Collaborating for Digital Health and Care in Europe

EHTEL’s growing membership includes more than 50 organisations from all relevant stakeholder groups. The multiple interests and viewpoints of its members enables EHTEL to take a uniquely holistic approach on the implementation of eHealth solutions. Read what EHTEL members have to say about what their membership offers them.

EHTEL adds value by identifying topics and opportunities for engagement for its members and creating synergies between them, as well as building relationships between European projects, Digital Innovation Hubs and Reference Repositories.

Who can benefit from EHTEL membership?

• Public authorities, including health & care authorities, will obtain detailed insights into current digital health-related policies and their background. Monitoring activities and sharing lessons learned on digital health implementation will enable regional and national public authorities to avoid pitfalls and develop digital-health solutions successfully. 
• Healthcare providers will improve their activities by gaining a faster understanding of emerging trends in digital health policy, patients’ views, technological developments, and access to good practices.
• Health insurers will benefit from detailed insights into novel technologies, which can enhance their information systems. Additionally, they will be able to assess the possible organisational and economic impacts of these technologies, and the opportunities they involve for new business models in health care.
• Healthcare professionals will be able to interact with a wide range of other stakeholders and explore many new opportunities to improve clinical practice.
• Digital health users, including citizens' organisations and patients' organisations, will learn lots to help them on which digital health apps and approaches to use. Non-governmental associations are among those that are active.
• Patients and citizens' organisations, including patients, citizens and consumers will be empowered by learning how to use digital health as a tool for better prevention and rehabilitation. They will contribute to shared decision-making and interact on policies at the local, regional, national, and European levels.
• Research and innovation institutions will obtain the tools and data to explore developments on the use of information and communication technologies for the improvement of healthcare tools and services ('digital health').
• Businesses, industry and eHealth solutions providers active in many different fields can get up-to-date on the demand for digital health technologies and on the many emerging trends in healthcare.

Find out more information on EHTEL membership fees and on how to apply here.

EHTEL collaborates closely with European associations representing hospitals, health insurers, physicians, pharmacists, nurses, patients and citizens, as well as with professional associations dedicated to the quality and certification of care processes and eHealth services.

EHTEL has been greatly motivated by the impact and implications of public health emergencies – like the COVID-19 pandemic – to provide expert advice to Member States on creating national digital health strategies to manage European countries’ resilience and recovery.