Health in the 21st Century Putting Data to Work for Stronger Health Systems
This report explores how data and digital technology can help achieve policy objectives and drive positive transformation in the health sector while managing new risks such as privacy, equity and implementation costs. It examines the following topics: improving service delivery models; empowering pe...
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Format: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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Paris
OECD Publishing
2019
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Series: | OECD Health Policy Studies
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Collection: | OECD Books and Papers - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Summary: | This report explores how data and digital technology can help achieve policy objectives and drive positive transformation in the health sector while managing new risks such as privacy, equity and implementation costs. It examines the following topics: improving service delivery models; empowering people to take an active role in their health and their care; improving public health; managing biomedical technologies; enabling better collaboration across borders; and improving health system governance and stewardship. It also examines how health workforces should be equipped to make the most of digital technology. The report contains findings from surveys of OECD countries and shares a range of examples that illustrate the potential benefits as well as challenges of the digital transformation in the health sector. Findings and recommendations are relevant for policymakers, health care providers, payers, industry as well as patients, citizens and civil society |
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Physical Description: | 261 p. 21 x 28cm |
ISBN: | 9789264597532 9789264793385 |