E-HEALTH AS A SUPPORTIVE FACTOR OF IMPROVING QUALITY OF LIFE

The goal of globalization, as a process of economic, security and political interconnection of countries and thus as a universal trend of contemporary development is to achieve a more effective approach to human resources. The effectiveness of globalization and its economic boundaries helps to spread information technology. The use of ICT has become an integral part of everyday life and necessity not only of businesses, as well as of citizens and governments. The massive take-up of ICT accelerates the transfer of knowhow in the health sector and the quality of provided services. The ability to manage logistics and procurement of all activities of the healthcare sector appear to be future trends in society. The paper deals with electronization in healthcare system as an important part of building a modern society that makes a significant contribution in improving quality of life and it is perceived as a use of modern, information and communication technologies to meet the needs of patients and health care providers. The contribution refers to the Index of the Digital Economy and the Index of Public Administration Development and it also analyses the current status of selected electronic services in the Slovak Republic, its advantages and disadvantages and subsequent comparison with selected countries. The eHealth improves the approach to health care and leads to higher quality of life of inhabitants. In the paper a survey is carried out among citizens regarding the use and satisfaction with provided electronic services.