Innovation in the Italian National Health System and the Cost-Reducing Impact of E-Health and Telemedicine: The special case of the Telemedicine Project of the Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza Hospital (Apulia Region)—When Information and Communication Technology Comes to the Aid of the Territory

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dc.contributor.authorCati, Matteo Mariaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-08-25T06:43:54Z
dc.date.available2023-08-25T06:43:54Z
dc.date.issued2022-12
dc.description.abstractThe recent events of the COVID-19 pandemic, caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, have dramatically and suddenly changed the dynamic interactions among the various elements of the complex social and economic texture of most countries around the globe, such as Italy, accelerating the digital transformation in many areas of human activity and in particular in the health care sector. After having defined e-health (Figure 1) and some of its applications, with particular reference to telemedicine, the following important research question is addressed: what are the factors that contribute to the successful introduction of telemedicine? To answer this question, this article focuses on the recent efforts of the Italian Health Legislation to increase e-health literacy and to incentivize the health care system to adopt the new tools of information and communication technologies. In particular, the role of telemedicine is highlighted for its cost-reducing effect, particularly when dealing with patients affected by chronic, noncommunicable diseases. For this purpose, the author considers as a special case study the implementation strategy of the Telemedicine project of the Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, a private Catholic hospital in Southern Italy, as an example of excellence.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsUniversity of Bologna, Department of Economics, 2 Scaravilli Square, 40126 Bologna – Italyen_US
dc.identifier.citationCati Matteo Maria. Innovation in the Italian National Health System and the Cost-Reducing Impact of E-Health and Telemedicine: The special case of the Telemedicine Project of the Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza Hospital (Apulia Region)—When Information and Communication Technology Comes to the Aid of the Territory. International Journal of Applied Biology and Pharmaceutical Technology. 2022 Dec; 13(4): 51-63en_US
dc.identifier.issn0976-4550
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/225568
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherApplied Biology and Pharmaceutical Sciencesen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber4en_US
dc.relation.volume13en_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.doi.org/10.26502/ijabpt.202119en_US
dc.subjectE-Healthen_US
dc.subjectTelemedicineen_US
dc.subjectInformation and Communication Technologiesen_US
dc.subjectHealth Policyen_US
dc.subjectHealth Legislationen_US
dc.titleInnovation in the Italian National Health System and the Cost-Reducing Impact of E-Health and Telemedicine: The special case of the Telemedicine Project of the Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza Hospital (Apulia Region)—When Information and Communication Technology Comes to the Aid of the Territoryen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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