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A cross-national analysis of eHealth in the European Union: Some policy and research directions

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  • Wendy Currie

    (Audencia Recherche - Audencia Business School)

  • Jonathan J.M. Seddon

    (Audencia Recherche - Audencia Business School)

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This study analyzes the relationship among eHealth profiles across 27 European Union Member States. It builds on prior research that uses multivariate statistical methods to provide a cross-country analysis on two dimensions: ICT penetration and availability compared with eHealth access and usage among health professionals. Based on the quantitative indicators/metrics used in our study, our results reveal that four distinct country groupings emerge as frontrunners, followers, leapfroggers and laggards. Frontrunners combine a strong ICT infrastructure with relatively high adoption of eHealth technologies. Our study suggests that a one-size-fits-all approach to health IT is not recommended for EU Member States because policy-makers at the national level need to develop an eHealth roadmap that reflects national, regional and local conditions that go beyond technical imperatives.

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  • Wendy Currie & Jonathan J.M. Seddon, 2014. "A cross-national analysis of eHealth in the European Union: Some policy and research directions," Post-Print hal-01069994, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:hal-01069994
    DOI: 10.1016/j.im.2014.04.004
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