Pharmaceutical Executive Digest Europe - April 8, 2009 - (Page 10) News Power to the (Danish) patients Danish patients are the most empowered in Europe, according to a new report from the Swedish healthcare analyst group Health Consumer Powerhouse. The report, Empowerment of the European Patient — Options and Implications, puts Denmark at the top of its list of ‘empowered patient’ countries, asserting that policy makers there “seem to have realised that the healthcare system is for the patients and does not only serve to guarantee a healthy workforce able to pay taxes and do its duty.” Following Denmark, the other top-ranked countries are Germany (2nd), Finland and Switzerland (joint 3rd), the Netherlands (5th), France (6th), Hungary and Norway (joint 7th) and Slovenia (9th). According to the report, the systems in these countries “work to involve patients, offering financial incentives, power over information and patient rights leading to active choices.” Countries scoring low on the patient-empowerment chart are the UK (17th), Ireland (20th), Spain (24th) and Poland (25th). Bottom of the list is Bulgaria (31st). “Better user information has to be the initial step towards patient empowerment,” the report says of these countries. “The first issue is fostering patient literacy; other tools are essential when allowing patients to become participants in care. Patient co-payment often goes hand in hand with userfriendliness…” The full report can be downloaded here. For more on these news stories and all the latest breaking pharma news, look at our website www.pharmexeceurope.com Irish pharma website revamped The Irish Pharmaceutical Healthcare Association (IPHA) has launched a “new and improved” website to enhance access to information about the pharmaceutical industry in Ireland. The site features improved navigability and updated content, with enhancements made to popular sections such as the IPHA Codes of Practice, Research and Development and Medicines Supply and Reimbursement. Other new features include RSS Feeds and the new monthly IPHA e-Bulletin. Click here to see the new site. MISS IT, MISS OUT! Ensure you receive Pharm Exec Europe every week. Click here to subscribe for FREE now! pharmexec.com 1 9 NEWS IT AND MEGAMERGERS 2 FROM THE EDITOR / NEWS 11 4 DRUG DISCOVERY REPORT 7 BRUSSELS REPORT 10 NEWS CALENDAR 12 LAST WORDS 13 APPOINTMENTS http://www.pharmexeceurope.com http://www.pharmexeceurope.com/europharmexec/newsletter/subscribeNewsletter.jsp http://www.healthpowerhouse.com/ http://www.healthpowerhouse.com/ http://www.healthpowerhouse.com/files/EPEI-2009/european-patient-empowerment-2009-report.pdf http://www.healthpowerhouse.com/files/EPEI-2009/european-patient-empowerment-2009-report.pdf http://www.ipha.ie/ http://www.healthpowerhouse.com/files/EPEI-2009/european-patient-empowerment-2009-report.pdf http://www.ipha.ie/ http://www.healthpowerhouse.com/files/EPEI-2009/european-patient-empowerment-2009-report.pdf
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