Tiny Denmark is leading the way in digital health care, with patients being able to link into their own medical records and make data entries. This includes various test results such as vital signs (pulse and blood pressure), blood test monitoring (such as glucose levels) and other e health interactions. These interactions include online prescriptions, communications between patient and doctor regarding symptoms and some degree of online consultation. Of course, translating Denmark’s success to the United States is hardly easy. Denmark is a small country, with a homogeneous population which is highly literate. They also have a different sense of concern about privacy when it comes to health information. The Danish system is socialized and state controlled, which also allows for easier enforcement of uniformity.
While not all is to be emulated by us, the concept of online care is here to stay and will expand over time. It is a natural progression of the information age and the comfort that both patients and physicians are achieving with new technology . . . ben kazie md
Denmark Leads the Way in Digital Care – http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/12/health/12denmark.html?emc=tnt&tntemail0=y
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