VIP TALK: eHealth as a Tool for Extending Life Span

Electronic healthcare, or eHealth, is a trend that is especially gaining popularity in European states. It refers to the use of information and communication technologies in healthcare and includes a wide range of digital solutions and services aimed at improving healthcare provision and patient outcomes and making medical processes more efficient. eHealth also offers the potential to increase the quality and accessibility of healthcare while simultaneously reducing costs. However, it raises important ethical, legal, and regulatory questions that need to be addressed with the further development of these technologies. Moreover, it is also necessary to consider the fact that not everyone has access to the technologies used by eHealth. Therefore, the topic of electronic healthcare carries both tremendous potential and significant obstacles for its potential users.

How should healthcare institutions and governments collaborate to maximize the potential of eHealth while minimizing its negative impacts? How should eHealth regulation proceed to insure patient protection? How specifically can eHealth improve the quality of care provided to patients? And what significant financial savings can the digitalization of healthcare bring?