The role of the 2011 patients' rights in cross-border health care directive in shaping seven national health systems: Looking beyond patient mobility

Directive 2011/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2011 on the application of patients' rights in cross-border healthcare (hereafter referred to as the directive) entered into force on 24 April 2011 and had to be transposed into national law until 25 October 2013 [1]. At the time of its development and adoption, the directive was considered contentious since it is the first legislative foray by the European Commission specifically drafted for the area of health services.

Source: Health Policy - January 4, 2018 Category: Health Management Authors: Natasha Azzopardi-Muscat, Rita Baeten, Timo Clemens, Triin Habicht, Ilmo Keskim äki, Iwona Kowalska-Bobko, Anna Sagan, Ewout van Ginneken Source Type: research