Why “ICT for Health”?
As an effect of the ageing of the population in general, the number of citizens with chronic diseases is increasing, especially among elderly people throughout the Baltic Sea Region. This is a great challenge for both the well-being of the citizens and the public health care systems. Health care solutions provided by information and communication technology (ICT), also known as eHealth, offer one solution to this problem. The tools and services which contribute to eHealth provide better and more efficient health care services for all.
Ensuring top-quality health care for citizens through ICT solutions
eHealth technologies empower patients to take more responsibility for their own health and quality of life, and they lead to better cost-efficiency in the health sector. The use of eHealth technologies allows a mutually beneficial collaboration and involvement of patients and medical professionals in the prevention and treatment of chronic diseases. Overall, ICT can be used to ensure the top-quality health care of citizens.
Better acceptance of ICT in health care is central for ensuring future health care provision
Although basic eHealth technology is widely available on the market, the absorption of new knowledge and acceptance to use ICT in health care is varying remarkably among citizens and medical professionals. The wider use of ICT in healthcare is a basic condition for the development, implementation and further generation of innovative health care technologies. Therefore social capacity, knowledge and acceptance to utilise eHealth technologies among citizens and medical professionals need to be strengthened throughout the Baltic Sea Region.
Ensuring top-quality health care for citizens through ICT solutions
eHealth technologies empower patients to take more responsibility for their own health and quality of life, and they lead to better cost-efficiency in the health sector. The use of eHealth technologies allows a mutually beneficial collaboration and involvement of patients and medical professionals in the prevention and treatment of chronic diseases. Overall, ICT can be used to ensure the top-quality health care of citizens.
Better acceptance of ICT in health care is central for ensuring future health care provision
Although basic eHealth technology is widely available on the market, the absorption of new knowledge and acceptance to use ICT in health care is varying remarkably among citizens and medical professionals. The wider use of ICT in healthcare is a basic condition for the development, implementation and further generation of innovative health care technologies. Therefore social capacity, knowledge and acceptance to utilise eHealth technologies among citizens and medical professionals need to be strengthened throughout the Baltic Sea Region.
Increased awareness on eHealth among medical professionals and citizens
A number of medical professionals and citizens with chronic diseases will be educated and trained to use eHealth technologies in the prevention and treatment of chronic diseases through an educational pilot programme that will take place in some of the participating regions.
Increased patient responsibility for their own health
In pilot programme regions, citizens with chronic heart disease apply self-monitoring technologies for secondary prevention and treatment processes in collaboration with medical professionals. In addition to the self monitoring process, the citizens will test a web-based eLearning tool that provides lifelong learning material about the prevention and treatment of chronic diseases. The pilot programme focuses on chronic heart disease as an example which may also be applicable to other chronic diseases.
Improving the mobility of citizens with chronic diseases
A number of citizens with chronic heart disease will participate in a pilot programme to test a multi-lingual electronic health record. The relevant data will be self-recorded by the citizens with chronic diseases. An electronic health record improves the mobility of citizens with chronic diseases by making it easier and safer to travel through neighbouring European countries on business or holiday.
A number of medical professionals and citizens with chronic diseases will be educated and trained to use eHealth technologies in the prevention and treatment of chronic diseases through an educational pilot programme that will take place in some of the participating regions.
Increased patient responsibility for their own health
In pilot programme regions, citizens with chronic heart disease apply self-monitoring technologies for secondary prevention and treatment processes in collaboration with medical professionals. In addition to the self monitoring process, the citizens will test a web-based eLearning tool that provides lifelong learning material about the prevention and treatment of chronic diseases. The pilot programme focuses on chronic heart disease as an example which may also be applicable to other chronic diseases.
Improving the mobility of citizens with chronic diseases
A number of citizens with chronic heart disease will participate in a pilot programme to test a multi-lingual electronic health record. The relevant data will be self-recorded by the citizens with chronic diseases. An electronic health record improves the mobility of citizens with chronic diseases by making it easier and safer to travel through neighbouring European countries on business or holiday.
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