Skip to main content
Key Specialties
Cardiology Diabetology Endocrinology Gastroenterology Geriatrics and Gerontology Gynecology and Obstetrics Hematology Infectious Disease Internal Medicine Nephrology Neurology Oncology Pediatrics Respiratory Medicine Rheumatology Surgery
Congress Coverage
2024 ACC Congress 2023 ESMO Congress 2023 EASD Congress 2023 ERS Congress 2023 ESC Congress
Clinical Collections
Advances in Alzheimer’s

Keynote webinar | Spotlight on medication adherence

LIVE: Thursday 27th June 2024, 18:00-19:30 (CEST)
Join our expert panel to discover why you need to understand the drivers of non-adherence in your patients, and how you can optimize medication adherence in your clinics to drastically improve patient outcomes.
ADVANCED SEARCH
Log in
Top
Journal of Medical Systems
Published in: Journal of Medical Systems 6/2013

01-12-2013 | Original Paper

eHealth in Denmark: A Case Study

Author: Patrick Kierkegaard

Published in: Journal of Medical Systems | Issue 6/2013

Login to get access

Abstract

Denmark is widely regarded as a leading country in terms of eHealth integration and healthcare delivery services. The push for eHealth adoption over that past 20 years in the Danish health sector has led to the deployment of multiple eHealth technologies. However, in reality the Danish healthcare suffers from eHealth system fragmentation which has led to eHealth’s inability to reach full potential in delivering quality healthcare service. This paper will presents a case study of the current state of eHealth in the Danish healthcare system and discuss the current challenges the country is facing today.
Literature
1.
Bhanoo SN (2010) Denmark Leads the Way in Digital Care. The New York Times
2.
Harrell E (2009) In Denmark’s Electronic Health Records Program, a Lesson for the U.S. - TIME. TIME Magazine. Time Inc.,
3.
Economist (2011) Future-proofing western Europe’s healthcare. A study of five countries. Economist Intelligence Unit
4.
Dobrev A, Haesner M, Hüsing T, Korte WB, Meyer I (2008) Benchmarking ICT use among General Practitioners in Europe. European Commission, Information Society and Media Directorate-General
5.
6.
Strandberg-Larsen M, Krasnik A (2008) Does a public single payer system deliver integrated services? A national survey study among professional stakeholders in Denmark, vol 8. 2008, vol 5. Igitur,
7.
Olejaz, M., Nielsen, A. J., Rudkjøbing, A., Birk, H. O., Krasnik, A., and Hernández-Quevedo, C., Denmark: Health System Review. Health Systems in Transition 14(2):1–192, 2012.
8.
9.
Protti D, Johansen I (2010) Widespread Adoption of Information Technology in Primary Care Physician Offices in Denmark: A Case Study. The Commonwealth Fund
10.
11.
12.
RSI (2010) Udviklingen i regionale epj-landskaber 2007–2010 (trans: Sundheds-it RR). RSI: Regionernes Sundheds-it, vol RSI: Regionernes Sundheds-it. NextPuzzle ApS, Copenhagen
13.
14.
Rigsrevisionen, Elektroniske patientjournaler på sygehusene. Rigsrevisionen, Copenhagen, 2011.
15.
16.
17.
Electronic Health Records: A Global Perspective. A Work Product of the HIMSS Enterprise Systems Steering Committee and the Global Enterprise Task Force. (2008). Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS).
18.
Det digitale samfund 2010 (2010). IT- og Telestyrelsen,
19.
20.
Rudkjøbing A, Olejaz M, Birk HO, Nielsen AJ, Hernández-Quevedo C, Krasnik A (2012) Integrated care: a Danish perspective. BMJ 345. doi:10.​1136/​bmj.​e4451
21.
Boysen, M., Hospitalslæger har svært ved at håndtere recept-server. Dagens Medicin 02(11):2010, 2010.
22.
Beskrivelse af GEPJ—på begrebsniveau (2004). National Board of Health,
23.
24.
25.
26.
Lund, S. R., Staten ramt af ny it-fadæse. Kommunen 19(05):2013, 2013.
27.
Jyllands-Posten, Livsfarligt rod i patienters journaler. Jyllands-Posten, 5(Dec.), 2010.
28.
Drevsfeldt S (2010) Kroniske patienter mangler oplysning og indlægges oftere. Information.dk, 3. August 2010,
29.
Smith, P., Araya-Guerra, R., Bublitz, C., Parnes, B., Dickinson, L., Vorst, R. V., Westfall, J., and Pace, W., Missing clinical information during primary care visits. JAMA 293(5):565–571, 2005. doi:10.​1001/​jama.​293.​5.​565.CrossRef
30.
31.
Christiansen, M., and Nøhr, C., Undersøgelse af klinisk anvendelse af sundheds-it-systemer 2011 (trans: Informatics VCfH). Aalborg Universitet, Aalborg, 2012.
32.
Region-Syddanmark (2012) Strategi og arkitektur for Effektiv Systemadgang. Region Syddanmark
33.
34.
Vu, K.-P. L., Proctor, R. W., Bhargav-Spantzel, A., Tai, B.-L., Cook, J., and Eugene Schultz, E., Improving password security and memorability to protect personal and organizational information. International Journal of Human-Computer Studies 65(8):744–757, 2007. doi:10.​1016/​j.​ijhcs.​2007.​03.​007.CrossRef
35.
36.
Datatilsynet (2011) Datatilsynets Årsberetning. .
37.
38.
Robertson A, Cresswell K, Takian A, Petrakaki D, Crowe S, Cornford T, Barber N, Avery A, Fernando B, Jacklin A, Prescott R, Klecun E, Paton J, Lichtner V, Quinn C, Ali M, Morrison Z, Jani Y, Waring J, Marsden K, Sheikh A (2010) Implementation and adoption of nationwide electronic health records in secondary care in England: qualitative analysis of interim results from a prospective national evaluation. BMJ 341. doi:10.​1136/​bmj.​c4564
39.
Campbell D (2011) NHS told to abandon delayed IT project. The Guardian, Thursday 22 September 2011
40.
41.
Cresswell, K. M., Robertson, A., and Sheikh, A., Lessons learned from England’s national electronic health record implementation: implications for the international community. Paper presented at the Proceedings of the 2nd ACM SIGHIT International Health Informatics Symposium, Miami, 2012.
42.
43.
National Electronic Health Record (NEHR) (2011). Ministry of Health: Singapore
44.
Sundhedsstyrelsen, Aktivitet på Private Sygehuse 2006–2010. Sundhedsstyrelsen, Copenhagen, 2011.
45.
Den private sygehussektor i tal. En faktuel rapport om den private sygehussektor udarbejdet på baggrund af en spørgeskemaundersøgelse sommeren 2010 (2010). Brancheforeningen for Privathospitaler og Klinikker., Copenhagen
46.
47.
Hansen, R., Vedsted, P., Sokolowski, I., Sondergaard, J., and Olesen, F., Time intervals from first symptom to treatment of cancer: a cohort study of 2,212 newly diagnosed cancer patients. BMC health services research 11(1):284, 2011.CrossRef
48.
Vedsted, P., and Olesen, F., Are the serious problems in cancer survival partly rooted in gatekeeper principles? An ecologic study. British Journal of General Practice 61(589):e508–e512, 2011. doi:10.​3399/​bjgp11X588484.CrossRef
49.
Jyllands-Posten (2010) Politikere: Journalerne er blevet svigtet. Jyllands Posten, 05.12.10
Metadata
Title
eHealth in Denmark: A Case Study
Author
Patrick Kierkegaard
Publication date
01-12-2013
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Journal of Medical Systems / Issue 6/2013
Print ISSN: 0148-5598
Electronic ISSN: 1573-689X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10916-013-9991-y

Other articles of this Issue 6/2013

Journal of Medical Systems 6/2013 Go to the issue

Original Paper

RFID Authentication Protocol to Enhance Patient Medication Safety

Original Paper

Perceived Usefulness of Data Entry Tools in Medical Encounters: A Survey

Original Paper

A Robust Uniqueness-and-Anonymity-Preserving Remote User Authentication Scheme for Connected Health Care

Original Paper

Quality and Cost Improvement of Healthcare via Complementary Measurement and Diagnosis of Patient General Health Outcome Using Electronic Health Record Data: Research Rationale and Design

Original Paper

Privacy Preserving Index for Encrypted Electronic Medical Records

Original Paper

An Efficient Chaotic Maps-Based Authentication and Key Agreement Scheme Using Smartcards for Telecare Medicine Information Systems