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Department of Signals and Systems
eHealth
Anna GundPhD Student, Biomedical Engineering
Dept. of Signals and Systems
Department of Signals and Systems
What is eHealth?
e-health is an emerging field in the intersection of medical informatics, public health and business, referring to health services and information delivered or enhanced through the Internet and related technologies.
Gunther EysenbachJ Med Internet Res 2001;3(2):e20
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What is eHealth?
In the context of eEurope, the concept of "eHealth" is used to describe the application of information and communications technologies (ICT) across the whole range of functions which, one way or another, affect the health of citizens and patients.
Europe’s Information Societyhttp://ec.europa.eu/information_society/eeurope/ehealth/whatisehealth/index_en.htm
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What is eHealth?
The term eHealth covers a range of technological areas. […] These include medical informatics, telemedicine, health telematics, and ICTs for health.
ICT for HealthEurope’s Information Society
http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/activities/health/whatis_ehealth/index_en.htm
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Department of Signals and Systems
Source: SCB
World
Europe
Source: WHO
Chronic DiseasesAging Population
€169 billion
Source: Economic burden of cardiovasculardiseases in the enlarged European UnionEuropean Heart Journal (2006) 27, 1610–1619
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eHealth and Chronic Diseases
• Home monitoring?– Better decision support– Fast detection of deteriorating health– See effects of new/changed medication– Patient can stay in their home– Patient centrered care!
Introduktion Systemöversikt Studier Vad gör vi nu? Framtiden
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Care@Distance
• Doctoral project at Dept. of Signals and Systems
• Funded by VINNOVA and Ortivus AB
• Manage chronic conditions using eHealth-solutions
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Database
Network
Caregiver
Patient
Family
Patient
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