Title:	Telemedicine and eHealth Network, Sweden
Country:	Sweden
Area of Interest / Subject Area:	eHealth - Telemedicine
User Group:	Citizens Professionals
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Related Links:	http://www.telemedicineclinic.com http://www.vgregion.se/vgrtemplates/Page.aspx?id=24405.
Implementation Organization:	Sweden Government -- Ministry of Health
Operation Organization:	Sweden Clinics and Hospitals
Contact:	Name: Soderstrom PO Tel: +46 90 7857060 Fax: +46 90 7857060 Email: po.soderstrom@vll.se Address: County Council of Vasterbotten and University Hospital of Umea Vasterbottens lans landsting att: PO Soderstrom 90189 UMEA Sweden
Year:	1999
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Administrative Level:	Central healthcare authorities (Ministry of Health)
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Abstract:	Regional Network, Integrated Telemedicine and eHealth Network in Vasterbotten County Specific fields: Orthodontic, Teledermatogology, Telepathology . The Vasterbotten County Telemedicine and eHealth Network is a VPN connecting all hospitals (3, including a university hospital), primary healthcare centres (36), dental clinics (32), administrative functions. The network is partially owned by the County Council, the largest provider of healthcare in the region. All applications include unique elements that support the eHealth effort at the European level. The Network: At the moment there are 12 000 connections in the Vasterbotten County Telemedicine and eHealth Network. It connects more than 8000 healthcare professionals located over an area of 250 * 450 kilometres. The telemedicine network consists of 75 (H323) systems used for many kinds of services such as therapeutic advice, diagnostics, rounds, care planning and education. Compared with the population in the region this is one of the densest networks in Europe. The network provides low cost access and network support, for a range of technologies optimised as a function of the operating environment, including optical fibre, power line and wireless access. The network is a prerequisite for the development according to the aims in eEurope in health care as well in other sectors. There are more applications, entering, or in practice. One application is supporting the communication between care providers such as county councils, municipalities and private companies and care receivers. The concept uses fixed and mobile technology and is also a solution to charging and billing. The development of this communication backbone is fully in line with the guidelines from the Lisbon summit and the eEurope initiative. The network establish a common communication platform for several disciplines and applications and the network services target important European challenges in healthcare. The Network support development of cost-effective solutions to deliver high quality care and increased access to care in rural areas.The network is primarily supporting the European eHealth effort to develop ICT systems supporting health knowledge management, interoperability of health information sources, medical ontologies, clinical guidelines development, and method for decision support and risk analysis evidence based medicine and risk management. Input to the specification for the regional Network was obtained in the 4 FP project CHIN or CO-OPERATIVE HEALTH-INFORMATION-NETWORKS. Vasterbotten and the University Hospital of Umea is also a member of the INTERREG III B project Baltic eHealth connecting eHealth networks in the Baltic region. The scope if application includes: - Decision support system for treatment of hypertension - Distributed radiotheraphy a Joint Centre- Model - Dental care and ortognatic surgery - Teledermatology Telepathology and clinical rounds
Awards:	EC eEurope Awards for eHealth 2003
Justification:	Sustainability Take up Benefit/ Impact
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