BACKGROUND: Telemedicine, the use of telecommunications to deliver health services,
expertise and information, is a promising but unproven tool for improving the quality of …

This handbook presents the science and practice of eHealth evaluation based on empirical
evidence gathered over many years within the health informatics discipline. The handbook …

Background Despite the positive effects of Health Information Systems and Electronic
Medical Records use in medical and healthcare practices, the adoption rate of such systems …

Background: National implementation of electronic personal health record (ePHR) systems
is of vital importance to governments worldwide because this type of technology promises to …

Background eHealth is defined as “the use of information and communication technology for
health”. Adoption and acceptance are key concepts to measure the level of eHealth impact …

Objective Outside a small number of OECD countries, little information exists regarding the
rates, levels, and determinants of hospital electronic health record (EHR) system adoption …

A few decades ago, the government of Saudi Arabia introduced electronic medical records
(EMRs) in some health care facilities. However, the progress in adopting these systems on a …

In the modern world, the amount of information stored in modern technology has been
exponentially increasing. Access to vast amounts of information has changed how …

The healthcare sector is suffering from inefficiencies in handling its data. Many patients and
healthcare organisations are frustrated by the numerous hurdles to obtaining current, real …

Due to recent and growing interest in e-health initiatives in Saudi Arabia, improving the state
of knowledge pertaining to current e-health programs, initiatives, and efforts is of critical …