Aging in the EU countries: How can information technologies improve healthcare quality?

Abstract

Many post-war generations are getting older. However, fertility is not increasing. It is, therefore, necessary to think about how to deal with future population developments – mainly the reason for health care. One solution could be to improve information technologies (IT) that could help in the future. These would allow the government to save some money on healthcare. Of course, different EU countries have different strategies. Some countries, especially Northern European ones, have already been preparing for the future. On the other hand, in Central Europe politicians are not interested in these reforms. Thus, the aim of this paper is to offer EU countries recommendations on how to improve healthcare quality using IT, specifically mobile and wireless health.