*3.4.1 Telecare programme renewing health*

The programme was applied for the first time at 2014 in the area of Thessaly, in Central Greece, granting monitoring remote services to patients with chronic conditions, in particular to patients with type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease and obstructive pulmonary disease. It is noteworthy that in the cases of the patients suffering from diabetes and cardiovascular failure, there were noted positive clinical results as far as intervention via tele-monitoring is concerned. However, at the same time various problems arose, such as the slow pace of adoption of technological innovations in healthcare, the complexity of the institutional framework, the lack of compensation models, as well as the lack of interoperability in telemedicine infrastructure. The Greek Ministry of Health is making an effort to resolve all those problems [43].
