Presentation for mHealth Israel about "EU Go-To-Market for Digital Health", by Julien Venne, Strategic Advisory, European Connected Healthcare Alliance, Oct, 2016
mHealth israel_EU Go-To-Market for Digital Health, Julien Venne, European Connected Healthcare Alliance, Oct, 2016
1. EU-US Digital health
Contrast & compare
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2. Key Figures (1)
Demographics
Population
(millions)
510 319
Life expectancy
(W/M years old)
84 / 79 81 / 76
Population over 65 years old
(2012/2030)
18,44% / 25-30% 14,5% / 20%
Economy & organization
GDP
(US$ per capita)
31,821 56,066
Number of member states 28 50+1
3. Key Figures (2)
Health system resources & activities
Health expenditures (% GDP) 8,7% 16,9%
Health expenditures (US$ per capita) 2407 8745
Physicians per 1000 population 3,4 2,5
Nurses per 1000 population 8 11,1
Hospital beds for 1000 population 5,3 3,1
Average length of stay at hospital 7 5,4
Main financial burden
Chronic diseases
(75-80% costs)
Chronic diseases
(75-80% costs)
5. European Diversity…
…in terms of population health status
OECD data
Prevalence estimates of diabetes, adults aged 20-79 years, 2013
USA = 9,3%
6. European Diversity…
…in terms of population health status
OECD data
Obesity
EU: 1 adult on 6 was obese in 2012
USA: more than one third of US Adults (source: FRAC)
12. European Diversity…
No centralised decision for healthcare policies in Europe
o National health (and Digital health) strategy & priorities
o National budgets and pricing
o National market access pathways for health products/services
o National Health IT standards and interoperability framework
o Difficulties to reform
Most of EU member states are transferring decisions to REGIONS
o National strategy BUT regional priorities
o National framework but regional organisation
o National global financing but regional decisions for allocations
13. CE Marking
Health Technology Assessment
(Assessment of medical and societal values)
Pricing
(Medico-economic assessment)
Coverage Decision
Submission of a file by the company
Submission of a file by scientific
societies & and medical team
Economic Committee for Health Products
& Services
à Negotiate with the company
à Fixes Prices
Committee of Grading of Medical
Procedures
à Negotiates with Health professionals unions
à Fixes reimbursement prices and rates
Ministry of Health National Health Insurance
à Establishes list of reimbursable Medical Devices
(LPPR)
à Establishes list of reimbursable Medical
Procedures
1
2
3
Medical Device
Process
Medical Procedure
Process
180 days
EXAMPLE MARKET ACCESS FOR MEDICAL PRODUCT IN FRANCE
14. European Commission
see resources
Medical Devices (Directive 93/42/EEC)
Mobile Health
o EU mHealth Code of conduct
o Purpose limitation
o Data minimisation
o Transparency – information to the user
o Privacy by design and privacy by default
o Data subject right
o EU Guidance on mHealth assessment (160+ criteria in 7 categories)
o Usable & desirable
o Credible
o Interoperable & transparent
o Reliability & technical stability
o Safe
o Effective
o Private & secure
o mHealth prescription - example in Catalonia – Spain
Data protection
2016 new regulation & directive introducing 4 main rights for EU citizens (and obligation for companies) regarding their personal data:
o Obligation for companies to collect individual consent for data use
o Obligation for companies to communicate any cyber attack and failure in data security
o Obligation for companies to nominate a representative of the company for data protection
o Right for all EU citizen to erase all data
15. Who are the customers?
Business models are mainly fees for services or products
o Some cases of Bundled payments (chronic diseases in Germany, (experimental) France…)
o Additional digital services to private insurances contracts (market differentiation)
o Personal health budget in UK
Different targets for each topic:
o For Health: national social insurance (mainly tax-based), regional/local health trusts,
hospitals, private insurances…
o Examples
o Health IT
o Hospitals CIOs
o National ministries and regional health agencies CIOs & managers
o Private insurances…
o Chronic Diseases management solutions
o Mainly public/social insurances and institutions (covering around 90% of the
costs in most of the countries
o Some private insurances (impacted by around 10% of the costs)
o For Ageing: local authorities are purchasers supported by national funds (tax-based),
private insurances, consumers…
o For Wellness: consumers, some local authorities (tax-based)
16. EU trends
Paradigm switch: from curative to preventive
Personalised health + Big Data, AI & Data analytics
Behaviour change, through VR/AR, Gaming, …
Mobile Health
Smart cities
Ageing technologies
o Active Assisted Living (AAL)
o Silver/Longevity Economy
17. Resources
European Connected Health Alliance (ECHAlliance)
www.echalliance.com
mHealth code of conduct
https://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/en/news/code-conduct-privacy-mhealth-apps-
has-been-finalised
mHealth assessment guidelines
https://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/en/news/open-stakeholder-meeting-mhealth-
assessment-guidelines-presentations-and-survey
Medical devices regulation
https://ec.europa.eu/growth/single-market/european-standards/harmonised-standards/
medical-devices_en
OECD reportshttp://www.oecd.org/health/health-at-a-glance-europe-23056088.htm
18. European Connected Health Alliance
Bringing Together the future of Health, Social Care & Wellness
www.echalliance.com / info@echalliance.com
Contact
Julien Venne, Strategic Advisor, julien@echalliance.com