Presentation on theme: "eHealth: an overview Steinar Pedersen UN Secretary General of the United Nations, Kofi Annan: In September 2000 the UN approved the Millennium declaration."— Presentation transcript:
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 Tromsø Department of Telemedicine 5 Regional hospitals 70 Local hospitals 2000 GP offices public funded equal access to health care lowest effective care level 4,6 mill inhabitants with 4,7 mill mobile subscribers
Rekvisisjon The Norwegian health net NHN MNH VNH SNH ØNH
Pathology Otorhinolaryngology Dermatology Cardiology Psychiatry Endoscope surgery Ophthalmology Distant teaching Videoconference based telemedicine services