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Digital health policies and participation for digital transformation in German-speaking countries: A critical approach

  • The COVID-19 pandemic is a disruption of global extent with far-reaching consequences, particularly in social and health contexts. In addition to various and serious problems that this crisis brought with it, e.g., shortcomings in national health policies and healthcare systems, it simultaneously unleashed digital potentialities and promises. Although there are several opportunities associated with digital transformation, there are various issues that need to be considered, e.g., the participation of vulnerable groups. On a national level as well as in transnational entities, there are normative frameworks and political strategies that have the potential to contain unleashed forces and to include and consider all population groups. Thus, digital transformation is part of health policy agendas all over the world. Germany, Austria, and Switzerland are no exception to this and aspire to benefit from the positive aspects of digitalization. This contribution takes a critical-discursive perspective and aims at the analysis of digitalThe COVID-19 pandemic is a disruption of global extent with far-reaching consequences, particularly in social and health contexts. In addition to various and serious problems that this crisis brought with it, e.g., shortcomings in national health policies and healthcare systems, it simultaneously unleashed digital potentialities and promises. Although there are several opportunities associated with digital transformation, there are various issues that need to be considered, e.g., the participation of vulnerable groups. On a national level as well as in transnational entities, there are normative frameworks and political strategies that have the potential to contain unleashed forces and to include and consider all population groups. Thus, digital transformation is part of health policy agendas all over the world. Germany, Austria, and Switzerland are no exception to this and aspire to benefit from the positive aspects of digitalization. This contribution takes a critical-discursive perspective and aims at the analysis of digital health/eHealth strategies with a special focus on participation exemplified in German-speaking countries.show moreshow less

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Author:Michael Schaller, Marie-Christin Redlich, Florian FischerORCiDGND
Identifier:9780443152993 OPAC HS OPAC extern
Identifier:9780443153006 OPAC HS OPAC extern
Parent Title (English):Accelerating Strategic Changes for Digital Transformation in the Healthcare Industry
Publisher:Elsevier
Place of publication:London
Editor:Patricia Ordonez de Pablos, Xi Zhang
Document Type:Part of a Book
Language:English
Date of Publication (online):2023/05/30
Year of first Publication:2023
Volume:2023
Edition:1.
Number of pages:40 Seiten
First Page:323
Last Page:362
Institutes:BZPD - Bayerisches Forschungszentrum Pflege Digital
Dewey Decimal Classification:6 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften
Research focus:FSP4: Soziale Innovationen
Publication Lists:Fischer, Florian
Redlich, Marie-Christin
Schaller, Michael
Publication reviewed:begutachtet
Release Date:2023/08/16
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