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Possibilities of Patients Empowerment
Klaus Bremen
- Chairman EPECS -
European Patients Empowerment
for Customised Solutions
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AGENDA
Present role of patients in European crossborder-healthcare
Why the European healthcare-system needs an active role of patients – four reasons
The EPECS-Idea
Cross-border health-care – laboratory of future
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Present role of patients in European cross border health care
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In 2003 HOPE and in 2007 LÖGD had analysed the cross-border health care projects and initiatives in Europe… 200!
Present role of patients
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Present role of patients
…some examples:
Simplified permission and payment procedures
Cross-border Health Care Network
Quality circle of Euregional hospitals
Cross border alliances of University Hospitals
International Health Card
Cross border e-Health and Telemedicine
EMR-IC (= crisis intervention & ambulance)
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Present role of patients
Cross border health care is a matter of…
…hospitals, doctors, other health care providers
…funding agencies in health care
…public health services
…authorities (national, regional, European) permission and payment procedures
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Present role of patients
Only few projects were organised from the patients view.The present situation in the border-regions of Europe mirrors the health-care system in Europe.
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Present role of patients
At present the role of patients in the Eureopean health care systems is
more passive than choosing activly
more an object of treatment than independent and autonomous
more in a predetermined framework than in self-determined conditions
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Our opinion
Cross-border health care in Europe should primarily be about the patient - because the patient is the first stakeholder of the health care-systems (Markos Kyprianou) in Europe.
Present role of patients
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Why the European healthcare-system needs an active role of patients – four reasons
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Four reasons for an active role of patients – first…
In face of the demographic challenge we have to rise the productivity of the health care system.
That is not only a technological affair: It is also a social question.
It is a question of a new professional understanding and a new relationship between professionals and patients in the European health care system.
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Four reasons for an active role of the patients – second…
The „I-know-it-better“-approach is running out.Modern service providers in personal services include their clients and are interested to have them as well-informed partners – partners in a shared-decision making.
Active role of patients
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Present role of patients
Four reasons for a active role of the patients – third…Patients, who will have to pay more for their health care,
want to get …
more information,
more rights and
more choices.
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Four reasons for an active role - fourth…
In the global competition even of care systems a strong impact of patients will help to manage necessary changes, e.g. integrated care and quality. Patients empowerment can be regarded as a specific European element of developing expert systems.
Active role of patients
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The EPECS-Idea
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The EPECS idea
EPECS - started by partners in German-Dutch border area
Paritätischer Wohlfahrtsverband Nord-Rhine Westphalia (Germany)
Huis voor de Zorg (Netherlands)
Zorgbelang Gelderland (Netherlands)
Zorgbelang Overijssel (Netherlands)
Individuals (Nicolas Decker, Luxemburg)
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The EPECS idea
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State of affairs
Declaration of intent is signed
EPECS Foundation is established (11.09.2007)
1st conference (22th of June 2007), supported by Bundesgesundheitsministerin Ulla Schmidt (G)
Board-member Nicolas Decker (Kohll-Decker ruling)
1st meeting of the network of patient organizations
first projects
The EPECS idea
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Patients Empowerment
as an independent party, asking the patients for their opinions, questions, and complaints related to cross- border care
guarding and improving the patients rights and obligations in general and the patients rights to cross- border care in particular
The EPECS idea
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European
putting the patients interests on the European podium
The EPECS idea
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Customised Solutions
improving of the accessibility, transparency, and quality of care and providing insight into the information exchange between care organisations
The EPECS idea
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Cross-border health care – laboratory of future
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The NRW-Example
New development of „Gesundheitswirtschaft“ (health economy means competition, market) ) is initiated by the government.
It seems - centralized on the urban regions of NRW (Ruhrgebiet, Köln-Bonn).
At the same time strong interest of cooperating with the Netherlands.
Will they forget the border regios?
Laboratory of future
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USP of the Euregios as a laboratory
Bye, bye: Traditional way of cooperation!
A lot of interesting projects with no real connection to each other.
Hello: Next step - to an integrated cross-border health care system!
Laboratory of future
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Elements of a new Euregio USP
To learn from each other - ok, well-known…
To have more Euregional integrated projects which deal with similar problems: That needs ideas and planning (and entrepreneurship?).
To be courageous and build up a cross-border system – against local egoism: That needs political courage.
To integrate a strong impact of patients: That needs EPECS as partner.
Laboratory of future
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Thank You!
See more: www.epecs.eu
Please help us to find more partner organisations (e.g. patients organisations, selfhelp-groups)