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Shared Healthcare in a Regional E-Health Network

Shared Healthcare in a Regional E-Health Network

Kari Harno
Copyright: © 2010 |Pages: 15
ISBN13: 9781605669885|ISBN10: 1605669881|EISBN13: 9781605669892
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60566-988-5.ch036
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Harno, Kari. "Shared Healthcare in a Regional E-Health Network." Health Information Systems: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, edited by Joel J.P.C. Rodrigues, IGI Global, 2010, pp. 554-568. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-988-5.ch036

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Harno, K. (2010). Shared Healthcare in a Regional E-Health Network. In J. Rodrigues (Ed.), Health Information Systems: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications (pp. 554-568). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-988-5.ch036

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Harno, Kari. "Shared Healthcare in a Regional E-Health Network." In Health Information Systems: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, edited by Joel J.P.C. Rodrigues, 554-568. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2010. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-988-5.ch036

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Abstract

Healthcare information exchange is transforming the practice and structure of healthcare delivery. This chapter introduces the building of a regional e-health network between public healthcare providers as well as the necessary legal foundation and governance for this successful deployment in a Finnish Hospital District. An overview is presented of prerequisite building blocks, such as policies supporting the knowledge-intensive e-health services and the creation of a partnership between shareholders enabling regional e-health delivery. The roadmap to a national e-health network is paved on the premises of these experiences and lessons learned are transferred to described concepts when migrating to a national e-health network. Understanding these principles and critical success factors (i.e., the role of stakeholders, governance, and financing) is essential for guidance to implement viable cross-organizational information exchange. In this context ICT not only fulfills the objective of cost containment, but also creates positive impacts on patient care and service quality.

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