4. Exploring innovation apps in health
mhealth ehealth
Tele-
care
Tele-
health
Tele-
medicine
Sustainability of Healthcare Systems
Cost-containment solutions
More efficient, safe and high-quality healthcare
Tools for development and job creation
Respond to
the challenges
of today
5. New Questions
Patient – physician relationship
mHealth: tool or purpose?
Large-scale deployment of apps: regulatory
framework (privacy, security issues),
reimbursement
Healthcare systems reforms able to support and
integrate new apps
Primary Healthcare
6. Apps for real people
with real needs
mhealth: The Greek Landscape
9. Large-scale apps in Greece
• Nation – wide ICT systems
• Patient summary
• E-prescription
• ICD-10 guidelines
• 48.000 physicians
• 12.000 pharmacies
• ~ 5 million e-prescriptions per month …
10. Strategic Plan involving mhealth
Primary health care reform: supported by
mhealth
Implementation of large scale prevention
programs (population screening with portable,
mobile devices)
Remote monitoring of chronic patients
Big Data: evaluation and quality of information
Reimbursement (social funds? services
providers? …)
How we proceed from now on