Glossary

• Author: European Court of Auditors
• Pages: 42-42

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Glossary

Cross-border healthcare: healthcare provided or prescribed outside the insured

person's country of affiliation

eHealth: use of Information and Communication Technology in health products,

services and processes combined with organisational change in healthcare systems

and new skills. eHealth is the transfer of healthcare by electronic means

Electronic Health Record (EHR): a comprehensive medical record or similar

documentation of the past and present physical and mental state of health of an

individual in electronic form, and providing for ready availability of these data for

medical treatment and other closely related purposes

ePrescription: a prescription for medicines or treatments, provided in electronic

format with the use of software by a legally authorised health professional and the

electronic transmission of prescription data to a pharmacy where the medicine can

then be dispensed

European Reference Networks (ERNs): virtual networks involving healthcare providers

across Europe. They aim to tackle complex or rare diseases and conditions that require

highly specialised treatment and a concentration of knowledge and resources

ERN Coordinator: for each network, one member acts as coordinator. They facilitate

cooperation between network’s members. Interoperability: capacity to make use of

and exchange data between different health systems in order to interconnect

information

Rare Disease (RD): a disease or disorder is defined as rare in the EU when it affects

fewer than 5 in 10 000 people