Current State, Recent Advances and Perspectives of Development of Healthcare Information and Communication Technologies in Armenia: A Review Article

Georgi Chaltikyan, Armen Avoyan, Ruben Hovhannisyan, Tatul Saghatelyan and Aleksandr Aroyan
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Georgi Chaltikyan: Armenian Association of Telemedicine, Yerevan, Armenia
Armen Avoyan: Armenian Association of Telemedicine, Yerevan, Armenia
Ruben Hovhannisyan: Armenian Association of Telemedicine, Yerevan, Armenia
Tatul Saghatelyan: Armenian Association of Telemedicine, Yerevan, Armenia
Aleksandr Aroyan: Armenian Association of Telemedicine, Yerevan, Armenia

International Journal of Reliable and Quality E-Healthcare (IJRQEH), 2013, vol. 2, issue 4, 48-63

Abstract: Armenia became an independent state after breakdown of the Soviet Union in 1991. After considerable derangements in the first independence decade, the country's healthcare system has seen some progress recently in terms of improving existing and developing new services, diversification of financing, with the introduction of public benefits, private domain and health insurance. The Information and Communication Technologies sector is one of the country's most dynamically developing and competitive industries. Despite that, Armenia has had modest achievements in eHealth and telemedicine so far. Centralized eHealth policy, administration and infrastructure are as yet absent, Health Information and Communication Technology (ICT) tools and applications are very slowly making their way into mainstream healthcare practices, and there are few regular telemedicine activities. Some revival of the field in the recent years is primarily related to consistent efforts by the authorities to develop eHealth, and the emergence of the national professional organization – Armenian Association of Telemedicine (AATM).

Date: 2013
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