HEALTH : STUDY ENCOURAGES WIDER USE OF ICT BY DOCTORS.
Europe Environment, May, 2008
Despite notable differences between countries, a very large majority of European doctors use computers and the internet for professional purposes but they could make better use of information and communication technologies (ICT) in areas where they are not widely used, such as electronic prescriptions and telemonitoring. This is one of the conclusions of a comparative study on the use of ICT by general practitioners in Europe ( Benchmarking ICT use among general practitioners in Europe'), the results of which were presented, on 25 April, by the European Commission.
By using eHealth applications, doctors and medical services have already improved health care in Europe through, for example, more efficient administration and shorter waiting times for patients,...
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