"This "Pilot on eHealth Indicators" study was carried out by empirica in association with IPSOS on behalf of the European Commission, Information Society and Media Directorate-General.

The purpose of the present study was to measure the availability and use of ICT by primary care physicians in the EU27 and EEA countries, hich was achieved by means of a telephone survey of primary care physicians on their use of ICT and Internet for communicating with patients and between primary and secondary care and other eHealth agencies.

Through this survey up-to-date information and data on eHealth developments was obtained and analysed in this final report. In addition to the final report there are 29 Country Briefs for each of the Member States, Norway and Iceland – enabling Member States to monitor their performance to improve public services.

To meet these objectives the study organised and executed a survey of primary care physicians as described above.

Source: European Commission, 2008.