Libyan Health System and ehealth: a Vital Step or an Unnecessary Leap?
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چکیده
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 only if implemented in the right environment, a demand which needs many problems to be solved!!
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