국내 e-Health 정책동향

Abstract

The e-Health created new opportunities and challenges to the traditional health care in Korea by introducing information and communication technology. Many countries have been establishing e-Health vision and goals at the government level, however Korea has been establishing it with uncooperative vision and goals among numerous government offices since 2003. A single e-health policy from these numberous government offices cannot cover all the aspects of the e-health, which further hinders development of e-health in Korea.Objective: The objectives of this study were to review e-Health policies in various Government offices of Korea and to discuss the ways of policy integration among them and the role of each office. Methods: Recent polices of e-health in the MOHW, MOCIE, MIC, and MOST were reviewed and compared. Results: The related departments in the MOHW, MOCIE, MIC, and MOST have been working on not only traditional health care systems but also e-healthincluding industrial and technological aspects. However, e-health policies from these related departments has been only focusing on contents, infrastructure, method, and technology without any collaborative road map for the e-health. Conclusion:There should be a balanced and collaborative strategy among government departments with a close relationship for the development of e-health in Korea.