numerous advantages are derived from the electronic health record (ehr).though achieving such advantages depends on its architecture, at present no unique understanding of the architecture dimensions and specifications is available. therefore, the aim of the present study is a systematic review of architecture perception of the electronic health record. the authors searched the literature in sc...

introduction: electronic health record contains all the information related to the health of citizens, from before birth to death have been consistently over time is electronically stored and will be available without regard to location or time all or part of it to authorized persons. the acceptance of ehr by citizens is important in successful implementation of it. the aim of this study was to...

the collection of data within the primary health care facilities in iran is essentially paper-based. it is focused on family’s health, monitoring of non-infectious and infectious diseases. clearly due to the paper-based nature of the tasks, timely decision making at most can be difficult if not impossible. as part of an on-going electronic health record implementation project at tehran universi...

introduction: due to the importance of electronic medical record (emr) in the quality of health care services, checking the readiness of hospitals to implement it is a vital step to define success or failure of the electronic medical record in the first place. the aim of this study was to evaluate the readiness of shiraz teaching hospitals to implement electronic medical record. method: this st...

OBJECTIVES This paper seeks to provide an overview of the initiatives that are proceeding internationally to develop standards for the exchange of electronic health record (EHR) information between EHR systems. METHODS The paper reviews the clinical and ethico-legal requirements and research background on the representation and communication of EHR data, which primarily originates from Europe...

IMIA Yearbook of Medical Informatics 2006 Summary Objectives:This paper seeks to provide an overview of the initiatives that are proceeding internationally to develop standards for the exchange of electronic health record (EHR) information between EHR systems. Methods:The paper reviews the clinical and ethico-legal requirements and research background on the representation and communication of ...

The term electronic health record (EHR) refers to the complete set of information that resides in electronic form and is related to the past, present, and future health status or health care provided to a subject of care. The primary purpose of EHRs is the documentation, retrieval, transmission, linking, and processing of multimedia information to legitimate users for the delivery of knowledge ...