E-health

Defining and Characterising the Landscape of Ehealth: an Information Systems Perspective, the Law and other Social Sciences

There has been a surge of electronic health (eHealth) technologies encompassing a range of services available to various stakeholders within the health care system in both developed and developing countries. As technology has evolved, the features and functionalities offered by eHealth technologies have grown dramatically leading to a proliferation of advanced technical solutions. As a result of this increased focus various definitions for what constitutes the term eHealth have emerged in the literature. This lack of consensus is further inhibited by a dearth of research documenting the characteristics (i.e. features and functionalities) of such eHealth technologies. The authors propose to define and characterise the landscape of eHealth technologies from an Information Systems (IS) perspective in this chapter. By examining existing literature and reviewing the market place, this study reveals that there is a need to integrate the various features and functions of eHealth technologies, thereby arguing that integration and interoperability is important for the growth of eHealth.[1]

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Notes and References

1. Yvonne OConnor, Ciara Heavin, “Defining and Characterising the Landscape of eHealth –: An Information Systems Perspective” (Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, 4th Edition, Information Resources Management Association, 2018)

Hierarchical Display of E-Health

Social Questions > Health > Health policy
Education And Communications > Communications > Communications systems > Internet of Things

E-Health

Concept of E-Health

See the dictionary definition of E-Health.

Characteristics of E-Health

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Translation of E-Health

• Spanish: Sanidad electrónica
• French: Santé en ligne
• German: EHealth
• Italian: EHealth
• Portuguese: Saúde em linha
• Polish: E-zdrowie

Thesaurus of E-Health

Social Questions > Health > Health policy > E-Health
Education And Communications > Communications > Communications systems > Internet of Things > E-Health

See also

• Telematics
• Medicine
• Medical data
• Medical specialisation
• Medical report
• Nuclear medicine
• Alternative medicine
• Emergency medical treatment
• Medical diagnosis
• Forensic medicine
• Medical examination

• Distance medicine
• Long-distance medicine

• EHealth
• Online health
• On-line health