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<html><head><title>EU*US eHealth Work Project - Gap Analysis Executive Summary</title></head><body class="oneColElsCtrHdr"><div id="container"><div id="header"><h1>EU*US eHealth Work Project</h1></div><div id="mainContent"><h2>Gap Analysis: Executive Summary</h2><p>Gap analysis involves the comparison of actual  findings with desired results.  A gap  analysis was undertaken on the <em>Survey of  Current State of Needs of the eHealth Workforce </em>performed by the EU*US eHealth Work Project in early 2017. The  survey was performed to validate the current status of the eHealth workforce by  assessing demographic information about its membership, identifying allocation  and integration of inputs such as availability of training resources, courses,  budgetary allocations, etc., and determining, identifying and documenting areas  where there were needs or deficiencies. <br/></p><p>The gap analysis that was performed reflects  the current state of needs expressed by a large global community including not  only the European Union and the United States, but in fact an international  respondent demographic.  The respondents  for the survey and gap analysis selectees consisted of interdisciplinary  healthcare professionals, ICT experts, members of the public sector  representing ministries of health and education, educators and academics,  scientists, and others in the healthcare industry. The gap analysis also  reveals the trends in eHealth and health informatics as perceived by this  community of experts. <br/></p><p>Ten major gaps were identified that corroborate  previous broad findings in the eHealth industry. Therefore, the gaps are not  necessarily new findings, but rather highlight areas that have been found  previously to be areas needing improvement or where the eHealth industry may  not be operating at its full potential. This gap analysis herewith strengthens  these statements. The ten gaps address the following areas<br/></p><p><strong>GAP 1</strong>: eHealth knowledge and skills of healthcare  professionals<br/></p><p><strong>GAP 2:</strong> eHealth knowledge and skills of informal caregivers<br/></p><p><strong>GAP 3:</strong> Knowledge and skills of teachers  and trainers <br/></p><p><strong>GAP 4:</strong> Availability of courses and programmes at various  levels and for various professions<br/></p><p><strong>GAP 5:</strong> Quality and quantity of eHealth  training material <br/></p><p><strong>GAP 6:</strong> Adaptation of job descriptions,  training on the job, staff development<br/></p><p><strong>GAP 7:</strong> eHealth infrastructure<br/></p><p><strong>GAP 8:</strong> eHealth usage<strong> </strong><br/></p><p><strong>GAP 9:</strong> Acceptance and usability of systems <br/></p><p><strong>GAP 10:</strong> Shortage of health professionals  and gender disparities <br/></p><p>Also, the eHealth trends mirror points that  were articulated before. They embrace</p><ul><li><span> </span>regulatory and legal, </li><li><span> </span>financial, </li><li><span> </span>technological, </li><li><span> </span>applications, </li><li><span> </span>user acceptance and </li><li><span> </span>networking trends </li></ul><p>and express the opinions on barriers and  facilitators of eHealth. <br/></p><p>Thus, the unique benefit of this gap analysis  is to have a sound basis to develop recommendations and curricula in every  field of eHealth diffusion and adoption. It may sound disappointing that no  thrilling brand new gaps were identified, however, this does not seem to be the  problem. The gaps and deficiencies are known more or less for many years,  solutions now must be put in place. One of these solutions is to leverage  eHealth education to percolate into every niche of healthcare and raise the  awareness of every healthcare professional of how to make use of eHealth tools  to better patient care.</p><p>      This analysis, therefore, is an instrument to  effectively leverage eHealth education by shaping curricula and material  according to the needs of a global community.</p></div><div id="footer"><h5><em>This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under Grant Agreement No. 727552 EUUSEHEALTHWORK</em></h5></div></div><style>body {
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