Electronic Lab Information Exchange (ELIE) in Saudi Arabia

Nouf Al Saleem*, Ashraf El Metwally, Mowafa Househ

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to discuss the Saudi experience in implementing Electronic Lab Information Exchange (ELIE) within healthcare organizations in Saudi Arabia. This paper reviews the benefits, challenges and achievements that Saudi Arabia has gone through over the last five years in implementing ELIE. Data sources included academic literature, websites, and informant interviews. Results show that various Saudi healthcare organizations are participating in ELIE and improvements in laboratory department workflow and patient care have been reported. Future work includes projects to be implemented in different laboratories within the Kingdom to link the various laboratory information systems to Electronic Health Records. Various challenges stand in the way of implementing ELIE including weakness of the information infrastructure, staff resistance, recruiting qualified staff to develop and implement ELIE, producing clear policy and procedures to ensure staff compliance with the data entry, ensuring the privacy and integrity of patient data, and the lack of awareness on the importance of ELIE.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationIntegrating Information Technology and Management for Quality of Care
PublisherIOS Press
Pages134-137
Number of pages4
ISBN (Print)9781614994220
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2014
Externally publishedYes
Event12th International Conference on Informatics, Management, and Technology in Healthcare, ICIMTH 2014 - Athens, Greece
Duration: 10 Jul 201413 Jul 2014

Publication series

NameStudies in Health Technology and Informatics
Volume202
ISSN (Print)0926-9630
ISSN (Electronic)1879-8365

Conference

Conference12th International Conference on Informatics, Management, and Technology in Healthcare, ICIMTH 2014
Country/TerritoryGreece
CityAthens
Period10/07/1413/07/14

Keywords

  • Electronic Lab Information Exchange (ELIE)
  • Health information exchange
  • Lab information system (LIS)
  • Saudi Arabia

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