IfG.CC -
Institute for eGovernment

The initiative dubbed the KNH ICT master plan is a Public-Private Project (PPP) consisting of 70 smaller projects, mapping out the hospital’s ICT journey towards transformation for better revenue collection, efficiency and economy.

The Kenya ICT Board has partnered with the hospital to assist in identifying their ICT needs and seek funding for the projects.

Today ICT not only means the call you make to relatives on the other side of the world, or the quick email you send through your mobile phone. ICT is now something much more deeply woven into the fabric of our lives; it allows students to remotely connect to their university classes, or expats to send money back home through a simple SMS. ICT is the thread that has the potential to connect everyone and everything important around the world, including in the area of health.

Die geplante elektronische Gesundheitskarte wird voraussichtlich eine Milliardeninvestition. Wie das Nachrichtenmagazin Focus meldet, rechnen die Firmen IBM und Orga mit Gesamtkosten von rund 1,3 bis 1,5 Milliarden Euro. Die Ergebnisse einer neuen Machbarkeitsstudie im Auftrag der Spitzenverbände der Krankenkassen sollen offiziell ab dem 15. März 2004 vorliegen.

In January, doctors threatened to go on strike in March unless the government changes its plan to introduce telemedicine and other programs. Neighborhood doctors fear telemedicine would lead to a reduction in their income as they suspect patients would favor larger hospitals.

In a special forum with foreign investors, Kim Jae-hong, the vice minister of trade, industry and energy, said the government will use the country's FEZs as a testbed for telemedicine and a new type of health care service that also combines medicine with tourism.

From conception to even funeral arrangements, there is an app ready to assist users every need, which is not to say, notes Park ruefully, “that technology is always an intelligent replacement for trained professionals, no matter how conceivable that may seem.”

Kim Yeong-suk, 60, shuffled into the health care center near her home complaining of a prickling feeling throughout her body. Having suffered from high blood pressure for a decade, Kim worried that her symptoms meant things were getting worse.

One of the head nurses at the center in Hongcheon County, Gangwon, drew a blood sample and examined her blood pressure, temperature, cholesterol and blood sugar. A few minutes after the nurse entered the data, the doctor arrived - on a large screen in the center of the room.

Seoul Metropolitan Government expects AI-powered Vaccine Care Call service to dramatically reduce workload of public health centres and allow rapid response to treating side effects.

In a bid to reduce the workload of public medical centres, Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) has introduced an artificial intelligence-based service “Vaccine Care Call” to monitor reported signs of side effects after Covid-19 vaccination.

Die deutschen Krankenkassen erwarten nicht mehr, dass die Gesundheitskarte pünktlich zum 1. Januar 2006 bundesweit eingeführt werden kann. Viele Umsetzungsfragen seien bis heute nicht geklärt und noch sei unklar, welche Funktionen die Karte genau haben soll.

Die Papierform zur Bestätigung des Krankenstands ist in Österreich bald Geschichte. Seit heute, Dienstag, werden Patienten durch den Arzt direkt auf elektronischem Weg krank oder gesund gemeldet. Das ermöglicht der in die E-Card integrierte Chip. Der Arzt aktiviert diesen über eine Online-Maske und leitet die Krankmeldung an den Sozialversicherungsträger des Patienten weiter. Bisher wurden in Österreich An- und Abmeldungen des Krankenstands in Papierform ausgestellt. Vom neuen System verspricht sich der Verband der Sozialversicherungsträger jährlich eine Kosteneinsparung von vier Mio. Euro.

CGM Tepe International, a leading provider of scalable health information technology products and solutions for healthcare companies on a workflow-based platform, has announced that it is in the process of merging with another Turkish subsidiary of CGM (CompuGroup Medical) called CGM Türkiye, which provides Health Payer Services and Information Systems (HPSIS division) and is one of the leading TPAs (Third Party Administrators) serving private health insurance companies and other health payers like bank funds. The newly formed company named CompuGroup Medical (CGM) is emerging as the most powerful healthcare IT solution provider in Turkey and the Middle East region. This step follows the global "unique brand philosophy" of CGM, which has a clear focus on the most relevant local market subsegments in healthcare, building on a strong international brand and the vision of being the most successful eHealth company in the world.

Undersecretary of the Kuwaiti Ministry of Health Dr. Ibrahim Al-Abdulhadi said his ministry was keen on promoting the applications of the electronic health systems at its departments.

Updating the information systems is one of the major objectives of the ministry, said Dr. Ali Al-Fodari, the advisor of the undersecretary of the ministry, in a statement on the occasion of his participation along with other officials of the Kuwaiti Ministry of Health at the e-government services conference that got underway here yesterday -- also with participation of officials from various Kuwaiti departments.

Modern information and communication technologies occupy a central position in the world in health security, medical services and the transformation of healthcare systems. Information systems of electronic health allow monitoring of patients at a significant distance, distribution of information among the patients and improved accessibility to healthcare for disabled and elderly people, especially in remote areas.

During the last 10 years, Kazakhstan has been introducing and developing e-Government, the main goal of which is to create a country in which the interaction between the people and the state is simple, clear and approachable.