eHealth from a Dutch Perspective

In this chapter, we will focus on the legal issues that relate to the eHealth developments in Europe and in the Netherlands. We will analyze these legal issues after setting out the European legal framework for eHealth. But before that, we will describe the eHealth policy developments at the EU level and we will give a few examples of eHealth services in The Netherlands. Our conclusion will focus on the importance of eHealth services and of the legal framework for the quality of healthcare and the quality of life.