-
Publication / Marina Golovnitskaya, Yauheni Budchanka
Belarus in need of clear telemedicine regulations Currently there is no detailed regulation of telemedicine in Belarus. We are expecting an updated Law on Healthcare, which would address the situation. The key regulatory document providing main areas of the e-health system development is the “Concept of e-health development until 2022”, approved by Order of the […]
-
Measures needed to make e-healthcare run smoothly in Lithuania During the COVID-19 crisis, increased demand for remote health care services in Lithuania has been clearly visible. It is in the interest of both patients and healthcare providers that such services can be provided after the quarantine; however, this requires changes to the existing legal framework. […]
-
Publication / Ieva Andersone, Private: Gunvaldis Leitens
Need ‒ and room ‒ for more than “DoctorOnline” and “Telemedica” While the main challenge to the healthcare system has recently been COVID-19, this does not mean that other healthcare challenges have ceased to exist in our society. Stay-at-home orders have raised the issue of remote medical check-ups and consultations. This has led to more […]
-
Remote doctor’s appointments and consulting services allowed but unregulated The Estonian Health Insurance Fund (the HIF) enabled remote consulting services during the state of emergency. At the moment, however, remote appointments are not regulated by legal acts. The HIF hopes to add remote appointments to the list of health care services no later than by […]
-
We represented Tallinna Jäätmetetaaskasutuskeskus (TJT) in a public procurement dispute related to the waste management and transportation services. Focus on tender price The case involved a complaint from Eesti Keskkonnateenused against Viimsi municipality and TJT as the successful tenderer that TJT’s tender price was unreasonably low. As part of the services to Viimsi municipality, TJT […]