e-health practice in balkan countries: an overview of progress & challenges
DESCRIPTION
Electronic health (e-health) is an emerging research field that focuses on healthcare based in emerging information and communication technologies. Researchers on e-health have been working on database management systems to store and retrieve electronically the health records, conducting e-referral of the patients, e-transferring of the patient information and helping several other sectors of a hospital management system (e.g. finance, pharmacy, etc.). The presentation will overview the problem of e-Health strategies, emphasizing key principles that decision - makers should follow, so that the selection of activities, technologies and applications for e-health respond to national and international health priorities in the most efficient manner. Evidence – based suicidal scenarios are analyzed using statistical modeling to mine knowledge. Finally the performance of the DSS will be test on some test data.TRANSCRIPT
Dr. George Kolostoumpis
BSc, MSc, PhD, Post Doctor Cand.,
R&D team
e-Health Practice in Balkan Countries: e-Health Practice in Balkan Countries: An overview of Progress & ChallengesAn overview of Progress & Challenges
Agenda
Challenges in Balkan Countries
e-health strategies
The scope of study
Principles of e-health
Cooperation
Challenges in Balkan Countries
Weak Health Systems & Infrastructure
Need for increased awareness at the national & local level
about:
- Financial Resources to develop & implement national e-
strategies
- How to implement e-health to help meet international &
national health priorities
- Potential of existing ICT infrastructure & applications for
health care provision
We Focus on
1. Collect health data & monitor diseases
2. Meet health care priorities & public health needs
3. Expand the reach of their existing health resources to distant
communities
4. Diffuse vital health information among the population
e-Health Strategies
•Provide tools for the development of national e-health strategies
•Promote co-operation among relevant stakeholders
•Facilitate information exchange
The Scope of Study
•Provides an initial outline of a general methodology for implementing
ICTs in health
•Aims to help Balkan Countries avoid costly errors
•Intends to enhance the efficiency of health systems and ultimately
support the sustainable and effective use of services
Principles of e-health
Identifies opportunities and challenges for the health sector in general and e-health in particular
Sets up priorities and determines the best means to achieve them in a sustainable manner
Includes capacity building and promotion activities
Considers national and regional differences in priorities and needs
Cooperation
1. Cost – effective & interoperable ICT applications
2. Over 2 billion mobile cellular subscribers, mobile technology
provides an ubiquitous platform to provide e-health services
3. e-Health applications requires multidisciplinary collaboration,
with active participation of telecommunication operators and
health care professionals
Conclusion
•Successful e-Health services require more than just
technology
•The telecommunication and health care sectors have to work
together in developing national e-Health strategies
•Increase the impact and effectiveness of their investment in
this field
•A successful implementation requires close collaboration
between all parties
Thank You!