Key Issues for an E-Health Project Development: A case Study for Prahova County – Romania

Abstract:

This paper emerged from the intention of the Prahova County Council to implement an e-Health Project.

Firstly, it is necessary to understand the market reality of e-Health: is this a real benefits or just an over ambitious dreams and then to increase the confidence of decisions makers and health professionals in accepting and using of e-Health tools and to support healthcare Transformation in Prahova County.

In order to do these, is necessary to:

  1. Provide the legal framework for the e-health products usage and for afferent services evolve
  2. Define programs aiming to ensure a framework for the E-Health Project
  3. Describe a model for the E-Health Project evaluation and assessment and define a base set of indicators for e-Health domain systems qualifying and evaluating. These indicators must be correspondent and harmonised with those that are used at European level.
  4. Provide methodologies for costs recovery after e-Health services usage.

Our efforts are headed for framework programs defining and for identification of those variables that must be taken into consideration for the indicators defining.