E-HEALTH - A NECESSARY CONDITION FOR IMPROVING THE NATIONAL HEALTH INDICATORS

Abstract

Why E-Health? It’s introduction will lead to the saving of human lives through better quality of diagnosis and the possibility of much more accurate medical statistics. E-Health is a sustainable and reliable approach to traditional medicine and the method of solving problems related to the demographic environment of the population. More and more medical professionals are using digital services to monitor patients' health, general and specific condition. The digitalization of healthcare provides access to health services of the population in remote areas of the country. This article outlines the current situation in Republic of Bulgaria, taking into account the established policies for E-Health in the European Union (EU). The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the reach of digital telemedicine services. In a search for sources for the article, it turned out that even leading international companies such as IBM and Accenture, software developers have created entire departments for research, analysis and design of e-medicine solutions covering the full range of digital services. In the long run, the development of E-Health will improve problem areas of health related such as information, accessibility, sustainability, integration, quality, and satisfaction with the provided medical services, improving the general health indicators of the nation.