Țăran Alexandra-Mădălina, Mustea Lavinia, Vătavu Sorana, Lobonț Oana-Ramona, Luca Magda-Mihaela
Doctoral School of Economics and Business Administration, West University of Timisoara, 300223 Timisoara, Romania.
Department of Finance, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, West University of Timisoara, 300223 Timisoara, Romania.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Apr 19;19(9):4950. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19094950.
The COVID-19 pandemic and the digitalization of medical services present significant challenges for the medical sector of the European Union, with profound implications for health systems and the provision of high-performance public health services. The sustainability and resilience of health systems are based on the introduction of information and communication technology in health processes and services, eliminating the vulnerability that can have significant consequences for health, social cohesion, and economic progress. This research aims to assess the impact of digitalization on several dimensions of health, introducing specific implications of the COVID-19 pandemic. The research methodology consists of three procedures: cluster analysis performed through vector quantization, agglomerative clustering, and an analytical approach consisting of data mapping. The main results highlight the importance of effective national responses and provide recommendations, various priorities, and objectives to strengthen health systems at the European level. Finally, the results reveal the need to reduce the gaps between the EU member states and a new approach to policy, governance, investment, health spending, and the performing provision of digital services.
新冠疫情和医疗服务数字化给欧盟医疗领域带来了重大挑战，对卫生系统和提供高效能公共卫生服务产生了深远影响。卫生系统的可持续性和韧性基于在卫生流程和服务中引入信息通信技术，消除可能对健康、社会凝聚力和经济发展产生重大后果的脆弱性。本研究旨在评估数字化对健康多个维度的影响，并介绍新冠疫情的具体影响。研究方法包括三个步骤：通过矢量量化、凝聚聚类进行聚类分析，以及由数据映射组成的分析方法。主要结果突出了有效国家应对措施的重要性，并提供了在欧洲层面加强卫生系统的各项建议、优先事项和目标。最后，结果表明有必要缩小欧盟成员国之间的差距，并采用新的政策、治理、投资、卫生支出和数字服务提供方式。
