Social Impacts of e-Health in Norway

NorwayspendsmoreonpublichealthcareperpersonthananyotherEuropeancountry.Thegovernment andtheNorwegianhealthauthoritiesarecommittedtoimprovingthecountry’shealthcareservice through the use of innovative information and communication technology, generally referred to asehealth.Society inNorwaybenefits froman integratedehealthcaresystemwhere thepatient isatitscentreregardlessoftheperson’slevelofincomeorgeographicallocation.Thelong-term nationalehealthstrategy“onecitizen–onerecord”isthebasisforallehealthnationalstrategiesand initiatives.Withitschallenginggeographicalenvironmentandageingpopulation,telemedicineand otherehealthdevelopmentssuchaseprescriptionandelectronichealthrecords(EHR)areimportant toolsinsuccessfullyimplementingnewehealthreformsthatcontinuetoimpactsocietyinNorway. KEywoRDS e-Health, Electronic Health Record, e-Prescription, Health Technology, Telemedicine