International Comparison of Six Basic eHealth Indicators Across 14 Countries: An eHealth Benchmarking Study

Ammenwerth, Elske; Duftschmid, Georg; Al-Hamdan, Zaid; Bawadi, Hala; Cheung, Ngai; Cho, Kyung-Hee; Goldfarb, Guillermo; GÜLKESEN, KEMAL; Harel, Nissim; Kimura, Michio; Kirca, Onder; Kondoh, Hiroshi; Koch, Sabine; Lewy, Hadas; Mize, Dara; Palojoki, Sari; Park, Hyeoun-Ae; Pearce, Christopher; de Quiros, Fernan; Saranto, Kaija; Seidel, Christoph; Vimarlund, Vivian; Were, Martin; Westbrook, Johanna; Wong, Chung; Haux, Reinhold; Lehmann, Christoph

doi:10.1055/s-0040-1715796

International Comparison of Six Basic eHealth Indicators Across 14 Countries: An eHealth Benchmarking Study

Ammenwerth E., Duftschmid G., Al-Hamdan Z., Bawadi H., Cheung N. T., Cho K., ...More

METHODS OF INFORMATION IN MEDICINE, vol.59, 2020 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 59
Publication Date: 2020
Doi Number: 10.1055/s-0040-1715796
Journal Name: METHODS OF INFORMATION IN MEDICINE
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, CINAHL, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts (LISTA)
Keywords: health information exchange, health information systems, continuity of patient care, patient-centered care, eHealth, international health, HEALTH
Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
Akdeniz University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background Many countries adopt eHealth applications to support patient-centered care. Through information exchange, these eHealth applications may overcome institutional data silos and support holistic and ubiquitous (regional or national) information logistics. Available eHealth indicators mostly describe usage and acceptance of eHealth in a country. The eHealth indicators focusing on the cross-institutional availability of patient-related information for health care professionals, patients, and care givers are rare.