Certification programs for eHealth--status quo.
The skills of the workforce are a core factor for the quality of healthcare systems. On top of the basic education, postgraduate training is an important factor for continuously maintaining as well as improving the workforce qualification level. Advanced training often provides certification of the acquired skills. This paper analyses the status quo of international certification programs in the sector of eHealth (EU, US, Global). It uses available literature and observations from international educational expert's workgroups. It identifies gaps regarding certifications in eHealth and suggests steps for solutions. Despite little attention to legal and financial eHealth related content in certification programs in the EU as well as a low degree of harmonization of international certifications in general, there are strong activities especially in the international scope towards personal certification programs in eHealth. Major changes are to be expected within the coming years.
Department of Information Engineering & Security, University of Applied Sciences Technikum Wien, Austria.
Philipp
P
Urbauer
Department of Information Engineering & Security, University of Applied Sciences Technikum Wien, Austria.
Juliane
J
Herzog
Department of Information Engineering & Security, University of Applied Sciences Technikum Wien, Austria.
Birgit
B
Pohn
Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Applied Sciences Technikum Wien, Austria.
Mathias
M
Forjan
Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Applied Sciences Technikum Wien, Austria.
Stefan
S
Sauermann
D002568:Certification / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards*; D006281:Health Occupations / Q000193:education* / Q000592:standards*; D006280:Health Workforce / Q000592:standards*; D038622:Internationality; D008490:Medical Informatics / Q000193:education* / Q000592:standards*