a survey of the possibility of electronic medical records implementation in teaching hospitals affliated to urmia university of medical sciences    gozali e [1] , langarizadeh m [2] * , sadoughi f [3]     received: 14 apr , 2013 accepted: 13 jun , 2013    abstract  background & aims : nowadays, increasing of health information production caused application of new technologies in terms of utiliz...

Although Health Professionals HPs are aware of the interest of the Electronic Medical Record EMR, most of them still use a Paper Medical Record PMR. In the French DocPatient project, we work on documentary functionalities to improve the use of the EMR. We made the assumption that a best integration of the way they use these paper medical documents in the EMR design will improve its utility, its...

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...

It is critically important that physicians and physician assistants maintain accurate, timely, and consistent medical records to ensure delivery of high-quality, safe, and integrated medical care. The electronic medical record (EMR) offers a number of potential benefits over the paper medical record. However, as with any innovation, there are challenges and potential hazards in its meaningful u...

PURPOSE Electronic medical records (EMRs) have become part of daily practice for many physicians. Attempts have been made to apply electronic search engine technology to speed EMR review. This was a prospective, observational study to compare the speed and clinical accuracy of a medical record search engine vs. manual review of the EMR. METHODS Three raters reviewed 49 cases in the EMR to scr...

Informed consents, either for treatment or use/disclosure, that protect the privacy of patient information subject to law that in certain circumstances may override patient wishes, are mandatory practice in healthcare. Although the healthcare industry has widely adopted Electronic Medical Record (EMR) systems, consents are still obtained and stored primarily on paper or scanned electronic docum...

Objective U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) partnered with the Florida Department of Health (FDOH), Bureau of Epidemiology, to implement a new process for the unidirectional exchange of electronic medical record (EMR) data when ASPR clinical assets are operational in the state following a disaster or other r...

Dr Park and her team have had their electronic medical record (EMR) for almost 2 years. Throughout this time, they have been recording questions they hope their EMR might help them answer. These questions have arisen from practice-management concerns, proposed qualityimprovement initiatives, and old-fashioned clinical curiosity. They are wondering how to begin using the EMR to provide some answ...

Electronic Medical Record (Emr) Systems Are Being Implemented Increasingly Worldwide. Saudi Arabia Is One Of Developing Countries That Commenced Implementing Such Systems In 1988. Whilst Emr Uptake Has Been Low In Saudi Arabia Until Now, A Number Of Hospitals Have Implemented Emr Systems Successfully. This Paper Analyses Available Studies (N=28) In The Literature Regarding Emr Implantation In S...