Two pilot projects of a four-month duration are being conducted in two Swedish counties namely, Uppsala and Västra Götaland to test an IT tool called the 'Anti-infection Tool,' which is aimed at supporting the prevention of healthcare-related infections in Sweden.  

On 20 April 2012 the Government announced a proposal for a revised health registry act (helseregisterloven, in Norwegian) that will provide the legal grounds for the set-up of the 'core electronic patient records'.

An electronic incident reporting and complaints handling system has dramatically reduced the number of complaints relating to medical errors in AZ Sint-Lucas hospital in Bruges.

On 7 February 2012, ePrescriptions were introduced in Telemark county (southeast Norway) aiming to improve security and make patients' lives easier.

An extraordinary general meeting of the HealthNet Economic Interest Group was held on 13 December 2011 that marks the end of the legal formation of Luxembourg's 'eHealth Agency'.

eRemiss, a nation-wide project intended to establish the basis for the unified electronic management of referrals between healthcare providers, has now entered an intermediate phase which will run from November 2011 until January 2012.

On 16 November 2011, ePrescriptions were introduced in several Vestfold county municipalities with the aim to increase the level of security of patients, doctors and pharmacies.

In a recently released report entitled 'State of Healthcare 2011', the Dutch Health Care Inspectorate urges the healthcare industry to work on the development of comprehensive standards for the exchange of patients' medical information wi

Nearly 300 000 ePrescriptions have been issued in Norway since their introduction on 18 October 2011.

The free smartphone app named ICE (In Caso di Emergenzia / In Case of Emergency) has been made available in Italy, it was announced on 13 October 2011. This app makes it possible for rescuers to identify a smartphone owner and access their health information and contact persons' details.

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH) is reporting major benefits from a new innovative IT solution which has significantly improved patient safety, transformed workforce planning and productivity and increased clinical governance.