The Estonian presidency of the Council of the EU has put e-health under the political spotlight once again.
But this year's cyberattacks - affecting the UK's National Health Service (NHS) and targeted at consumer credit company Equifax in the United States - has highlighted how vulnerable sensitive personal, social security and health data can be to hackers.
Within the EU, Estonia is considered a digital leader. The country was ranked sixth overall in a recent Back our independent journalism by becoming a supporting memberGet EU news that matters