Electronic-health in Saudi Arabia. Just around the corner?

Authors

• Majid M. Altuwaijri, College of Public Health and Health Informatics, King Saud bin Abdul-Aziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Tel. +966 (1) 2520088 Ext. 43386. Fax. +966 (1) 2520088 Ext. 43734. E-mail: majidt{at}ngha.med.sa

Abstract

The Saudi health sector has witnessed significant progress in recent decades with some local hospitals receiving international recognition. However, this has not been accompanied by advancement of the electronic-health e-health field, whose applications have become a necessity for hospitals to achieve certain objectives such as enhancing the quality of healthcare, and reducing the time and cost for healthcare delivery. In this paper we investigate the advancement of e-health in the world and in Saudi Arabia. A new model for e-health diffusion in Saudi Arabia is also proposed.

Article Type

Review

First Page

171

Last Page

178

Recommended Citation

Altuwaijri, Majid M. (2008) "Electronic-health in Saudi Arabia. Just around the corner?," Saudi Medical Journal: Vol. 29: Iss. 2, Article 1.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/1658-3175.4215