Implementation of eHealth in the Czech Republic and Slovakia

This thesis examines ICT use in the area of health care. The aim is to introduce the eHealth strategy and analyse the current state while following the strategy. The thesis includes both theoretical and practical part. In the theoretical one, basic terms and notions concerning eHealth issues are characterised at first. Next part focuses on the health care drawing possibilities for EU citizens within EU countries and on cross border cooperation between Czech Republic and Germany in the area of emergency service. The third part introduces Czech and Slovak Republic health care systems as well as other organizations participating on eHealth in both the given countries. Practical part focuses on the eHealth readiness and possibilities of its implementing within Czech and Slovak Republic including the projects put in practice. On the basis of the results gained, conclusions have been synthesized