of the strategy's goals.
Further information:
- Original news article - eHealth Suisse newsletter (in French and in German)
- About the pilots - eHealth Suisse
- Related ePractice publication - CH: The Swiss eHealth Strategy
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Quelle/Source: epractice, 21.09.2011
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