Published on 10.11.2017 under News
Digital help against the health emergency in rural areas
Medical care in rural areas is already a problem today. More and more doctors are leaving. The digital health team would now like to develop solutions - together with experts in the field of e-health from the consulting company Serapion in Essen.
In the next three years, around 50.000 general practitioners in Germany will retire. Many of them in the country: Experts cautiously estimate that this affects around 100 practices for a medium-sized rural district. And many of these practices will not be continued due to a lack of succession planning. There is also considerable consolidation at hospitals. And nursing staff is also much more difficult to attract in rural areas than in cities. And despite numerous private and public initiatives, it is becoming increasingly clear that there will be insufficient return of doctors, especially general practitioners, to the country.
digital health team wants to design permanent solutions
In order to still guarantee medical care, experts from matrix and serapion from the fields of health, regional development and technology have signed up as digital health team done together and design solutions that can make a lasting contribution to improving health care in rural areas. The approaches combine important fields such as telemedicine, telemonitoring, ambient-assisted living and digital support in care. Not off the shelf, but for regionally suitable models and projects.
For more information visit www.digital-health-team.de.
