title: Introduction to industrial perspectives: eHealth systems, past experiences and future prospects.
abstract: In this paper some of Philips' experiences in the domain of eHealth will be described. The main premise however will be that the next major step forward will require a much more ubiquitous and pervasive infrastructure around Electronic Patient Records, giving the patient a much more important role in managing his or her own health.
authors.affiliation: Philips Medical Systems.
authors.forename: Stan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Smits
mesh_terms: D005062:European Union; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized / Q000458:organization & administration*; D033283:Patient Access to Records; D018802:Patient-Centered Care