ICTs and the Health Sector : Towards Smarter Health and Wellness Models / Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

Contributor:

SourceOECD (Online service)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social issues, migration, health.

Science and Technology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (178 pages)

Place of Publication:

Paris : OECD Publishing, 2013.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

The future sustainability of health systems will depend on how well governments are able to anticipate and respond to efficiency and quality of care challenges. Bold action is required, as well as willingness to test innovative care delivery approaches. The greatest promise for transformational change is in applications that encourage new, ubiquitous, participatory preventive and personalised smart models of care. A whole new world of possibilities in using mobiles and the Internet to address healthcare challenges has opened up. The potential of mobile devices, services and applications to support self-management, behavioural modification and "participatory healthcare" is greater than ever before. A key hurdle is, however, the big data challenge, dealing with the exponentially accelerating accumulation of patient data - all of which must be mined, stored securely and accurately, and converted to meaningful information at the point of care. In order to fully exploit the new smart approaches to care, acceptance, privacy and usability issues will also have to be carefully considered.

Contents:

Executive summary

Foreword

Building a smarter health and wellness future: Privacy and security challenges

Converging technologies for a smarter health and wellness future

Objectives and issues in integrating social care and health care delivery

Actions to build a smarter health and wellness future

From personalised to ubiquitous care

Smart participatory care models

Health and wellness needs

Integrating personalised medicine into health care: Opportunities and challenges

Managing our own health and well-being: Australia's personally controlled electronic health record

Strengthening our capability to analyse big data streams in health systems: The challenges.

Notes:

Title from title screen (viewed May 1, 2017).

ISBN:

9789264202863

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.