Research Interests
His research interests are in the broader area of Data and Knowledge Management.

Participation in Research Projects

• STARS: Empowering Patients by Professional Stress Avoidance and Recovery Services, H2020-EU.3.1.4. - Active ageing and self-management of health GA no. 727585, 4,657,000.00€, 10.07.2019-06.11.2019
• MyPAL: Fostering Palliative Care of Adults and Children with Cancer through Advanced Patient Reported Outcome Systems, H2020-EU.3.1.3. - Treating and managing disease GA no. 825872, 3,999,308.75€, 01.01.2019-30.06.2022
• Relief: Recovering Life Wellbeing Through Pain Self-Management Techniques Involving ICTs, H2020-EU.3.1.4. - Active ageing and self-management of health GA no. 689476, 2,698,612.50€, 27.11.2017-06.03.2018
• e-SENS: Electronic Simple European Networked Services, CIP - Competitiveness and innovation framework programme (CIP)(2007-2013) GA no. 325211, 27,358,005.00€, 01.04.2013-31.03.2017
• EURECA: Enabling information re-Use by linking clinical REsearch and Care, FP7-ICT - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Information and communication technologies GA no. 288048, 13,403,166.00€, 01.02.2012-31.07.2015
• EHR-Q-TN: Thematic Network on Quality and Certification of EHR systems, CIP - Competitiveness and innovation framework programme (CIP)(2007-2013) GA 238912, 789,000.00€, 01.02.2009-31.01.2012
• EHR-IMPLEMENT: National policies for EHR implementation in the European area: social and organizational issues, PHEA/CEC GA 2006112, 695,893.00€, 01.05.2007-30.04.2010
• INFOBIOMED: Structuring European Biomedical Informatics to Support Individualised Healthcare,  FP6-IST - Information Society Technologies: thematic priority under the specific programme "Integrating and strengthening the European research area" (2002-2006), IST/FP6-2002-IST-1-507585, 4,850,000.00€, 01.01.2004-31.12.2006
• PICNIC: Professionals and Citizens Network for Integrated Care, IST-1999-10345, 6,832,048.00€, 01.01.2000-28.02.2003
• RETRANSPLANT: REgional and International Integrated Telemedicine Network for Medical Assistance in End Stage Diseases and Organ TRANSPLANT, HEALTHCARE (HC 4028), 2,095,000.00€, 01.10.1998-31.03.2001
• HYGEIANET: Crete-A telematics center, Ministry of National Economy & INTERREG II, 5,365,370.00€, 01.01.1998-31.10.2001
• TEMeTeN: Towards a European Medical and Teleworking Network, Innovative actions RISI2, 4,670,138.00€, 01.03.1997-30.06.2000
• HECTOR: Health Emergency Management and Coordination through Telematics Operational Resources, FP4-TELEMATICS 2C - Specific programme of research and technological development and demonstration in the area of telematic applications of common interest, 1994-1998 GA no. HC1020, 7,477,000.00€, 01.01.1996-30.06.1999

Short CV
Dimitrios G. Katehakis (M) holds a Diploma (1991) and an M.S. (1993) in Electrical Engineering from the Technical University of Patras, Greece, and the University of Maryland at College Park, MD, respectively. His work focuses on data integration analysis and the development of the appropriate health information infrastructure and tools required for the provision of innovative, integrated Electronic Health Record (EHR) services. He Heads the Center for eHealth Applications and Services at the Institute of Computer Science of FORTH since 2010. He has worked in several, current and past, R&D projects, co-funded by the EU, like e.g. STARS, RELIEF (HORIZON 2020), e-SENS (ICT-PSP/CIP), EURECA (FP7), EHR-Q-TN (FP7), EHR-IMPLEMENT (DG SANCO), INFOBIOMED (FP6), PICNIC (FP6), RETRANSPLANT (Health Telematics), TEMeTeN (RISI 2), HECTOR (Health Telematics), and CreteCT (Ministry of National Economy & INTERREG II). Experience includes also working with the Medical School of the University of Maryland at Baltimore for the IONDT (US Federal), and MCR (MD State, Dept. of Health and Mental Hygiene - CDC) projects, as well as with the National Defense Ministry of Greece, the Association for Research, Technology & Training, and the Hellenic Telecommunications Organization (OTE). Dimitrios is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP). Since 2013 he has been scientific responsible for more than 250 projects related to operational EHR systems in the National Health System of Greece. Since 2016, he serves as representative of the General Secretariat for Research and Technology at the National Board of eHealth Governance. Currently he also serves as the General Secretary of HL7 Hellas as well as the Secretary General of the Hellenic Health Informatics Association. He has several publications on eHealth, Interoperability, and the provision of Integrated Care Solutions in international peer reviewed scientific journals and conferences. He has been a speaker in highly visible Health IT events worldwide.

Key Expertise
Electronic Health (eHealth), Electronic Health Record (EHR) standards, EHR systems, Health Information Networks, Health Information Infrastructure, Health IT Solutions, HL7, Hospital Information Systems, Integrated Care Solutions, Interoperability, Cross Border eHealth, and the development and deployment of Health IT Solutions in the National Health System of Greece

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