EHealth aus der Sicht der Pflege

Abstract

Summary Ag rea td eal is expected of new technologies and the Electroni cD ata Interchang ei nd ealing with futur ec hallenges in publi ch ealth. The answer is e-health. E-healt he mbraces ap articular way of networked and global thinking which make si tp ossible to improve healthcare by th eu se of information and communication technologies. In this context treatment-base di nformation on the patient’ ss tate of health will play an important role. The more specialised healthcar eb ecomes, bearing in mind the numerous health professions and varied therapeuti cl ocations, th em ore difficult it is to gai ni mmediate access to the most important patient health data to ensur et he functioning of clinical and administrative processes. The ke yt os uccessful implementatio no fe -health is ICT, informatio na nd communication technology. Electronic patien td ocumentation will break with the traditional “class thinking” related to each profession and tur nt he spotlight more on the patient. Clinical treatment paths will become more important an dn ew financing modules will be increasingly based on clinical facts. The great benefit of e-health is that information is available anywher ea ta ny time and for different purposes. In traditiona lh ealthcar et raining courses ne wt echnologies will gain in importance .T om eet the dual requirements of know-how in medical car ea nd in technology, specialists in the field of medical information technologies are needed. Nursing care, representing the majority of publi ch ealth professions, plays an active par ti nt he entir ee -health process on the national and international levels. Expectations in the eHealth Switzerland project are accordingly high.