eGovmonitor
“For € 10 million, Estonia implemented a national electronic health record (EHR) in 2009 at a cost equivalent to € 7.50 per citizen. Speaking at eHealth Week 2011 on 11 May 2011 in his capacity as EHR project manager and CEO of the Estonian eHealth Foundation, Madis Tiik described the short path to a fully integrated EHR network currently used by 47 % of the country’s residents.
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Chip Means, Healthcare IT News
“Large populations, geographic disparities and legacy infrastructure problems can derail national health IT projects. Estonia suffers from none of these factors.
The Baltic state implemented a national EHR in 2009 at a cost equivalent to €7.50 (roughly $10 USD) per citizen.
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Tiik M. Medical and Care Compunetics 6, 2010
There should be a clear understanding that when implementing an electronic health record system (EHR), one of the hardest problems we have to solve is the access rights. In Estonia this process lasted for three years and involved all stakeholders of the healthcare sector. Special ethical committee was established to advise the decision makers and doctors to help them understand the ethical dilemmas from the patient’s and society’s point of view.
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Tiik M, Ross P. Medical and Care Compunetics 6, 2010
Estonia is the first country which has implemented a nationwide electronic health record system and gives full access to its citizens. This provides new opportunities to citizens, healthcare providers and e-health developers.
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epractice.eu
“The development of the Estonian eHealth Record System has been progressing steadily since its launch in December 2008. It will continue gradually until 2013.
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Jean-Jacques Fraslin, i-Med
“Alors qu’en France la situation des Systèmes d’Informations de Santé est tragique, il semblerait qu’en Estonie on fasse beaucoup mieux. pharmaciens, médecins et hôpitaux échangeraient désormais leurs infos via le Net.
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“The Estonian Government this week approved of the package of regulations which paves the way to the introduction of digital health records.
In a press release issued today Estonia’s Minister of Social Affairs Maret Maripuu said that the regulations adopted on Thursday will create preconditions for the gradual transition to e-health.”
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e-Health Europe, 22 August 2008.
“A Tallinn hospital has become the first in Estonia to introduce an ePatient portal, allowing patients to view their medical records online.
The iPatsient (ePatient) portal, began its pilot phase in November 2007 at East Tallinn Central Hospital and is now fully online for all patients to log onto.
To date, nearly 1,000 people have used the portal, and if it proves successful it will be rolled across Estonia as part of its e-health strategy.”
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e-Health Europe, 7 May 2008
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