The Impact of eHealth and mHealth on doctor behavior and XXXX involvement: an Israeli and Portuguese comparative approach.

@entity1 @entity497
Based on the experience of a Short Term Scientific Mission (STSM) promoted by COST Net and developed in CIES/ISCTE-IUL (Portugal), this paper presents a reflection about the implementation of @entity497 ( @entity497 ) in the healthcare sector in Israel and Portugal. Specifically, we focus on the impacts of @entity497 or eHealth on @entity1 empowerment, as perceived by doctors and managers in order to better comprehend the role of national policy and explore the options for building a national strategy regarding @entity497 in healthcare. The experience of the Portuguese healthcare system was selected and compared to the results found in a similar research in Israel. Methodologically, in-depth interviews with the Ministry of Health, the private sector, @entity1 associations and researches were used to collect data. Purposeful sampling was used to select respondents, and secondary sources were used for triangulation. The findings of the research work show that the increased deployment of @entity497 has furthered @entity1 empowerment (1). From the doctors' perspective, while @entity497 has provided more information in the long-run, changes of these magnitudes were not easy in the beginning. These findings were similar in both countries. The work concludes that @entity497 tools were successfully implemented and the general perception is that they have been beneficial. The work provides information in order to understand and improve @entity497 services. Additionally, the results suggest alternatives for future investments in these technologies.
