eMedic : developing new practices for teleconsultation and diabetes

Abstract

The three-year international project eMedic implemented pragmatic pilots utilizing new technology enabling telemedicine in different ways. The project concentrated on creating qualitative and cost-effective service models, changing existing care processes to adapt eHealth solutions, decreasing the number of polyclinic visits by remote solutions, engaging health care professionals to new work methods and exploiting cross-border cooperation in order to develop joint solutions to common problems in the Central Baltic area.

Practices tested in Estonia, Finland, Latvia and Sweden have given valuable knowledge for the future development of new work and care processes and practices in home care as well as primary and secondary health care. This publication describes the pilots, used methods, results and conclusions with the goal of helping organizations implement eHealth processes. In addition, it presents data flow processes for the future and gives aspects to be considered in future projects.

eMedic – Developing New Practices for Teleconsultation and Diabetes was funded by the EU Central Baltic INTERREG IV A programme.

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