Comment Neelie (Kroes)

[...] We are discussing two reports today. The second is an analysis of the Whole Systems Demonstrator in the United Kingdom. This pilot for deploying integrated care and telemedicine targeted some 6000 patients and measured the costs and benefits. Its follow up will involve 50,000, and the UK government has started to scale that up to 3 million. That's 3 million lives more with a lower chance of emergency admission to hospital, and a better chance of survival. One of the lessons to learn here is that success breeds success.