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eHealth initiatives in Estonia

eHealth initiatives in Estonia. Erkki Leego IT director Tartu University Hospital. eHealth initiatives in Estonia. D igital health record. Essence National project Draws together essential medical information and passes it on to the relevant parties Time-critical medical information

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eHealth initiatives in Estonia

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  1. eHealth initiatives in Estonia Erkki Leego IT director Tartu University Hospital eHealth initiatives in Estonia. Baltic IT&T 2004 Forum. 22.04.04

  2. eHealth initiatives in Estonia eHealth initiatives in Estonia. Baltic IT&T 2004 Forum. 22.04.04

  3. Digital health record • Essence • National project • Draws together essential medical information and passes it on to the relevant parties • Time-critical medical information • Reference register • Challenge • Involvelarge number of parties • Ethical issues and legal arena • Timeline 2002-2007 • Vision 2002, Pilot 2004-2005, 80% of parties connected 2007 • Project leader • Ministry of Social Affairs, www.sm.ee eHealth initiatives in Estonia. Baltic IT&T 2004 Forum. 22.04.04

  4. Parties to the HIS eHealth initiatives in Estonia. Baltic IT&T 2004 Forum. 22.04.04

  5. Digital patient record system - eHL • Essence • Complex medical information system for large hospital (3000 employees) • Started from scratch • Challenge • Doctor-friendly environment • Well documented and flexible IT environment • Timeline 2001-2004 • Vision 2001-2002, IT developement 2003, main functionality 2004 • Project leader • Tartu University Hospital, www.kliinikum.ee/eHL eHealth initiatives in Estonia. Baltic IT&T 2004 Forum. 22.04.04

  6. eHL - modules eHealth initiatives in Estonia. Baltic IT&T 2004 Forum. 22.04.04

  7. eHL – look Outpatient registration eHealth initiatives in Estonia. Baltic IT&T 2004 Forum. 22.04.04

  8. Central system of GPs • Essence • Central system for GPs – replaces local information systems • Patient registration for all involved doctors • Health portal for patients • Challenge • To involvemajority of GPs (800) • Connection to other parties • Timeline 2002-2004 • Vision 2002, IT development 2003, main functionality 2004 • Project leader • The Estonian Society of Family Doctors eHealth initiatives in Estonia. Baltic IT&T 2004 Forum. 22.04.04

  9. Central system of GPs - look Doctor’s desk eHealth initiatives in Estonia. Baltic IT&T 2004 Forum. 22.04.04

  10. Other eHealth activities • Health Insurance Fund • Bills of health care services are submitted electronically (2000) • Medicum (Private outpatient clinic) • Access to medical info and registration via web using Estonian ID card (2003) • ePrescription • Digital data exchange between physicians and pharmacies (pilot since 2002) eHealth initiatives in Estonia. Baltic IT&T 2004 Forum. 22.04.04

  11. Conclusion • High activity in eHealth since 2002 • Three major initiatives • Digital health record • Digital patient record system • Central system for GPs • All initiatives complement each other • Many interesting challenges ahead eHealth initiatives in Estonia. Baltic IT&T 2004 Forum. 22.04.04

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