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The Irish Health Service Executive (HSE) is undergoing a digital transformation through its 'Digital for Care' program to improve patient access to health information. Key initiatives include the HSE Health App and the National Shared Care Record, which aim to modernize how patients interact with healthcare services.
Why it matters
Illustrates the global trend of digitizing public health infrastructure to improve efficiency and patient outcomes.
TECHNOLOGY HAS CHANGED almost every aspect of our lives. The way we communicate, shop, work, travel, consume entertainment and manage our finances has been transformed by the small rectangle in our pocket that runs so much of our lives. It is almost impossible not to engage with technology on a daily basis in some form or another.
Healthcare, particularly in Ireland, has been slower to make the tech transition, but the tide is turning. For generations, our relationship with the health service has been largely physical. We went to the GP, attended a hospital appointment, waited for a letter, picked up a prescription or made a phone call. Increasingly, technology is becoming part of how we interact with our health service, from managing appointments to accessing our own health information at home.
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