1. Department of Signals and Systems eHealth Anna Gund PhD Student, Biomedical Engineering Dept. of Signals and Systems

2. 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 Eysenbach J Med Internet Res 2001;3(2):e20

3. Department of Signals and Systems 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 Society http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/eeurope/ehealth/whatisehealth/index_en.htm

4. Department of Signals and Systems 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 Health Europe’s Information Society http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/activities/health/whatis_ehealth/index_en.htm

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6. Source: SCB Source: WHO Chronic Diseases Aging Population €169 billion Source: Economic burden of cardiovascular diseases in the enlarged European Union European Heart Journal (2006) 27, 1610–1619

7. Department of Signals and Systems 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

8. Department of Signals and Systems Care@Distance Doctoral project at Dept. of Signals and Systems Funded by VINNOVA and Ortivus AB Manage chronic conditions using eHealth-solutions

9. Department of Signals and Systems Database Network Caregiver Patient Family Patient

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11. Thank you! anna.gund@chalmers.se