Global e-health policy: a work in progress

Health Aff (Millwood). 2010 Feb;29(2):237-43. doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.2009.0945.

Abstract

E-health (information and communication technology that facilitates health and health care) is expanding in developed, developing, and least-developed countries. E-health's ability to transcend sociopolitical boundaries holds the potential to create a borderless world for health systems and health care delivery. But the policy needed to guide e-health development is limited and just now emerging in developed countries. What's needed to foster e-health growth in the developing world is thoughtful policy to facilitate patient mobility and data exchange, across both international borders and regional boundaries within countries.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Developed Countries
  • Developing Countries
  • European Union
  • Health Policy / legislation & jurisprudence
  • Health Policy / trends*
  • Humans
  • Internationality*
  • Medical Informatics / trends
  • Telemedicine / legislation & jurisprudence
  • Telemedicine / organization & administration
  • Telemedicine / trends*