Readiness of Shiraz teaching hospitals to implement Electronic Medical Record (EMR)
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...
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| author | Ali Garavand Mahnaz Samadbeik Heshmat Asadi Shahabeddin Abhari |
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| description | 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 study was a cross-sectional descriptive study done in 2015. The study population included Health Information Management
(HIM) staff of Shiraz teaching hospitals. Five hospitals from a total of 14 hospitals were selected as Single-stage cluster sampling
with a population of 79 health information management staff. Data collection was performed by using a validated questionnaire. The
questionnaire consisted of three main dimensions including technical, organizational and legal requirements. For data analysis, SPSS
software version 16 and one way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) for comparisons between five hospitals were used.
Results:The results showed that Shiraz teaching hospitals have high readiness (3.66 out of 5) to implement Electronic Medical Record.
Shiraz teaching hospitals are better prepared in terms of legal requirements. Also, a significant difference was not observed among the
hospitals in any of the technical, organizational and legal aspects (P > 0.05).
Conclusion: Due to the importance of the technical, organizational and legal aspects in the implementation of Electronic Medical
Record, it is recommended that the authorities consider these aspects in implementation of Electronic Medical Record. Also, according
to the high readiness of Shiraz teaching hospitals to implement Electronic Medical Record, it is recommended that authorities should
take necessary measures, including financial support in order to run it. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-74e105e32cef47bdb32c2b8a5288ec1a2022-12-22T01:30:18ZengShiraz University of Medical SciencesJournal of Health Management & Informatics2322-10972423-58572016-07-01338288Readiness of Shiraz teaching hospitals to implement Electronic Medical Record (EMR)Ali Garavand0Mahnaz Samadbeik1Heshmat Asadi2Shahabeddin Abhari3School of Paramedical, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, KhorramAbad, IranSchool of Paramedical, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, KhorramAbad, IranDepartment of Health Management and Economics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranDepartment of Health Management and Economics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranIntroduction: 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 study was a cross-sectional descriptive study done in 2015. The study population included Health Information Management (HIM) staff of Shiraz teaching hospitals. Five hospitals from a total of 14 hospitals were selected as Single-stage cluster sampling with a population of 79 health information management staff. Data collection was performed by using a validated questionnaire. The questionnaire consisted of three main dimensions including technical, organizational and legal requirements. For data analysis, SPSS software version 16 and one way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) for comparisons between five hospitals were used. Results:The results showed that Shiraz teaching hospitals have high readiness (3.66 out of 5) to implement Electronic Medical Record. Shiraz teaching hospitals are better prepared in terms of legal requirements. Also, a significant difference was not observed among the hospitals in any of the technical, organizational and legal aspects (P > 0.05). Conclusion: Due to the importance of the technical, organizational and legal aspects in the implementation of Electronic Medical Record, it is recommended that the authorities consider these aspects in implementation of Electronic Medical Record. Also, according to the high readiness of Shiraz teaching hospitals to implement Electronic Medical Record, it is recommended that authorities should take necessary measures, including financial support in order to run it.http://jhmi.sums.ac.ir/index.php/JHMI/article/view/243/81ImplementationElectronic Medical Records (EMR)HospitalHealth Information Management |
| spellingShingle | Ali Garavand Mahnaz Samadbeik Heshmat Asadi Shahabeddin Abhari Readiness of Shiraz teaching hospitals to implement Electronic Medical Record (EMR) Journal of Health Management & Informatics Implementation Electronic Medical Records (EMR) Hospital Health Information Management |
| title | Readiness of Shiraz teaching hospitals to implement Electronic Medical Record (EMR) |
| title_full | Readiness of Shiraz teaching hospitals to implement Electronic Medical Record (EMR) |
| title_fullStr | Readiness of Shiraz teaching hospitals to implement Electronic Medical Record (EMR) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Readiness of Shiraz teaching hospitals to implement Electronic Medical Record (EMR) |
| title_short | Readiness of Shiraz teaching hospitals to implement Electronic Medical Record (EMR) |
| title_sort | readiness of shiraz teaching hospitals to implement electronic medical record emr |
| topic | Implementation Electronic Medical Records (EMR) Hospital Health Information Management |
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