Health: the tool to solve the healthcare dilemma
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eHealth, healthcare dilemma, cost effectivenessAbstract
Brought to life by contemporary changes of our world, eHealth offers enormous possibili-ties. It is defined as the cost-effective and secure use of information and communication technologies in support of health health-related fields, including healthcare services, health surveillance, health literature, and health education by the World Health Assembly resolution on eHealth. It is impossible to have a detailed view of its potential as eHealth affects the entire health sector and is a viable tool to provide routine as well as specialized health services. It is able to improve both the access to and the standard of healthcare. The aim of this paper is to focus on how eHealth can help in closing the gap between need and demand in healthcare and thus solving the healthcare dilemma.
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