E-health and the Universitas 21 organization: 3. Global policy.
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2005-07-22
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There is an urgent need to develop global e health policy in order both to facilitate and to manage the potential of e health As part of the Universitas 21 U21 project in e health an evaluation of the status of global e health policy was performed using a SWOT analysis strengths weaknesses opportunities and threats The analysis showed that the greatest threat to global e health policy is the autonomous nature of domestic health care systems The greatest opportunity may be the prospect for nations and individuals to work together in establishing mechanisms necessary to offer health care access through global e health a new global public good Full integration of e health into existing health care systems could be achieved in both a practical and a policy sense through global e health policy initiatives that facilitate integration across jurisdictions There is a pressing need to resolve a range of e health policy issues and a concomitant need for research that will inform and support the process A process that adopts a global approach is recommended