e-health Context in Belgium
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e-health Context in Belgium: from Health to e-health
The advent of new technologies and the transition from paper to computerized patient records has revolutionized the way you work.
The aim of moving to e-health is to increase the efficiency of information exchanges between the different health care providers around a patient so as to improve the continuity of care.
You receive an emergency patient in your surgery. Thanks to the Brussels Health Network, you will have at hand immediately the main elements of his medical file: you can immediately identify that he is diabetic, has just undergone an operation and know the treatment he is taking.
Another case: you are consulted by a patient for a second opinion: no need to perform long and painful tests again. You can instantly access their lab results or imaging results. The Brussels Health Network does not replace a thorough medical examination of your patient, but it allows you to have access at any time to the main elements of his history.
In order for such sharing to take place under the required conditions, the system must of course guarantee security and confidentiality.
The Brussels Health Network ensures a better flow of information and allows for better coordination between care providers who then have immediate access to the relevant patient data.
Opt for the computerized sharing of your patient’s health record via the Brussels Health Network
The Brussels Health Network enables care providers to exchange computerized documents for the same patient (examination results, medical reports, correspondence, etc.).
The aim is to facilitate patient care:
- It provides a global view of the patient’s health history
- The health professionals has immediate and secure access 24/7
- It facilitates cooperation by and between health care providers
- It simplifies the administrative follow-up
- It helps with diagnosis (but does not replace it)
One element is fundamental nonetheless: access to data is authorized only for the continuity of care
> As a general practitioner, you are interested in learning more about SumEHR, click here
In Belgium there are 4 health networks : Brussels Health Network, Réseau Santé Wallon [Wallonia Health Network] and 2 local networks in Flanders: CoZo (Ghent and Antwerp region), VznkuL (Leuven region).
They all communicate Wirth each other through the federal e-health platform project.
The data accessible on the Brussels Health Network can therefore come from care institutions located anywhere in Belgium.
The Brussels Health Network is the tool that enables you to share patient data electronically and securely.
Data protection
The Brussels Health Network cooperates with the (federal) e-health platform. It has been developed with respect for the individuality of each institutional partner and with a concern for maximum protection of patient privacy.
If you are interested in learning more about what’s being done with health data, here is a presentation of the e-health platform that provides an overview of data use in the COVID-19 crisis.
What is moving in e-health
- Information and video on e-prescription: e-prescription
- VIDIS: The Virtual Integrated Drug Information System project aims to organize and stimulate the sharing of data and information between all parties involved in the medication process in Belgium. It also represents a change in the working methods of all such parties. All information on the INAMI website FR or NL.
- Do not hesitate to subscribe to our bimonthly newsletter (in french or dutch) to receive news about e-health and sharing of health data.
Partners
The Brussels Health Network brings together all public and private Brussels hospitals as well as the French and Dutch speaking associations of general practitioners in Brussels (FAMGB and BHAK). We are the ideal partner for any project related to e-health in the Brussels region.
