1st eHealth conference - Sofia01/02/2006 The Added Value of eHealth by Marc Lange
1st eHealth conference - Sofia01/02/20062 Our Mission Focal Point for eHealth in Europe Improving awareness and value perception of eHealth Information exchange and discussion Forum for eHealth stakeholders Informing and advising EU institutions and European organisations Collaborate with and adding value to existing eHealth related groups Participating in debates, key issues and deployment approaches
1st eHealth conference - Sofia01/02/20063 Stakeholder groups Health Care Authorities Group (HCA) EHTEL Like Organisations Group (ELO) Citizens / Patients Group Industry Group Task Forces Empowering the Citizen ePrescribing Interoperability Initiative ICT Supported Disease Management User adoption Assessment of Quality, Productivity and Effectiveness in eHealth eHealth Focal Point for Europe
1st eHealth conference - Sofia01/02/20064 eHealth in 2005 EC eHealth Action Plan taking shape Current eHealth initiatives making progress Stakeholder involvement taking time But some questions remain: eHealth leadership? The business cases for eHealth? Awareness and acceptance remains low? How can technology support broad deployment? Priority areas for improvement in health systems?
1st eHealth conference - Sofia01/02/20065 The Added Value of eHealth eHealth is not a set of products, tools or application but a range of response to the need to improve and transform healthcare services Cost saving is important but does only represents one side of the added value of eHealth The role and value of eHealth is in supporting and enabling the transformation of healthcare services Is then eHealth indispensable or simply useful?
1st eHealth conference - Sofia01/02/20066 Useful and Indispensable! eHealth has an added value when investments are required for sharing information and by doing so achieving: Equity of access Quality of care Cost containment eHealth has an added value in areas where transformation of healthcare services is indispensable Care for chronic conditions Integration of care across primary, secondary and social care Adaptation to demographic changes Patient safety and knowledge support …
1st eHealth conference - Sofia01/02/20067 The Diabetes Paradox
1st eHealth conference - Sofia01/02/20068 The Diabetes Paradox … In a recent report, Dr Line Kleinebreil, Vice Chairman PCD Europe, concluded Diabetes, an IMPOSSIBLE challenge for primary care: < 40% diabetic patients have the recommended annual check-up Primary care professionals are key resources for chronic patients in « old Europe » but are BURNT OUT and asking for help URGENT NEED for appropriate use of e-health (e- education, call centres, home care) to improve chronic care today and face the epidemic tomorrow Rome conference of EHTEL (October 2005)
1st eHealth conference - Sofia01/02/20069 Articulating the EU and MS level The broad areas of requirements at European level can be summarised as: patient and professional mobility citizen centred health systems improved quality and efficiency of healthcare availability The challenge is to provide a European environment where the balance between the responsibilities of the Member States and the European Union can be made.
1st eHealth conference - Sofia01/02/ Summary During 2006, eHealth has to come of age eHealth is still little understood, and the benefits are unclear to the stakeholders eHealth and transformation of healthcare All stakeholders have to become involved and active in the transformation process This is the challenge for EHTEL
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