3.4 Geographic Information System (GIS)
The focus is the development of a cartographic overview of cross-sectoral service providers in the field of health care. In the District of Segeberg this Geographic Information System is implemented. The experiences should be transferred to "eHealth for Regions" network partners who are interested in this solution.
A target group are tourists which can inform themselves about the health care provision in their holiday region. Furthermore the GIS serves for benchmarks of the health care level and thereby supports regional developers: maps of neighbourhood medical care and care in the community, general practitioner and pharmacies.
Click here for the presentation of the german GIS project.
Partners: Germany, Lithuania
Overall Objectives:
- citizens, tourists and travellers should get with information about nearest health care providers (e.g. general practitioners, hospitals, pharmacies)
- regional planners should get a planning tool in the field of health care supply
Methodology and Transnational Value Added:
- existing data bases about health care systems are used and connected to GIS technology, the information should be provided for free on the Internet
- project partners exchange ideas and experiences for application of the GIS solution
Status of Implementation:
- "eHealth for Regions" partners from Lithuania are interested in getting experiences
If you have any comments to this chapter please contact Thorsten Beck, AOK Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. E-Mail: thorsten.beck@sh.aok.de
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