eMed provides for the first time a complete framework for organizations involved in the healthcare sector to utilize eCommerce and m-Commerce technologies and to enable information sharing and partnerships. It devises a sustainable supply-chain model that can best satisfy an ever-changing marketplace. It aids organizations in migrating to an improved system while focusing on driving costs out of the supply chain. eMed is an advanced experiment in the field of healthcare administration that aims at the connection of regional medical communities to the global digital economy. It aims at the creation of local medical digital communities in selected European regions as well as their interconnection. The main objective is to systematically assess the risks and opportunities involved in the implementation of a service for reimbursement of medical services in Europe, based on advanced telematics technologies and digital economy’s techniques.
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