Patient electronic medical record – the importance of proper implementation assessment

Authors

  • Maria Karlińska Medical University of Warsaw Żwirki i Wigury 61, Warsaw, Poland, 02-091, Poland

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15587/2313-8416.2014.34599

Keywords:

Electronic Medical Record, digital healthcare, hospital information systems, medical informatics, eHealth

Abstract

Digital technologies offer the potential to transform health care. Electronic Medical Record (EMR) is used to make paperless computerized patient data in order to increase efficiency of hospital systems and reduce chances of human errors. Its level of implementation is usually assessed using an EMR Adoption Model (EMRAM).

Author Biography

Maria Karlińska, Medical University of Warsaw Żwirki i Wigury 61, Warsaw, Poland, 02-091

Assistant Professor, Doctor of Medical Sciences

Department of Medical Informatics and Telemedicine 

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2014-12-22

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