Excellent report on the European Telemedicine Conference, held in Edinburgh 29-30 October 2013. I’ll finish with what is an obvious statement for many and a profound thought for those of us who have perhaps been focused too much on making business cases for technology. It was made by Martin Seychell, deputy Director General, DG Sanco, European Commission, in his introduction to the conference. He said: “Health is both an economic & social opportunity. We need to change the perception from it being regarded just as a cost.” What I understood from this was a call to recognise the benefits of prolonging a life, such as continuing beneficial economic activity, and societal engagement, and see those, as well as the cost of prolongation. spending more on healthcare can therefore be an economic & societal net benefit.
Posted on: Wed, 06 Nov 2013 11:37:26 +0000
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