Abstract In 2000 the National Library of Medicine (NLM), a component of the National Institutes of Health, funded fifty-three consumer health outreach projects through the National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NN/LM). The goal of all projects was to improve access to electronic health information for consumers. Drawing on experience gained in the NN/LM public library pilot projects underta...

The Canadian Primary Care Sentinel Surveillance Network (CPCSSN—pronounced sipsin) started in 2008, with a grant from the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), to study the feasibility of developing a network to collect health information on patients with chronic diseases across the country. This information is intended to be a resource for monitoring chronic disease in Canada, as well as for ...

Eight years of progress towards the creation of a national health information network has resulted in a plethora of health data exchange relationships, most commonly called regional health information organizations (RHIOs). Various network types reflect both governance decisions and practical aspects, such as the need for a variety of information sharing pathways between and among organizations...

background and objectives: while social network analysis has left a remarkable practical impact in the healthcare field, the potential implication of this methodology in the primary health domain is poorly researched. hence, this study aimed to explore the use and usefulness social network analysis in the context of primary health care. methods: the health volunteers of imam ali health center i...

BACKGROUND The Internet and telecommunications technologies contribute to national health care system infrastructures and extend global health care services markets. The Cuban national health care system offers a model to show how a national information portal can contribute to system integration, including research, education, and service delivery as well as international trade in products and...

medical information plays a pivotal role in collecting health information which can be used to determine the main health problems at national and international levels and to change main health policies. patient management is impossible without having accurate information regarding prevention, treatment and recovery of diseases. thus, in this issue of international electronic journal of medicine...

Introduction: Low level of information and lake of knowledge related to various issues of pregnancy among women can created some problems for them and increase medical interventions. This study aimed to identity information needs of pregnant women referred to health centers in Behshahr city during 2016-17 Methods: This is Applied and Descriptive-Survey study. Statistical populations include 18...