Health Information Technology
See also: Health information technology, Electronic health record, and Health technology assessmentElectronic Patient Records (EPR) have been in used since 2007 virtually in every health care provider. The development of health information systems has been largely uncoordinated at the national level, partly due to the decentralized health care system. As a result, several non-interoperable information systems are often used even within a single health care organization, which inhibits information exchange within and across provider organizations. Efforts are underway to create a common, national structure for communication between patients and providers over the internet.
The Finnish Office for Health Technology Assessment FinOHTA is an independent, public assessment agency working as a part of National Institute for Health and Welfare since 1995. The aim is to assist decision-making by supplying information that is of a high scientific standard. The service is for all professional groups in health care, political decision-makers and the general public. Another main aim of for this office is for foreign results to be appraised in local conditions and their applicability in Finland is evaluated. FinOHTA is a member of INAHTA, the International Network of Agencies for Health Technology Assessment. FinOHTA also participates to the EUnetHTA project.
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