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