Background Until now, the use of technology in health care was driven mostly by the
assumptions about the benefits of electronic health (eHealth) rather than its evidence. It is …

Background eHealth has an enormous potential to improve healthcare cost, effectiveness,
and quality of care. However, there seems to be a gap between the foreseen benefits of …

Background eHealth interventions appear and change so quickly that they challenge the
way we conduct research. By the time a randomized trial of a new intervention is published …

Background: eHealth potentially enhances quality of care and may reduce health care costs.
However, a review of systematic reviews published in 2010 concluded that high-quality …

Background There is a significant potential for e-health to deliver cost-effective, quality
health care, and spending on e-health systems by governments and healthcare systems is …

Background: Many eHealth technologies are not successful in realizing sustainable
innovations in health care practices. One of the reasons for this is that the current …

Context: The term eHealth is widely used by many individuals, academic institutions,
professional bodies, and funding organizations. It has become an accepted neologism …

Background eHealth is widely used as a tool for improving health care delivery and
information. However, distinct policies and strategies are required for its proper …

Background: In 2003, the National Health Service in England and Wales, despite its large
investment in information and communication technology, had not set a national research …

Background Despite rapid growth in eHealth research, there remains a lack of consistency
in defining and using terms related to eHealth. More widely cited definitions provide broad …