e-Health — Making Healthcare Better for European Citizens: Challenges and Expectations

  • Diane Whitehouse
Conference paper
Part of the IFIP International Federation for Information Processing book series (IFIPAICT, volume 156)

Abstract

This paper discusses e-Health and focuses on its progress in Europe. In this context, e-Health involves using information, communication and intelligent computing technologies throughout health care systems. It reports that health care systems are successfully using information, communication and intelligent computing technologies, and lists healthcare challenges that lie ahead for further progress.

Keywords

e-Health healthcare citizen information intelligent communication technologies 

Copyright information

© Springer Science + Business Media, Inc. 2004

Authors and Affiliations

  • Diane Whitehouse
    • 1
  1. 1.European CommissionDG Information SocietyUSA

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