Libyan Health System and e-Health: A Vital Sep or an Unnecessary Leap?

Libyan Health System and ehealth: a Vital Step or an Unnecessary Leap?

Giaedi argues that employing an electronic medical record system may be the one solution that will addresses almost all problems. This is true, but in developing countries, most of the obstacles lie against preparing the health system for electronic services. In other words, the electronic health system has the potential to provide solutions to a lot of problems only if it works, and it works o...

Libyan Journal of Medicine: a humble, but a vital step!

Members of the editorial board of the Libyan Journal of Medicine (ljm) welcome you to the celebration of the birth of its first online issue (September 2006). You may wonder about the need for another medical journal added to the many journals currently published. With the internet and global thinking, the planet has become a world medical village. With this in mind, a group of enthusiastic Lib...

Cost-effective health services for interactive continuous monitoring of vital signs parameters--the e-Vital concept.

The objective of the e-Vital project is the validation of the market concerning the provision of a novel remote telemedicine service aimed at large sensitive parts of the European population, the "at-risk" citizens, who are usually patients with a stable medical condition that allow a near normal life but may suddenly deteriorate and put life at risk. This service will increase their quality of...

Health experts' perceptions about health education facilitators in the Iranian health system: A qualitative study

Background & Aim: Given the epidemiologic transition and necessity of educating to individuals, groups and organization for changing lifestyle and adherence, moreover inadequacy of current educational status, identifying health education facilitators in Iranian health system is necessary. Therefore the current study was done with the aim of explaining Facilitators of Health Education in Iranian...

health system transformation project, an opportunity or a threat for doctors (editorial)