Introduction to industrial perspectives: eHealth systems, past experiences and future prospects.
In this paper some of Philips' experiences in the domain of eHealth will be described. The main premise however will be that the next major step forward will require a much more ubiquitous and pervasive infrastructure around Electronic Patient Records, giving the patient a much more important role in managing his or her own health.
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Philips Medical Systems.
D005062:European Union; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized / Q000458:organization & administration*; D033283:Patient Access to Records; D018802:Patient-Centered Care