ELECTRONIC HEALTH PROTECTION: EXPERIENCE OF THE WORLD COUNTRIES

Keywords: Global Observatory for e-Health (GOe), e-Health, Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs), WHO.

Abstract

The aspects of implementation of information and communication technologies in products, services and processes of e-health (e-Health) are considered. The necessity of carrying out innovative changes in the health care systems of the countries of the world and introduction of the newest skills in order to improve the health of Ukrainian citizens, increase of efficiency and productivity of work in the field of health care, awareness of economic and social value of health is pointed out. The eHealth Strategy is outlined in a resolution adopted at the fifty-eighth session of the World Health Assembly in May 2005. The Global Observatory for e-Health (GOE), a global initiative devoted to the study of the evolution and impact of e-health on the health of countries around the world, is the Global Observatory for e-Health (GOE).
It is estimated that in 2016, 84% of the countries of the European Region of the WHO (38 countries) have strategies to support the achievement of universal access to health services; in 70% of the member countries there is a national policy or e-Health strategy; 69% of the member states are provided with financial support specifically for the implementation of a national e-Health policy or policy. Data provided by Member States of the WHO European Region on the availability of a national policy or strategy for universal coverage of e-health services in 2016. Examples of e-health effects are given. According to an electronic survey conducted by the consulting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) in ten of the world’s leading cities in June 2017, the level of social readiness of the population to use the technologies of the future has been analyzed as well as an assessment of current initiatives on the implementation of innovative solutions.

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Published
2018-06-17
How to Cite
Chernenko, D. (2018). ELECTRONIC HEALTH PROTECTION: EXPERIENCE OF THE WORLD COUNTRIES. Social Economics, 54(2), 151-157. https://doi.org/10.26565/2524-2547-2017-54-22
Section
SYSTEMS AND MECHANISMS FOR MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION OF SOCIAL ECONOMICS