Chapter 10: eHealth law: the final frontier?
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Handbook Chapter
Published:
31 Mar 2017
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242–264
Collection:
Law 2017
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781785364723.00022
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The exponential growth of electronic communication and exchange of medical data has changed and will continue to change the course of medicine in a wide variety of ways. The possibility of speed and long-distance communication means information (including confidential information) can pass very swiftly from country to country. André den Exter explores the way in which eHealth and mHealth interact with EU law on cross-border relationships; considering the use of electronic prescriptions; cross-border access to electronic records; and deployment of apps dealing with medicine and lifestyle choices.

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Cover Research Handbook on EU Health Law and Policy
Research Handbook on EU Health Law and Policy
Handbook
Published:
31 Mar 2017
Print ISBN:
9781785364716
eISBN:
9781785364723
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781785364723
Pages:
c 640
Collection:
Law 2017
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Front Matter
Introduction
PART I: HISTORY, SCOPE, INSTITUTIONS
PART II: PEOPLE AND PRODUCTS
PART III: SYSTEMS
PART IV: PUBLIC HEALTH
PART V: THE EXTERNAL DIMENSION
CONCLUSIONS
Bibliography
Other materials referenced
Glossary
Index