Conceptualizing E-health Readiness Assessment in Developing Countries

Abstract: Worldwide, organizations ’ operations and productivity is increasingly changing due to the ubiquitous of technology. These changes have increased workers efficiency, effectiveness and control over data. The dynamic global trend of applying information technology (IT) in every aspect of the organizations’ activity is becoming irreversible, so organizations whether profit or service oriented; located in developed or developing countries have been left with no choice but to respond. This consumerization of IT has become a strong driver behind health institutions to offer high-quality diagnoses, share medical information and to provide real time dissemination of valid data to save millions of lives by using electronic health (e-health). However, much as the implementation of e-health has been successfully done by health institutions in many developed countries; its success in developing ones is still challenged. Thes