VIRTUAL ORGANIZATION, E-HEALTH AND TELEMEDICINE IN HEALTH SERVICES: EUROPEAN REFERENCE NETWORKS

Abstract

Rapid developments in information and communication technologies deeply affect and change social life. By being affected by these changes, organizations change their organizational structures and implement various virtual organization models on a network basis. As a reflection of this situation on health services, e-Health and telemedicine applications are implemented. However, European Reference Networks take this situation to a very different point and constitute the first and only example of virtual organization in health services.
European Reference Networks focus on complex and rare diseases, bringing together 313 health institutions and 900 health units from 26 different European countries in 24 different virtual networks. It is important to examine the organizational structure and activities of the European Reference Networks in that European Reference Networks are multinational and constitute the only example in health services with its wide scope. In this direction, the literature about virtual organization, e-Health and telemedicine concepts is examined using the document review method and the organizational structure and activities of the European Reference Networks are revealed with various findings. 

Keywords

• e-Sağlık ve Teletıp
• Sanal Organizasyon
• Avrupa Referans Ağları
• Sağlık Hizmetlerinde Sanal Organizasyon

SAĞLIK HİZMETLERİNDE SANAL ORGANİZASYON, E-SAĞLIK VE TELETIP: AVRUPA REFERANS AĞLARI

Abstract

Bilgi ve iletişim teknolojilerinde meydana gelen hızlı gelişimler toplumsal hayatı derinden etkilemekte ve değiştirmektedir. Bu değişimlerden örgütlerde etkilenerek organizasyon yapılarını değiştirmekte ve ağ temelinde olmak üzere çeşitli sanal organizasyon modelleri uygulamaktadırlar. Bu durumun sağlık hizmetlerine yansıması olarak e-Sağlık ve teletıp uygulamaları hayata geçirilmektedir. Ancak, Avrupa Referans Ağları bu durumu oldukça farklı bir noktaya taşıyarak sanal organizasyonun sağlık hizmetlerindeki ilk ve tek örneğini teşkil etmektedir.
Avrupa Referans Ağları karmaşık ve nadir hastalıklara odaklanarak, 24 farklı sanal ağda 26 farklı Avrupa ülkesinden 313 sağlık kuruluşu ve 900 sağlık birimini tamamen sanal ortamda bir araya getirmektedir. Avrupa Referans Ağlarının çok uluslu olması ve oldukça geniş kapsamı ile sağlık hizmetlerinde tek örneği teşkil etmesi bakımından Avrupa Referans Ağları’nın organizasyon yapısı ve faaliyetlerinin incelenmesi önem arz etmektedir. Bu doğrultuda, çalışmada sanal organizasyon, e-Sağlık ve teletıp kavramaları hakkında literatür incelenmekte ve Avrupa Referans Ağları’nın organizasyon yapısı ve faaliyetleri çeşitli bulgularla ortaya koyulmaktadır. 

Keywords

• e-Sağlık ve Teletıp
• Sanal Organizasyon
• Avrupa Referans Ağları
• Sağlık Hizmetlerinde Sanal Organizasyon

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