e-Health Implementation in Lebanese Teaching Hospitals: What Can We Learn from Their Successes and Imminent Challenges

Nabil Georges Badr, Elissar Chami, Michele Kosremelli Asmar

2021

Abstract

We set on an exploration to learn from two major implementations of eHealth in teaching hospitals in Lebanon. After an explorative qualitative empirical work; we summarize learnings from these successes and present them as a backdrop for future studies. The main value of this study is in the discovery of the importance of technical and process readiness with an emphasis on dedicated stakeholder engagement to guarantee the successful outcome. The focus on the patient journey and the wellbeing of the practitioner in the new digital ecosystem are as important as financial preparation and infrastructure readiness. Researchers are still pondering the unintended consequences of EMR implementations and the effect of such implementations on the stakeholders of the healthcare ecosystem. In this paper, we argue that the road to success in the implementation of eHealth must be through stakeholder engagement as a means to increase the satisfaction of practitioners with the new work environment.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Badr N., Chami E. and Asmar M. (2021). e-Health Implementation in Lebanese Teaching Hospitals: What Can We Learn from Their Successes and Imminent Challenges. In Proceedings of the 14th International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies (BIOSTEC 2021) - Volume 5: HEALTHINF; ISBN 978-989-758-490-9, SciTePress, pages 304-311. DOI: 10.5220/0010192503040311

in Bibtex Style

@conference{healthinf21,
author={Nabil Georges Badr and Elissar Chami and Michele Kosremelli Asmar},
title={e-Health Implementation in Lebanese Teaching Hospitals: What Can We Learn from Their Successes and Imminent Challenges},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 14th International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies (BIOSTEC 2021) - Volume 5: HEALTHINF},
year={2021},
pages={304-311},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0010192503040311},
isbn={978-989-758-490-9},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 14th International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies (BIOSTEC 2021) - Volume 5: HEALTHINF
TI - e-Health Implementation in Lebanese Teaching Hospitals: What Can We Learn from Their Successes and Imminent Challenges
SN - 978-989-758-490-9
AU - Badr N.
AU - Chami E.
AU - Asmar M.
PY - 2021
SP - 304
EP - 311
DO - 10.5220/0010192503040311
PB - SciTePress