KELA
I use KELA’s website a lot. We currently receive child allowance and due to the developmental disability of the older child, we receive disability support. On KELA’s website it is easy to check when the allowance payment ends and when new applications need to be filled out. I get information about adaptation training courses related to my child’s disability from KELA’s website. it is easy to fill out forms electronically on the website.
OmaKanta
I can access OmaKanta by logging in with my online banking credentials. From there, it is easy to check prescriptions, read doctor’s epicrisis and check blood test results. I use Omakanta a lot, especially for my child’s affairs.
KEVA
According to KEVA’s pension calculator, my minimum retirement age is 66 years and 10 months, and my target retirement age is 69 years. If I retire according to the lower retirement age, my pension will only be less than 53% of my current salary, while at 69 it will be 62%
Booking.com and eBay
I’ve been using booking.com earlier and I find it easy to use. I have noticed that the hotel prices are cheaper, comparative if you book directly from the hotel’s website. I have also booked apartments that are cheaper than hotels. I think it’s good that at the same time you can compare hotels with each other, so I can only choose the most suitable one. I have never booked flights through that website, but I believe it will also work well.
I also got to know the eBay site, because I have not visited the site before. I noticed that the products there are significantly cheaper than in stores in Finland. However, I understand that for some products you have to pay postage and customs fees for the order, so the price of the products will rise. I am a little careful about products sent from abroad and especially about credit card payments.
Terveyskylä.fi is a site where I visit at least weekly. There is good information about cancer and cancer treatments, and there is also a separate section for professionals (Terveyskylä Pro). Terveyskylä website also has digital care paths. In the next few weeks, a digital care path for lymphoma patients will be available at our cancer outpatient clinic. I think this as a big step in the treatment of patients. Hopefully in the near future we will also have our own digital care paths for other patient groups too.
In the digital care path, the patient can read about his illness and get self-care instructions. Through the care path, the patient can communicate with a healthcare professional and get help through that. Remote appointments can also be held through the care path. I think this is a good step forward, especially in the treatment of young patients.
Digitalization and digital gap
Not everyone can use virtual services and some patients are even afraid of them. For this reason, it should be possible for patients to receive information in paper. I believe that many older people who don’t use the Internet or virtual services have no idea about their own care or disease. Because of this, they cannot influence their treatment. This is not equal, which is why we should pay attention that older people get to ask from the health care professional about things that are in their mind. Old people also say that for example in Kela they can’t get service from the customer service directly, but in the worst case, the customer service is at the end of a video connection.
Digital Competence Test
According to the test my digital competence is average. I think that I learn new all time. Technology moves forward and I have to keep up with it.
Blogs I Commented:
DIGI CITIZEN – Raija´s site (savonia.fi)
DIGI CITIZEN – Petra´s site (savonia.fi)
Self-Reflection
These assignments were very interesting. With the assignment, I noticed how much digitalisation I have around me in my private life and at work. Technology is always evolving, so I have to learn something new all the time. Through the assignments, I learned new things about digital security and digital health. It is important that technology is not present all the time, it is important to learn enjoy time without devices.
It was interesting to read other students’ thoughts on the topic, and at the same time to notice new perspectives on things. The digital world is an opportunity, but you shouldn’t approach it without reservations. This was very interesting topic to get to know 🙂