BACKGROUND Policymakers advocate universal electronic medical records (EMRs) and propose incentives for "meaningful use" of EMRs. Though emergency departments (EDs) are particularly sensitive to the benefits and unintended consequences of EMR adoption, surveillance has been limited. We analyze data from a nationally representative sample of US EDs to ascertain the adoption of various EMR functi...

BACKGROUND Recently, many hospitals have introduced mobile electronic medical records (mEMRs). Although numerous studies have been published on the usability or usage patterns of mEMRs through user surveys, investigations based on the real data usage are lacking. OBJECTIVE Asan Medical Center, a tertiary hospital in Seoul, Korea, implemented an mEMR program in 2010. On the basis of the mEMR u...

INTRODUCTION Our goal was to reduce ordering of coagulation studies in the emergency department (ED) that have no added value for patients presenting with chest pain. We hypothesized this could be achieved via implementation of a stopgap measure in the electronic medical record (EMR). METHODS We used a pre and post quasi-experimental study design to evaluate the impact of an EMR-based interve...

the goal of the study is to evaluate the sensitivity of czech physicians to the early diagnosis of dementia in patients with memory impairment.a retrospective observational study was designed. we have reviewed the electronic medical records of patients who have been hospitalized for the first time due to dementia of any type at the kromeriz mental hospital from january 1, 2012 to december 31, 2...

The aim of this study was to examine cancer patients' reactions to the offer of access to their medical records, hospital doctors' preconceptions of patient access to medical records and the reality of access to records for both parties. Semistructured interviews were conducted with 32 patients and 21 hospital doctors. Hospital doctors were also shown letters from their department to the genera...

This article describes the implementation stages of changes in preventive vaccination procedures Children’s City Outpatient’s Clinic №133 Moscow Department Health since December 2019. Comprehensive work has been performed on increasing adherence to among doctors various specialties, and immunization coverage registered pediatric population. As a result this project medical prevention department...