August 20th, 2024
The National Organization for the Provision of Health Services (EOPYY) and the Greek National Contact Point (NCP) for Cross-border Healthcare are inviting you to a hybrid workshop on: “Directive 2011/24/EU: Patients’ rights and rare diseases in the European Union” Date: 17 September 2024 Venue: National Gallery-Alexandros Soutsos Museum, Amphitheater “Onassis Foundation”, Vasileos Konstantinou Ave. 50, […]
Read more >
June 28th, 2024
In Belgium, health care providers overcharged the health care insurance system by €18.3 million, as a result of control measures completed in 2023 by the Medical Evaluation and Inspection Department (MEID) of the National Institute for Health and Disability Insurance (NIHDI). 8 million was deliberately overcharged, with the remainder due to administrative errors or misinterpretation […]
Read more >
May 2nd, 2024
The Ministry of Health of Spain (soon member of EHFCN), the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies and the World Health Organization (Headquarters and Regional Office for Europe) are organizing a hybrid event: “Addressing corruption in health systems: towards equity and efficiency.” This event will present where corruption manifests in health systems and how […]
Read more >
The European Commission published a new study on Cooperation in cross-border Healthcare (March 2018) containing a paragraph on Fraud and Fraud mitigation in cross-border healthcare (p. 174-192) with the participation of Paul Vincke, Managing Director EHFCN. The report will be discussed at the occasion of the Joint EHFCN-AIM Session on 25 April 2018 at the European Parliament, hosted by MEP Anne Sander.
Read more >EHFCN and NZa (Dutch health Authority) published a book on Healthcare fraud, corruption and waste in Europe. National and academic perspectives to contribute to raising awareness about the phenomena and tackling healthcare fraud, corruption and waste in a more efficient and effective way (March 2017).
Read more >