Subsequent to earlier work investigating the slow adoption rate of Electronic Medical Record (EMR) technology, we investigated the influence of known antecedents of EMR adoption on post adoption success. Data collected from 388 physicians users suggests that ease of use of an EMR system is by far the most significant and substantive factor of enduring success regardless of physician age, gender...

OBJECTIVE Despite substantial investment in Electronic Medical Record (EMR) systems there has been little research to evaluate them. Our aim was to evaluate changes in efficiency and quality of services after the introduction of a purpose built EMR system, and to assess its acceptability by the doctors, nurses and patients using it. METHODS We compared a nine month period before and after the...

Electronic Medical Record (EMR) has been introduced into healthcare organizations in order to incorporate better use of technology, to aid decision making and to facilitate searching for a medical solution. The EMR is an Information Technology (IT) tool supporting the examination, treatment and care of patients. Low adoption of the EMR persists despite the obvious benefits of centralized medica...

Background Systems Thinking (ST) has recently been promoted as an important approach to health systems strengthening. However, ST is not common practice, particularly in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs). This paper seeks to explore the barriers that may hinder its application in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) and possible strategies to mitigate them.   Methods A survey consistin...

With the objective of increasing electronic death registration, Intermountain Healthcare and the Utah Office of Vital Records and Statistics have developed a system enabling death certification from within Intermountain's electronic medical record (EMR), consisting of an EMR module and an HL7 interface. Comparison of post-intervention death certification at Intermountain Healthcare against a ba...

BACKGROUND Previous studies identified individual or practice factors that influence practice-based physicians' electronic medical record (EMR) adoption. Less is known about the market factors that influence physicians' EMR adoption. PURPOSE The aim of this study was to explore the relationship between environmental market characteristics and physicians' EMR adoption. METHODS The Health Tra...

BACKGROUND Primary care electronic medical record (EMR) data are being used for research, surveillance, and clinical monitoring. To broaden the reach and usability of EMR data, case definitions must be specified to identify and characterize important chronic conditions. The purpose of this study is to identify all case definitions for a set of chronic conditions that have been tested and valida...

This paper presents the scientific achievements of EMRIC project that aimed at developing a new research activity which mixes EMC and IC reliability. This project contributes to improve the electromagnetic robustness (EMR) of integrated circuits over the full life-time of the electronic system, with a special emphasis on deep submicron technology. The results of this project give a unique overv...

Enterprise electronic medical records (EMR) have largely become a standard since their use was mandated by The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. However, perfusion departments have adopted true perfusion EMRs at various rates. In our efforts to integrate with the institutions EMR while enjoying the benefits of an EMR designed specifically for perfusion practice, we developed a dis...

OBJECTIVE To assess physician-patient communication patterns associated with use of an electronic medical record (EMR) system in an outpatient setting and provide an empirical foundation for larger studies. DESIGN An exploratory, observational study involving analysis of videotaped physician-patient encounters, questionnaires, and medical-record reviews. SETTING General internal medicine pr...