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eHealth

eHealth. Anna Gund PhD Student, Biomedical Engineering Dept. of Signals and Systems. What is eHealth?.

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eHealth

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

  2. 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. 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. 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

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

  6. 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! IntroduktionSystemöversikt Studier Vad gör vi nu? Framtiden

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

  8. Family Network Patient Patient Caregiver Database

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

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