Can the COVID-19 pandemic boost the global adoption and usage of eHealth solutions?

Stanimirović, Dalibor; Matetić, Vedrana

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“…The pandemic was declared on 12 March 2020, resulting in immediate decline of the functioning of the healthcare system either due to fear of infections or due to epidemiological protocols concerning clinical practices. Physical access to healthcare services was severely limited, and national eHealth services became indispensable for secure access to essential data and for remote communication between healthcare providers as well as between patients and healthcare professionals [ 44 ]. The DCC became an essential document providing not only access to healthcare but also workplaces, schools and public venues.…”

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“…Statistical data undoubtedly indicate that healthcare professionals and patients are becoming increasingly aware of the value of digital health, particularly in stressful situations that profoundly affect the operation of the healthcare system [ 59 , 60 ]. A particularly high interest was encountered in relation to microbiology laboratory test reports, COVID-19 test results and vaccination records, recovery certificate, and especially the DCCs as confirmed by the national DCC statistics as well as studies in other countries [ 2 , 42 , 44 , 61 , 62 , 63 ].…”

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Accelerated Digitalization of the Epidemiological Measures: Overcoming the Technological and Process Complexities of Establishing the EU Digital COVID Certificate in Slovenia

Stanimirović

Jočić

2022

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Objective: In order to facilitate free movement of EU citizens during the COVID-19 pandemic, in early 2021 the European Commission proposed the establishment of an EU Digital COVID Certificate. By 1 July 2021, all EU Member States have successfully implemented the EU Digital COVID Certificate. The technological and procedural complexities encountered while establishing the EU Digital COVID Certificate in Slovenia are reviewed in this article. Methods: This research employs a case study methodology. Controlled focus group sessions comprising eighteen eminent experts (not including medical and other expert groups involved in the epidemiological measures) in charge of the EU Digital COVID Certificate and other national eHealth services in Slovenia were used as the primary data collection technique. Focus group discussions were preceded by an all-encompassing review of the literature and the examination of numerous materials covering the EU Digital COVID Certificate-related content. Results: The study findings reveal that the technological and process complexities are associated with the fragmented data sources and complicated and abundant business rules used for the generation and verification of the EU Digital COVID Certificate. However, despite the technological, process and other impediments that arose during the establishment of the EU Digital COVID Certificate in Slovenia, it can be argued that the approach used and stakeholder commitment, especially in critical pandemic conditions, offered the much-desired harmonisation and application of this digital service at the EU level. Conclusions: The study highlights the importance of a sound and coherent model for the impending establishment of cross-border eHealth services and suggests that the ad hoc implementation of such challenging and delicate digital solutions in the future will only be feasible with the prior construction of robust and interoperable digital health infrastructures across the EU Member States.

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Accelerated Digitalization of the Epidemiological Measures: Overcoming the Technological and Process Complexities of Establishing the EU Digital COVID Certificate in Slovenia

Stanimirović

Jočić

2022

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“…The NIJZ has been continuously working to provide improvements and upgrades to the system. But the years 2020 and 2021 are truly special in this respect, since the COVID-19 epidemic changed the modus operandi dramatically (Stanimirović & Matetić, 2020;NIJZ, 2021a), as all the upgrades needed to be developed and implemented in the shortest possible time. Over the past two years the zVEM and the CRPD have stood out in this regard, and thus these two eHealth solutions, their DIGITAL RESTRUCTURING AND HUMAN (RE)ACTION development, functionalities and use will be described in more detail and analysed below.…”

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35 th Bled eConference Digital Restructuring and Human (Re)action

2022

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There is widespread recognition that, during the process of digitalisation, much greater care is necessary in relation to the needs of individuals and society. One key area in which tensions exist is identity management. People think that their identities are intrinsic to themselves. Yet organisations represent themselves as 'provisioning' people with their 'identities'. In addition, the model of identity that organisations typically use evidences some important deficiencies. A fresh approach is needed to the model that underpins organisations' management of their relationships with people. This needs to be based on a deeper appreciation by designers of the nature of the phenomena that they seek to document and to exercise control over. A model of those phenomena is needed that is pragmatic, in the sense of fulfilling the needs of information systems (IS) practitioners and organisations, but also of the people whose data the organisation handles. It also needs to reflect metatheoretic insights. This paper presents such a model. It commences by drawing on ontology, epistemology and axiology in order to establish an outline metatheoretic model. The model is articulated, at the conceptual level and at the data modelling level. Initially, a relatively simple model is established, sufficient for inanimate objects and artefacts. The more complex requirements of humans are then addressed. It is contended that the resulting model provides a robust framework for identification and authentication in IS. 2 35 TH BLED ECONFERENCE DIGITAL RESTRUCTURING AND HUMAN (RE)ACTION R. Clarke: A Reconsideration of the Foundations of Identity Management 3 6 35 TH BLED ECONFERENCE DIGITAL RESTRUCTURING AND HUMAN (RE)ACTION EpistemologyThis section summarises analysis in Clarke ( 2021). Epistemology is the study of knowledge. Two contrasting conceptions of knowledge exist. The proposition of the first, 'empiricism', is that knowledge is derived from sensory experience, and is a body of facts and principles accumulated by humankind over the course of time, that are capable of being stored in the equivalent of a warehouse. This works well in circumstances where the Things represented by Entities are real rather than imaginary, and are inanimate, and their handling is largely mechanical. Examples include aircraft guidance systems and robotic production-lines.The other, 'apriorist' view is that that knowledge is internal and personal, and the concept is not applicable outside the mind of an individual human. Within this school of thought, knowledge is the matrix of impressions within which an individual situates newly acquired information.In order to cater for these two extremes, the term 'Knowledge' is best avoided, except when qualified by one of two adjectives:

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“…The paper elaborates the impact of personal data protection regulation on the Slovenian eHealth system [ 1 , 2 ], in particular the Central Registry of Patient Data (CRPD). Slovenia has had restrictive data protection regulations since 2004 [ 3 ], resulting in an elaborate legislative and governance framework for data processing in health care.…”

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Impact of data protection regulation on Slovenian eHealth

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2021

J Glob Health

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Can the COVID-19 pandemic boost the global adoption and usage of eHealth solutions?

Cited by 16 publications

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Accelerated Digitalization of the Epidemiological Measures: Overcoming the Technological and Process Complexities of Establishing the EU Digital COVID Certificate in Slovenia

Accelerated Digitalization of the Epidemiological Measures: Overcoming the Technological and Process Complexities of Establishing the EU Digital COVID Certificate in Slovenia

35 th Bled eConference Digital Restructuring and Human (Re)action

Impact of data protection regulation on Slovenian eHealth

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