Deploying New Perspectives of Network Organizations for Chronic Diseases’ Integrated Management

The Impact Of Icts Vs. The Logics Of Network

After the First Stage of Discovery of the “Health ICT world” (1989-1999), the Second Stage of Acceptance (1999-2009) began with recognition that nothing was going to happen by osmosis or just because of the enthusiasm of that community alone. The challenges were evident – there was no main stream credibility for health ICT within the technology sector or indeed within healthcare itself; there was no voice for innovation and new ideas; few who were aware or listening to the health telematics community (EHTEL, 2009). Opportunities have been beginning to open up during years. New technologies have been maturing which had relevance to healthcare. The growing pressures of demography, medical advances and patient empowerment were all in sharp contrast with finite resources available to address a growing demand from citizens and patients for more health attention.