Availability and usage of ICT applications among European primary care physicians

While differences in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) infrastructure in European general practices are decreasing more and more, actual use rates - in particular, for more advanced applications - are about as different as the languages spoken by GPs throughout the European Union. This...

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Published inStudies in health technology and informatics Vol. 143; p. 142
Main Authors Meyer, Ingo, Hüsing, Tobias, Dobrev, Alexander, Korte, Werner, Artmann, Jörg, Stroetmann, Karl
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Netherlands 2009
Subjects
European Union
Family Practice
Health Care Surveys
Humans
Information Systems - standards
Information Systems - supply & distribution
Information Systems - utilization
Physicians, Family
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Summary:While differences in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) infrastructure in European general practices are decreasing more and more, actual use rates - in particular, for more advanced applications - are about as different as the languages spoken by GPs throughout the European Union. This is one finding of a representative survey among GPs in Europe carried out by empirica on behalf of the European Commission. The resulting patchwork pattern of eHealth use shows that there is still some distance to go before all the potential benefits of eHealth in general practice can be reaped by all the EU member states.
ISSN:0926-9630
DOI:10.3233/978-1-58603-979-0-142