Information System and Technologies in the Health Care Management

The role and place of information systems and technologies in the health care management is analyzed in the paper. It is substantiated that one of the promising areas of the modern information systems and technologies using is telemedicine. The modern models of telemedicine used by the world practice are analyzed, their features and specifics are determined. The peculiarities of the functioning of the telemedicine market in Ukraine are studied: the types of telemedicine services are singled out and the segments of the telemedicine market are determined. The factors of development of the telemedicine market in Ukraine, likewise the factors that constrain it are analyzed. It is proposed to develop and implement the performance indicators for the optimal functioning and further development of telemedicine in Ukraine. Recommendations for the health care institutions, public authorities and IT companies to create conditions for the further development of the telemedicine market in Ukraine are given. It is substantiated that the implementation of the above noted recommendations should be accompanied by the active use of the blockchain technologies. It is emphasized that the further development of the telemedicine will provide an opportunity in the near future to get a triple effect: the benefits will be not only for patients but also for the medical institutions in general and medical personnel in particular.