Specification of National Health Portal: A review in Selected Countries

Abstract

Introduction: Information technology has an important role in scientific, social, economic and health advancement. National health portals though an integrated access to resources, applications and databases, can provide access to a wide range of sources of information for patients and health-care providers. Therefore, the present study was conducted to review the structural and content features of national health portal in selected countries and make recommendations for developing such portals in Iran.