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Estonian eHealth Strategy 2020

Keywords: Digital Health, Digital Health Innovation
Owner
Ministry of Social Affairs (Sotsiaalministeerium)
Type
Policy and strategy in relation to digital health solutions or services
Short description
The eHealth Strategic Development Plan 2020 is a part of the Public Health Development Plan 2009–2020. The Strategy focuses particularly on the choices and activities related to e-services, in order to achieve the situation in the area of health described in eHealth vision 2025. The Strategy supports all the general and area-based goals of the Public Health Development Plan, being directly related to the sub-goal 5 “All people have access to high-quality healthcare services by optimum use of resources” and activity 5.4.11 from the application plan of 2015 “Application of the principles and innovative solutions of E-State, increasing the efficiency of the cooperation and information exchange of service providers.” eHealth strategy includes all the technological and organisational components related to health data or the provision of remote services through e-channels. It is called the eHealth system and it includes the state information library Health Information System (TIS) and other IT devices and applications processing health information (including the information systems of health care providers, the equipment in possession of people, smart devices, etc.).
Maturity
The practice/case/tool is “on the market” and integrated in routine use. There is proven market impact in terms of job creation/spin-off creation or other company growth
Countries
Estonia
Geographical scope
National
Language(s)
English
Comment
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Submitted in other database or repository of digital health resources that is publicly available
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Additional information

Use case and care pathway positioning
Disease monitoring, treatment compliance, self-management