Collaborative Economy became the buzzword used to refer to all kinds of online platform based business models in the recent years. Yet there is no consensus on a working definition for these platforms and robust evidence is lacking on their costs and benefits to society - a precondition for good...

Collaborative Economy became the buzzword used to refer to all kinds of online platform based business models in the recent years. Yet there is no consensus on a working definition for these platforms and robust evidence is lacking on their costs and benefits to society - a precondition for good...

SPARRA/ACP is an integrated care management approach based on two main components: the predictive model "Scottish Patient at Risk of Readmission and Admission" (SPARRA) which aims to measure the risk of hospital admission of a targeted patient and an Anticipatory Care Planning (ACP) approach...

The Telecare Development Programme (TDP) case in Scotland (UK) is a patient-centred Integrated Care management process targeting the 65+ population in the country. It particularly addresses vulnerable subgroups of patients and patients with complex illnesses within the 32 communities across...

The Citizen Panel Survey carried out in SIMPHS2 to better assess users and patients' needs and expectations with regard to ICT for health, directly supports the objectives of the Digital Agenda in the area of eHealth which are to both cope with societal challenges and create opportunities for...

This report aims to assess the economic impacts of deployment of eHealth technologies in the EU through projections of Member State eHealth expenditures (i.e. on telehealth and telecare, savings in hospitalisation costs, decrease in mortality, and other health care costs).