On-line Release Event of the Cost-benefit analysis of cross-border healthcare data exchange in high traffic locations “hot points” Seminar and workshop 31.5.2023

Programme

– Opening and Welcome, Minna Sinkkonen, development manager, Finnish Institute for Health and
Welfare, Work Package 2, Using healthcare services (e-prescription and patient care summaries) in
another Nordic country or the Baltic region, World’s Smoothest Cross-Border Mobility and Daily Life
Through Digitalisation

– Presentation of the Cost-benefit analysis of cross-border healthcare data exchange in high traffic
locations , Erika Anttila, analyst and Katarina von Wehrt, analyst, KPMG

– Commentary : Health data moves with the student across borders, Riikka Rissanen, project
manager, Finnish National Agency for Education, Work package 1 , studying in another Nordic or
Baltic country, World’s Smoothest Cross-Border Mobility and Daily Life Through Digitalisation

– Questions and answers from the participants- Please write in the commentary section

Summing up and next steps in the project

– Please Save the Date August 21-22, 2023, for the Project’s Workshop in Tallinn on the success
stories and challenges in the implementation of e-prescription. How did Estonia and Finland
succeed in implementation of cross-border e-prescription? What was needed on national policy
level and how did the practical implementation take place? What are the remaining challenges and
lessons for other countries and new services.

– A Handbook on the Cross-Border Data Exchange in Nordic and Baltic countries will be
published at the end of the project- The Nordic and Baltic countries are aiming to be the first
region in the world to aspire to observe the ‘cross-border by default’ principle in the organisation of
their digital services. Nordic Council of Ministers’ Presidency Project during Finland’s presidency
(CBDS Data Exchange) has set an aim to create a Handbook on Cross-Border Data Exchange and
share best practices for improving and increasing the effectiveness of cross-border data exchange.

Thank you for your attention, for any comments questions please contact: minna.sinkkonen@thl.fi

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