Monitoring Telemedicine Implementation in Denmark.
According to the literature, Denmark has a leading position in the dissemination and use of health informatics. However, there is a lack of systematically collected and documented experience of telemedicine solutions in Denmark. This evidence is being established with a new project, which maps out all telemedicine initiatives in Denmark. Data on all the initiatives is collected in a single database and some of the data is analyzed in this paper. It is shown that there are a very large number of telemedicine initiatives in Denmark and that the elements from the national strategy for telemedicine are clearly visible in the telemedicine map. The very large number of projects could, however, also indicate a lack of national coordination of initiatives and a need for evaluation activities to systematically collect and communicate the learning outcomes from all the new projects.
Department of Development and Planning, Aalborg University, Denmark.
Christian
C
Nøhr
Department of Development and Planning, Aalborg University, Denmark.
Sidsel
S
Villumsen
MedCom, Denmark.
Stephanie
S
Bernth Ahrenkiel
MedCom, Denmark.
Lars
L
Hulbæk
D003718:Denmark; D057286:Electronic Health Records / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D018670:Monitoring, Ambulatory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010346:Patient Care Management / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D017216:Telemedicine / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*