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A Study of physicians' Expected Factors resulted from Implementation of Electronic Health Records Project in Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, 2012

Document Type : Original Article

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1 Department of Health Information Management, faculty of Para-Medicine, Mother and child Welfare Research Center, Research Center for Reproductive Health and Infertility, Head of Student Research Committee, School of Nursing and Midwifery, hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar-e-abbas, iran

2 Assistant professor, health care administration, faculty of rehabilitation, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, consultant of deputy health minister, general director of human resources and lojestics office, project manager of setting HRH national documents, Tehran, Iran

3 Health Information Technology, Kashan University of Medical Science, Isfahan, Iran

4 Medical Records Education, Health Management and Economics Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

Abstract

Introduction: Electronic health record contains a wide range of information systems that makes possibility of all information about nursing care plans, Prescription, physical evaluation, current complaint and immunization based on known standards, usability of this system by its users, particularly physicians is vital and important considering complexity of EHR. So, this study was conducted with aim to investigate the physicians' expected factors result from implementation of EHR in Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences in 2012. Methods: This study was an applicable and descriptive- analytical research and was conducted in Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences in 2012. Research population was included 129 people composed of faculty physicians and residents according to Census Method. Research tool was a questionnaire from Morton' PHD thesis in Drexel University. Validity of the questionnaire was measured by ideas of specialists and experts and its reliability through test-retest that was %78. Collected data from this questionnaire was analyzed using SPSS19 Software, descriptive statistics methods (frequency distribution and percentage tables, statistical indicators, mean and standard deviation), statistical test, T-TEST and one way ANOVA. Finding: The most obtained scores were related to management support factor (3/65) and lowest ones were proper and adequate Training (3/17). Based on implementation barriers of HER the highest percentage was related to economic costs (84%) and the lowest one was personnel resistance against new technology (50%). The most important benefit of HER is including increased control over business activities (82/9%) from view point of physician. Conclusion: According obtained results from Hormozgan University of Sciences, physician faculty members and residents are agreed to implement HER in this university and there is ability and readiness to implement HER considering provided ideas. Keywords: Electronic Health Records; Health Information Technology; Physicians

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Health Information Management
Volume 10, Issue 5 - Serial Number 5
October 2013
Pages 665-674
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