Improving Life in Rural Areas of the Baltic Sea Region by eHealth Services.

Programme 2000 - 2006 Baltic Sea Region

Date of latest update: 2021-04-06

Description

Description (EN):

The overall goal of the project was to bring about fully developed eHealth solutions that can be directly put to use by health services throughout the Baltic Sea Region. Ten players in Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Estonia and Lithuania participated in the Baltic eHealth project. Baltic eHealth. The project wanted to connect existing national and regional healthcare data networks in the participating countries and carry out full-scale trials within eHealth. Furthermore, the project investigated the link between eHealth and rural migration. With eHealth the quality of healthcare provision can be raised, and this may be the factor that prompts a person to live in an outlying area. At the same time, eHealth may help in making employment in the health service in outlying areas more appealing. It becomes easier to attract the right personnel– and this too may boost the quality of the available health services. The eUltrasound pilot. In many countries it is common practice to offer an ultrasound scan at 18 weeks of pregnancy and it is frequently needed to have a second opinion from an experienced college when assessing the scans. eHealth can be of assistance since specialists in obstetrics and ultrasound often are situated at central hospitals in urban areas and not at a local rural hospital. Thus, the pregnant woman will receive better and faster information thereby improving the quality of care for her and her unborn baby. The eRadiology pilot. Denmark suffers from a lack of radiologists. This leads to vacant positions and discomfort to patients as they have to wait months for simple radiological examinations. The lack of radiologists is particularly noticeable at rural hospitals where up to a third of all positions can be vacant. To remedy the problem, x-rays taken at the Funen Hospital can be sent for description to a hospital in another country, which does not have a lack of radiologists. The purpose of the eRadiology pilot is therefore to test this type of solution between the Funen hospital and the radiological departments of Vilnius University Hospital and East Tallinn Central Hospital. In the pilot, it will be investigated if the solution is technically, financially, culturally and linguistically feasible.

Achievements (EN):

The overall goal of the project was achieved as developed eHealth services were implemented in the Baltic Sea Region after the project end. Funen Hospital was entered into a contract with East-Tallinn Central Hospital and Vilnius University Hospital that continues the co-operation but now on normal business terms as the solution has been brought into normal production. The co-operation in the eUltrasound pilot has also been continued. An investigation on the link between eHealth and rural migration was conducted on the basis of a study among rural and urban settlers on their attitudes towards availability of healthcare services for choice of settlement. As eHealth is in its first stages still, the results were speculative but positive. All of the results of the Baltic eHealth project were presented at the final conference in Stockholm, Cross-border eHealth in the Baltic Sea Region. Close to 200 people attended the conference, which was held together with the eHealth for Regions project

Thematic information

Health and social services New products and services Rural and peripheral development

Partners (10)

Lead Partner: Region Syddanmark

Address: Rugaardsvej 15, 5000 Odense C, Denmark

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University Hospital of North Norway HF/Norwegian Centre for Telemedicine

Name: University Hospital of North Norway HF/Norwegian Centre for Telemedicine

Address: 9038 Tromsø, Norway

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East-Tallinn Central Hospital

Name: East-Tallinn Central Hospital

Address: 10138 Tallinn, Estonia

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Norwegian Centre for Health Informatics

Name: Norwegian Centre for Health Informatics

Address: 7489 Trondheim, Norway

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Mid-Norway Health Enterprise

Name: Mid-Norway Health Enterprise

Address: 7501 Stjørdal, Norway

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Vilnius University Hospital Santariskiu Clinic

Name: Vilnius University Hospital Santariskiu Clinic

Address: 2021 Vilnius, Lithuania

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County council of Vasterbotten, University hospital, Umea

Name: County council of Vasterbotten, University hospital, Umea

Address: 90189 Umeaa, Sweden

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Danish Centre for Rural Research and Development

Name: Danish Centre for Rural Research and Development

Address: 6700 Esbjerg, Denmark

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County Hospital of Funen

Name: County Hospital of Funen

Address: 5700 Svendborg, Denmark

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Carelink

Name: Carelink

Address: 11294 Stockholm, Sweden

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University Hospital of North Norway HF/Norwegian Centre for Telemedicine

Improving Life in Rural Areas of the Baltic Sea Region by eHealth Services.

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East-Tallinn Central Hospital

Improving Life in Rural Areas of the Baltic Sea Region by eHealth Services.

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Norwegian Centre for Health Informatics

Improving Life in Rural Areas of the Baltic Sea Region by eHealth Services.

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Mid-Norway Health Enterprise

Improving Life in Rural Areas of the Baltic Sea Region by eHealth Services.

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Vilnius University Hospital Santariskiu Clinic

Improving Life in Rural Areas of the Baltic Sea Region by eHealth Services.

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County council of Vasterbotten, University hospital, Umea

Improving Life in Rural Areas of the Baltic Sea Region by eHealth Services.

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Danish Centre for Rural Research and Development

Improving Life in Rural Areas of the Baltic Sea Region by eHealth Services.

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Region Syddanmark

Improving Life in Rural Areas of the Baltic Sea Region by eHealth Services.

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County Hospital of Funen

Improving Life in Rural Areas of the Baltic Sea Region by eHealth Services.

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Carelink

Improving Life in Rural Areas of the Baltic Sea Region by eHealth Services.

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Summary

Project name (EN): Improving Life in Rural Areas of the Baltic Sea Region by eHealth Services.

Project acronym: Baltic eHealth

Project start date: 2004-09-01

Project end date: 2007-08-31

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 2 141 731.00

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 979 365.00

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Financing programme

2000 - 2006 Baltic Sea Region

Last month that data in keep.eu was retrieved from the Programme's website or received from the Programme

2019-07-08

No. of projects in keep.eu / Total no. of projects (% of projects in keep.eu)

136 / 136 (100%)

No. of project partnerships in keep.eu / Total no. of project partnerships (% of project partnerships in keep.eu)

3 143 / 3 143 (100%)

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Improving Life in Rural Areas of the Baltic Sea Region by eHealth Services.

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