eHealth in Europe – Status and Challenges

A. Moen; W. O. Hackl; J. Hofdijk; L. Van Gemert-Pijnen; E. Ammenwerth; P. Nykänen; A. Hoerbst

doi:10.1055/s-0038-1638833

Yearbook of Medical Informatics, Table of Contents

Yearb Med Inform 2013; 22(01): 59-63
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1638833

Original Article

Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart

eHealth in Europe – Status and Challenges

A. Moen

¹Institute for Health and Society, University of Oslo, Norway

,

W. O. Hackl

²UMIT, University for Health Sciences, Medical Informatics and Technology, Austria

,

J. Hofdijk

³CaseMix, the Netherlands

,

L. Van Gemert-Pijnen

⁴University of Twente, the Netherlands

,

E. Ammenwerth

²UMIT, University for Health Sciences, Medical Informatics and Technology, Austria

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P. Nykänen

¹Institute for Health and Society, University of Oslo, Norway

,

A. Hoerbst

²UMIT, University for Health Sciences, Medical Informatics and Technology, Austria

› Author Affiliations

Abstract

Summary

Objectives: To present European reflections on the concept of eHealth and emerging challenges related to further development of eHealth in Europe.

Methods: A survey with 10 questions was distributed to representatives of the national member associations of the European Federation of Medical Informatics (EFMI).

Results: The results document a shift from a constricting ICT-orientation to development of the entire health system where eHealth strategies, organizational change, and appropriate technological infrastructure are singled out as important aspects.

Conclusion: There are urgent needs to ensure that eHealth strategies and policies for further design and deployment of eHealth applications support sociable services and innovations in health care.

Keywords

eHealth - status and challenges - Europe - survey

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