eHealth is Worth itThe economic benefits of implementedeHealth solutions at ten European sites

The health systems of the European Union are a“fundamental part of Europe's social infrastructure”.eHealth, defined in a holistic fashion as encompassinginformation and communication technology (ICT)-enabled solutions providing benefits to health, be itat the individual or at the societal level, is expectedto contribute significantly to the further developmentof health systems. A key barrier to the more widespreaddiffusion of such solutions has been that littlereliable evidence is available on the economic impactof using ICT in delivering high quality healthcare.The impact is potentially enormous, but has beendifficult to measure, especially some of the benefits.Evaluations often have only one perspective, such asfinancial, or the view of a single stakeholder.