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ENED welcomes MEDTEL from Czech Republic as new member

Wed, 25/1/2012 - 05:20
MEDTEL, previous partner in the NETC@RDS project, has decided to join the ENED Framework Agreement. MEDTEL will host the Czech portal and provide access to VZP (the General Health Insurance Company of the Czech Republic). With this partnership the continuation of the service for Czech insured, applying for health care in a fellow Member State, is safeguarded. Moreover citizens from fellow ENED Member States, applying for health care in the Czech Republic, will be provided with online services as well.

ENED partners meet on December 14th 2011 in Warsaw

Tue, 6/12/2011 - 01:00
On December 14th 2011 the ENED partners will organize their next management meeting in Warsaw.  This meeting will focus on countries' portals and their portal environment in the broadest sense, with the aim to bring all portals to a commonly accepted service- and security level. This will pave the way for secure online/real time data exchange and mass deployment between ENED partners on the short term. Next steps will focus on providing a provisional replacement certificate (PRC)  based on real time insurance verification for those EU citizens, applying for health care in a fellow Member State,  who are unable to identify with an EHIC or an eCARD, submitted by an ENED member. 

The day after, the ENED meeting will be followed by the kick off of a new project, funded by DG EMPL, concerning real time service extensions for EESSI. Most ENED members, completed by some other partners, join this project as well.

ENED partners meet on October 7th 2011 in Brussels

Tue, 27/9/2011 - 04:57
On October 7th 2011 the ENED partners meet for their first formal conference in Brussels. In the meantime partners from 7 countries (Austria, Germany, Liechtenstein, Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia and Switzerland) signed the ENED agreement framework, and committed themselves to continue providing the NETC@RDS services for at least 2 years in a self sustainable way. Some partners from other countries are still considering their participation.
 
One of the main topics on the agenda is ENED's work program for the next period. Moreover service improvement- and extension are addressed.
 
Apart from members, who signed the ENED agreement, members of the advisory board will join. Some representatives of former NETC@RDS partners will join as an observer.
 
If you are interested to join as an observer, please contact ENED's president John Stevens (+3146 4 595 662 or john.stevens@cz.nl)) for more information.

ENED continues NETC@RDS services

Fri, 5/8/2011 - 04:07
NETC@RDS as a project, co-financed by the European Union, arrived at its term on June 30th 2011. Main project objective was to carry out experiments to test the feasibility of cross border online/real time insurance verification in the health care sector, based on the EHIC and on eCards, used in some Member States as ID, providing access to health care.
Out of the 17 participating Member States, 7 of them decided to continue providing the NETC@RDS service and to transfer the project experiences and the infrastructure, set up during the project phase, to a self sustainable business model.

For that reason, the continuing partners set up a network, called ENED (European Network for Electronic Data exchange in the health care sector). Partner's commitment is formalized in a cooperation agreement, aiming at:
- continuation of the current NETC@RDS services from July 1th 2011
- development of the service portfolio, taking into account European initiatives like EESSI and 
projects, supported by the EC,
- sharing knowledge and experience in the field of electronic data exchange in the European Health 
Care sector

Apart from members, providing online/real time services, the ENED network is open for organizations, industry partners and individuals that support the goals of this network. They can join as associated partner.

An alternating presidency is responsible for coordinating the ENED network, starting with John Stevens, representing the Dutch partners CZ and VECOZO. 

Contact person: John Stevens
Address: PO Box 90152,  5000LD TILBURG, Netherlands
Phone: +31464595662
Fax: +31464580666
E-mail: john.stevens@cz.nl

Website: http://www.cz.nl
 
 

New version of the NETC@RDS Business Plan - Managerial Version (1.2)

Tue, 12/7/2011 - 03:04

You can now find an updated version of the NETC@RDS Business Plan - Managerial Version:

ENISA Report: Security Issues in Cross-border Electronic Authentication

Mon, 22/2/2010 - 10:30
The European Network and Information Security Agency has released a risk assessment report on Security Issues in Cross-border Electronic Authentication.

NETC@RDS – together with STORK – is one of the two EU projects examined by the report to point out the risks liaised to security of electronic authentication in cross-border solutions. These use cases have been quoted as samples of feasible different approaches in the field of pan-European interoperability of electronic authentication.

Read more and download the full report at: http://www.enisa.europa.eu/act/it/eid/xborderauth 

NETC@RDS initial deployment in France is on the way forward

Thu, 14/1/2010 - 04:00
In the framework of the NETC@RDS Phase B Initial Deployment Plan a kick off meeting took place in Paris the 3rd July 2009, on the initiative on CNAMTS, the Ministry of Health and SESAM-Vitale EIG.

A dozen of hospitals were asked to come and discover the project, its goals and how it is working. The first reactions were very positive: NETC@RDS should allow those hospitals to offer a better care coverage for European patients in need of healthcare (time saving, reduction of risks of frauds and better follow up of transaction flow).

At the end of the meeting, all the participating hospitals received a kit of terminal and communication equipments within the so-called “NETC@RDS blue box”.

The kit includes a smart card reader, a set of test cards (Germany, Austria, Italy and Slovenia), communication tools (posters) and for some of them, EHIC OCR readers.
 

NETC@RDS deployment moves forward

Mon, 28/9/2009 - 09:37

The deployment of the service continues with success across Europe. From July to September 2009 new NETC@RDS sites have been launched  in France, Poland and Slovakia increasing the total number to 172 units (healthcare organizations) and 427 workstation points. These activities, coordinated by each national deployment coordination team, has been taken over together with dissemination and training events targeting healthcare professionals and citizens.

In France CNAM, GIE SESAM VITALE and the French Ministry of Health organised a joint meeting with the selected hospitals (Paris, French-German nearborder area including regions of Alsace & Lorraine and French Riviera areas) for training delivery and communication purposes (Paris, 3rd July 2009). Hospitals’ sites have been equipped with publicity material and testing devices (posters in national language, card readers, test cards, scanners). This action relies on the opportunity to exploit summer as period of vacation for foreign citizens using healthcare services in touristic areas. 

In Poland the 16 regional offices of the National Health Insurance Fund (Narodowy Fundusz Zdrowia - NFZ) have started in-depth activities of information and training at local level for increasing the awareness of the healthcare staff in deploying the services. NFZ has also triggered activities at national level to prepare the ground for deployment: solution for installing and securing the portal; purchase of smart cards readers and smart cards; user’s documentation and dissemination materials distribution. From July up to date 70 agreements for service site equipment have been signed and 42 installations completed. 

In Slovakia a new service point has been launched at The Faculty Hospital of Nitra. This is the fourth service point of the site, currently installed in the emergency room of this hospital.

Procedure on HOW TO GET THE EHIC TEST SET is downloadable now!

Thu, 17/7/2008 - 09:22

On behalf of the NETC@RDS consortium of European partners, the SESAM Vitale Economic Interest Grouping (EIG) put an EHIC TEST SET at the disposal of those business and industry companies, which are aiming to implement Optical Card Readers (OCR) for the EHIC and put them to the test then to the market place. Instructions how to get the EHIC TEST SET are downloadable in French from the below URL link:

http://www.sesam-vitale.fr/programme/pdf/netcards-inf-001-ProcedureJeuxTestCEAM.pdf

   

Accession of Switzerland to the project

Sun, 8/6/2008 - 11:58

NETC@RDS piloting activities have been extended to Switzerland (Kanton Basel - city). The opportunity is to prepare conditions for making the service operational during the European Football Championships 2008. Two hospitals have been integrated as NETC@RDS service points: St. Clara Hospital (Basel) and University hospital (Basel). These hospitals have been equipped with card-readers, optical scanners and the necessary software. The initiative is conducted by Swiss healthcare authorities of the city of Basel.

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