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eHealth in Greece: strategic and implentation perpectives
Zoi Kolitsi1, Persephone Doupi
1Ministry of Health and Social Solidarity, Greece.
World Hospitals and Health Services : the Official Journal of the International Hospital Federation
|April 3, 2007
Summary
The Greek Strategy for eHealth outlines key policy elements and implementation status. The eHealth ERA survey assessed progress against EU targets, identifying success factors for policy translation.
Area of Science:
- Health Informatics
- Public Health Policy
- Digital Health
Background:
- Overview of recent policy developments in eHealth.
- Contextualization of the Greek Strategy within the broader European landscape.
- Importance of national eHealth strategies for healthcare modernization.
Purpose of the Study:
- To present the core components of the Greek Strategy for eHealth.
- To evaluate the implementation status of eHealth initiatives in Greece.
- To assess progress against European Union (EU) eHealth targets.
Main Methods:
- Review of the Greek Strategy for eHealth policy documents.
- Analysis of data from the eHealth ERA survey on Member State progress.
- Comparative assessment against the EU eHealth Action Plan targets.
Main Results:
- Identification of key elements within the Greek eHealth Strategy.
- Current state of eHealth implementation in Greece detailed by the survey.
- Findings benchmarked against EU objectives, highlighting areas of success and challenge.
Conclusions:
- Key success factors for translating eHealth policy into tangible results identified.
- Recommendations for optimizing the implementation of the Greek Strategy.
- Contribution to understanding national eHealth strategy effectiveness in the EU context.
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