This book aims to explore the potential of e-health tools in revolutionizing healthcare services.

Through an in-depth analysis, the authors will showcase existing tools that are already functioning in the market and those that are expected to be implemented soon. Furthermore, the authors will focus on e-health tools that have yet to be adopted due to organizational barriers and mental barriers on the part of their potential users, medical and pharmaceutical practitioners, patients, and consumers. Drawing insights from surveys that have been conducted among medical professionals, pharmaceutical staff and patients, the authors examine the awareness of both medical practitioners and patients of the usability, necessity and benefits of these IT tools. It is important to indicate that no country has fully integrated e-health systems into its healthcare infrastructure. Through their research, the authors will present useful tools by analyzing the barriers that have hindered their implementation in the past. The book also presents legal regulations whose aim is to establish systemic responsibilities for entities within the medical and pharmaceutical sectors and safeguard the sensitive data stored and processed within these systems. The book also explores cutting-edge technologies that ensure the safety of treatment and pharmacotherapy. These technologies empower healthcare providers to deliver interactive, health-promoting materials to patients based on the latest medical and pharmaceutical knowledge. By equipping patients with accurate information about their conditions and medication regimens, these tools mitigate the risks associated with misinformation sourced from unreliable outlets, thus fostering informed decision-making in healthcare. The book outlines a comprehensive model for synchronizing e-health tools, designed to improve the quality of medical services by engaging all stakeholders in the healthcare ecosystem - including those involved in medical services, diagnostics, dietetics, physiotherapy and pharmacy. The analysis of the material presented will include both the advantages and potential risks for healthcare providers and patients. Finally, the book aims to present a digitization model that would bring individual healthcare providers together, and as a result, improve the quality of services, reduce diagnosis times, and leverage AI-based solutions for disease diagnosis.

About the Author

Katarzyna Szalonka University of Wroclaw, a consultant and a member of the working team for the Ministry of Health for the pilot implementation of pharmaceutical care. She specializes in issues related to healthcare, innovations in the health sector, and pharmaceutical care and she organizes periodic conferences on pro-healthy lifestyles. She was a member of the teams at the Ministry of Health for the pilot implementation of pharmaceutical care.

Anna Dabrowska is the Head of the Department of Consumer Behavioral Research, Institute of Management, Warsaw School of Economics. She is an author and co-author of numerous scientific and popular science books and articles. She organizes and coordinates conferences focusing on holistic consumer market safety. She cooperates with the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection and other consumer organizations

Mariusz Jablonski has worked as an academic lecturer at various universities in Poland and abroad. His expertise focuses on the pharmaceutical market, individual freedoms, and rights, with a particular focus on access rights, and safeguarding personal data. He also holds the position of Editor-in-Chief of Przeglad Prawa i Administracji, a prestigious journal, and serves as the Head of the Chair of Constitutional Law at WPAiE UWr.

Mariola Drozd is A pharmacist, academic teacher at the Department of Humanities and Social Medicine, Department of Psychosocial Aspects of Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Medical University in Lublin. She conducts scientific research including pharmaceutical care, clinical pharmacy, pharmacoeconomics and pharmaceutical law.

Alicja Fandrejewska is in the Department of Management Information Systems, Faculty of Management, University of Warsaw. Her research focuses on the development of ICT technologies, examining their usability for consumers and their role in enhancing the efficiency and competitiveness of businesses in a globally interconnected, knowledge-based economy.

Elzbieta Stanczyk University of Wroclaw and at the Statistical Office in Wroclaw - Dolnoslaskie Centre for Regional Surveys. Her research interests cover mainly methods of spatial analysis in terms of the diversification of socio-economic development, measurement of the competitiveness and innovation of regions, eco-innovation of enterprises, energy innovations in households and use of advanced statistical methods to predict consumer behaviour.

Konrad Zak is an academic teacher, and owner of a consulting company Pharma Consulting dealing with business optimization, design and implementation of marketing strategies and sales management in the pharmaceutical market. Author of numerous scientific publications on management, pharmaceutical marketing and conditions for effective implementation of pharmaceutical care in pharmacy practice.

Book Information
ISBN 9781032847955
Author Katarzyna Szalonka
Format Paperback
Page Count 194
Imprint Productivity Press
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Weight(grams) 453g