Editorial

Declaration on eHealth. 1 st Revision

Josipa Kern orcid.org/0000-0002-0896-3018 ; Croatian Academy of Medical Sciences, Committee for eHealth; University of Zagreb, School of Medicine, Zagreb, Croatia
Biserka Bergman Marković orcid.org/0000-0002-3657-4001 ; Croatian Academy of Medical Sciences, Committee for eHealth; University of Zagreb, School of Medicine, Zagreb, Croatia
Đuro Deželić orcid.org/0000-0002-7315-9317 ; Croatian Academy of Medical Sciences, Committee for eHealth; University of Zagreb, School of Medicine, Zagreb, Croatia
Marijan Erceg orcid.org/0000-0002-7720-9422 ; Croatian Academy of Medical Sciences, Committee for eHealth; Croatian Institute of Public Health, Zagreb, Croatia
Inge Heim orcid.org/0000-0003-4535-2512 ; Croatian Academy of Medical Sciences, Committee for eHealth; Institute for Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation, Zagreb, Croatia
Vesna Ilakovac ; Croatian Academy of Medical Sciences, Committee for eHealth, Zagreb; Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Medicine, Osijek, Croatia
Luka Kovačić ; Croatian Academy of Medical Sciences, Committee for eHealth; University of Zagreb, School of Medicine, Zagreb, Croatia
Miroslav Mađarić orcid.org/0000-0001-7386-8888 ; Croatian Academy of Medical Sciences, Committee for eHealth; University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Anamarija Margan Šulc orcid.org/0000-0002-5174-5921 ; Croatian Academy of Medical Sciences, Committee for eHealth, Zagreb; Internal Medicine Office, Mali Lošinj, Croatia
Predrag Pale orcid.org/0000-0003-2171-7302 ; Croatian Academy of Medical Sciences, Committee for eHealth; University of Zagreb, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing, Zagreb, Croatia
Branko Richter ; Croatian Academy of Medical Sciences, Committee for eHealth; University of Zagreb, School of Medicine, Zagreb, Croatia
Božica Trnka orcid.org/0000-0003-2135-7749 ; Croatian Academy of Medical Sciences, Committee for eHealth, Zagreb, Croatia
Silvije Vuletić orcid.org/0000-0002-0620-8107 ; Croatian Academy of Medical Sciences, Committee for eHealth; University of Zagreb, School of Medicine, Zagreb, Croatia

Abstract

The Croatian Academy of Medical Sciences (CAMS) has published this "Declaration on eHealth" to warn all stakeholders (patients, health professionals, institutions, government agencies, suppliers) to use the huge potential of information and communication technologies (ICT) and solutions to improve health care in Croatia. The Declaration draws attention to areas of infrastructure such as: education, regulation and standardization, medical and health informatics (MHI) as a profession, the obligation of institutions, government bodies and suppliers.
In addition to answering the question "what?", the Declaration addresses the most important question "how?". Instead of the existing "atomization" and disconnection of projects and solutions, the Declaration proposes the realization of a common concept of computerization in health and for health by establishing a central body at the state level (agency, office, institute, etc.) in which expertise, decision-making and financing of health informatics projects at the national level will be concentrated.
The central body should function on the principles of professionalism, independence and transparency. The purpose of the proposal offered by the Declaration is to improve the management of health system computerization, which would avoid containment within institutions, enable obtaining and purposeful use of available financial resources and experts, and achieve the necessary cooperation, which would bring the results in ICT support to the health system.

Keywords

eHealth; medical informatics; declaration

Hrčak ID:

253259

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/253259

Publication date:

28.2.2021.

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