Development of an E-Health Strategic Framework for Vietnam

Anna Shillabeer ()
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Anna Shillabeer: RMIT International University

Chapter 19 in Proceedings of the International Conference on Managing the Asian Century, 2013, pp 163-173 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Vietnam has a population of 91.5 million with 70 % living in rural areas. Much of the population is not well serviced by infrastructure of any form that would support e-health. There is no defined e-health infrastructure or management strategy, however Vietnam does have a number of population health issues that could be somewhat addressed by e-health initiatives as has occurred in so many other similar geographies. The key problem is how to develop and manage a sustainable e-health strategy and implementation framework. A number of significant barriers have been identified including a lack of infrastructure to enable e-health delivery, poor strategy development, a lack of co-ordinated effort towards defined goals, skills shortages in critical areas including health information management, mobile technologies and security and a lack of cultural sensitivity by current research groups and funding bodies. Breaking down these barriers is critical to any future progress towards an e-health platform. This paper discusses the Vietnamese health environment, the e-health barriers, drivers and opportunities in Vietnam and outlines a framework for future progress towards a time where e-health is an integrated part of the healthcare system.

Keywords: Gross Domestic Product; Technology Adoption; Mobile Technology; Strategic Framework; Vietnamese People (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1007/978-981-4560-61-0_19

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