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Acceptance of electronic medical records and associated factor among physicians working in University of Gondar comprehensive specialized hospital: A cross-sectional study

OBJECTIVE: Electronic Medical Records (EMRs) are digitalized medical record systems that collect, store, and display patient data. It is individual patient clinical information electronically gathered and made instantly available to all physicians in the healthcare chain, assisting in the delivery o...

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Autores principales: Kasaye, Mulugeta Desalegn, Mengestie, Nebyu Demeke, Beyene, Sara, Kebede, Natnael, Ngusie, Habtamu Setegn, Kalayou, Mulugeta Hayelom
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Publicado: SAGE Publications 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10652805/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/38025113
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/20552076231213445
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author Kasaye, Mulugeta Desalegn
Mengestie, Nebyu Demeke
Beyene, Sara
Kebede, Natnael
Ngusie, Habtamu Setegn
Kalayou, Mulugeta Hayelom
author_facet Kasaye, Mulugeta Desalegn
Mengestie, Nebyu Demeke
Beyene, Sara
Kebede, Natnael
Ngusie, Habtamu Setegn
Kalayou, Mulugeta Hayelom
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description OBJECTIVE: Electronic Medical Records (EMRs) are digitalized medical record systems that collect, store, and display patient data. It is individual patient clinical information electronically gathered and made instantly available to all physicians in the healthcare chain, assisting in the delivery of coherent and consistent care. However, the acceptance of the electronic medical record status of physicians in Ethiopia is limitedly known due to knowledge, attitude, and computer skill gaps. This study aims to assess the acceptance of electronic medical records and associated factors among physicians working in Ethiopia. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted among physicians working in Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital. A total of 205 physicians were included. Data were collected through a self-administered structured questionnaire. Descriptive and Logistic regression were conducted. RESULT: A one hundred ninety-eight participants returned the questionnaire from the total yielding a response rate of 96.6%. The proportion of those who have good acceptance for EMR was 72.2% and about 48.5%, 78.3%, and 59.6%, were sufficient computer skills, Good knowledge, and a favorable attitude toward EMR respectively. Age ≤ 30 years (AOR =  0.13 (0.02, 0.57), working experience AOR = 0.15 (0.04, 0.54), working department AOR = 0.09 (0.01, 0.90), good computer skills AOR = 8.42 (6.45, 16.02), Good knowledge AOR = 5.21 (1.22, 12.28), and favorable attitude AOR = 15.24 (12.06, 25.94) were significantly associated towards EMR acceptance. CONCLUSION: Generally, in this study, physicians’ acceptance of electronic medical records was good. Age, year of experience, working department, good computer skills, good knowledge, and favorable attitude were significantly associated with physicians’ acceptance of the electronic medical record. Improving computer skills, enhancing positive attitudes, and increasing the knowledge of the health care professionals are vital interventions to enhance and improve the acceptance of EMR system in the study area
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spelling pubmed-106528052023-11-15 Acceptance of electronic medical records and associated factor among physicians working in University of Gondar comprehensive specialized hospital: A cross-sectional study Kasaye, Mulugeta Desalegn Mengestie, Nebyu Demeke Beyene, Sara Kebede, Natnael Ngusie, Habtamu Setegn Kalayou, Mulugeta Hayelom Digit Health Original Research OBJECTIVE: Electronic Medical Records (EMRs) are digitalized medical record systems that collect, store, and display patient data. It is individual patient clinical information electronically gathered and made instantly available to all physicians in the healthcare chain, assisting in the delivery of coherent and consistent care. However, the acceptance of the electronic medical record status of physicians in Ethiopia is limitedly known due to knowledge, attitude, and computer skill gaps. This study aims to assess the acceptance of electronic medical records and associated factors among physicians working in Ethiopia. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted among physicians working in Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital. A total of 205 physicians were included. Data were collected through a self-administered structured questionnaire. Descriptive and Logistic regression were conducted. RESULT: A one hundred ninety-eight participants returned the questionnaire from the total yielding a response rate of 96.6%. The proportion of those who have good acceptance for EMR was 72.2% and about 48.5%, 78.3%, and 59.6%, were sufficient computer skills, Good knowledge, and a favorable attitude toward EMR respectively. Age ≤ 30 years (AOR =  0.13 (0.02, 0.57), working experience AOR = 0.15 (0.04, 0.54), working department AOR = 0.09 (0.01, 0.90), good computer skills AOR = 8.42 (6.45, 16.02), Good knowledge AOR = 5.21 (1.22, 12.28), and favorable attitude AOR = 15.24 (12.06, 25.94) were significantly associated towards EMR acceptance. CONCLUSION: Generally, in this study, physicians’ acceptance of electronic medical records was good. Age, year of experience, working department, good computer skills, good knowledge, and favorable attitude were significantly associated with physicians’ acceptance of the electronic medical record. Improving computer skills, enhancing positive attitudes, and increasing the knowledge of the health care professionals are vital interventions to enhance and improve the acceptance of EMR system in the study area SAGE Publications 2023-11-15 /pmc/articles/PMC10652805/ /pubmed/38025113 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/20552076231213445 Text en © The Author(s) 2023 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits non-commercial use, reproduction and distribution of the work without further permission provided the original work is attributed as specified on the SAGE and Open Access page (https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/open-access-at-sage).
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Kasaye, Mulugeta Desalegn
Mengestie, Nebyu Demeke
Beyene, Sara
Kebede, Natnael
Ngusie, Habtamu Setegn
Kalayou, Mulugeta Hayelom
Acceptance of electronic medical records and associated factor among physicians working in University of Gondar comprehensive specialized hospital: A cross-sectional study
title Acceptance of electronic medical records and associated factor among physicians working in University of Gondar comprehensive specialized hospital: A cross-sectional study
title_full Acceptance of electronic medical records and associated factor among physicians working in University of Gondar comprehensive specialized hospital: A cross-sectional study
title_fullStr Acceptance of electronic medical records and associated factor among physicians working in University of Gondar comprehensive specialized hospital: A cross-sectional study
title_full_unstemmed Acceptance of electronic medical records and associated factor among physicians working in University of Gondar comprehensive specialized hospital: A cross-sectional study
title_short Acceptance of electronic medical records and associated factor among physicians working in University of Gondar comprehensive specialized hospital: A cross-sectional study
title_sort acceptance of electronic medical records and associated factor among physicians working in university of gondar comprehensive specialized hospital: a cross-sectional study
topic Original Research
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10652805/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/38025113
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/20552076231213445
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