Digital strategies in health service delivery

Leonard Lerer and Mike Piper

Chapter Chapter 11 in Digital Strategies in the Pharmaceutical Industry, 2003, pp 159-188 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract The Internet has already begun to accelerate a transition, driven by economic, technological and social forces, in the provision of health services. Early US e-health ventures such as WebMD were premised on the commercial opportunities offered by the Internet to better manage the huge amounts of documentation and complex reimbursement transactions that characterize health service delivery. Similarly, hospital managers, regulatory agencies, health professionals and patient groups speak (often prematurely) of the role of digital technology in disseminating evidence-based treatment guidelines, speeding up medical care delivery and reducing dangerous errors.

Keywords: Disease Management; Electronic Medical Record; National Health Service; Smart Card; Digital Technology (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2003
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DOI: 10.1057/9780230598799_11

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