The purpose of the strategy is to provide an outline of eHealth and\ud
demonstrate how the individual citizen, the Irish healthcare delivery\ud
systems - both public and private - and the economy as a whole\ud
will benefit from eHealth. It shows how the proper introduction and\ud
utilisation of eHealth will ensure;\ud
» The patient is placed at the centre of the healthcare delivery\ud
system and becomes an empowered participant in the\ud
provision and pursuit of their health and wellbeing.\ud
» The successful delivery of health systems reform and the\ud
associate structural, financial and service changes planned.\ud
» The realisation of health service efficiencies including optimum\ud
resource utilisation.\ud
» Ireland’s healthcare system can respond to the challenge\ud
defined by the EU task force report - Redesigning health in\ud
Europe for 2020 - to ensure that in the future all EU citizens have\ud
access to a high level of healthcare, anywhere in the Union, and\ud
at a reasonable cost to our healthcare systems.\ud
» The potential of eHealth as a driver for economic growth and\ud
development can be realised