Post on 01-Feb-2016
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eHealth: an overview
Steinar Pedersen
UN
• Secretary General of the United Nations, Kofi Annan: In September 2000 the UN approved the Millennium declaration. ……the UN countries shall see to that the advances of the new technology, especially the information and communication technology, is made available to all human beings.
The most significant results
• Telemedicine and eHealth will contribute to:– The health care services are made
available where the patients meet the health care system
– Bring the competence from the Centrum to the periphery (select the right patients for the right level of treatment)
– Reengineer the health care organization
Norway
University Hospital of TromsøDepartment of Telemedicine
5 Regional hospitals
70 Local hospitals2000 GP offices
• public funded • equal access to health care• lowest effective care level
4,6 mill inhabitants with 4,7 mill mobile subscribers
Rekvisisjon
Rekvisisjon
The Norwegian health net
NHN
MNH
VNH
SNH
ØNH
• Pathology• Otorhinolaryngology• Dermatology• Cardiology• Psychiatry• Endoscope surgery• Ophthalmology • Distant teaching
Videoconference based telemedicine services
Tele-Dialysis
TMSTMS
TromsøTromsø
VefsnVefsn
SandnessjøenSandnessjøen
RanaRana
HarstadHarstad
HammerfesHammerfestt
NarvikNarvik
LofotenLofoten
BodøBodø
KirkenesKirkenes
AltaAlta
•Control and follow-up of
•Remote visit, guiding and education
Born with broadband
TMSTMS
TromsTromsøø
VefsnVefsn
SandnessjøenSandnessjøen
RanaRana
HarstadHarstad
HammerfestHammerfest
NarvikNarvik
LofotenLofoten
BodøBodø
KirkenesKirkenes
AltaAlta
Patient and midwife
Teleradiology
TMSTMS
TromsøTromsø
VefsnVefsn
SandnessjøenSandnessjøen
RanaRana
HarstadHarstad
HammerfestHammerfest
NarvikNarvik
LofotenLofoten
BodøBodø
KirkenesKirkenes
Multimedia request and Report
www.helsekompetanse.noA learning gateway
•Compiles all information and offers within net based health
education in Norway
http://www.helsekompetanse.no
Videoconference and net based courses with 13000 participants last year