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Electronic medical records and health care promotion in Saudi Arabia: An overview
A few decades ago, the government of Saudi Arabia introduced electronic medical records (EMRs) in some health care facilities. However, the progress in adopting these systems on a national level was slow. In 2008, the Saudi Ministry of Health started an initiative to expand and optimize the use of E...
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Saudi Medical Journal
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7502938/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32518923 http://dx.doi.org/10.15537/smj.2020.6.25115 |
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author | AlSadrah, Sana A. |
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description | A few decades ago, the government of Saudi Arabia introduced electronic medical records (EMRs) in some health care facilities. However, the progress in adopting these systems on a national level was slow. In 2008, the Saudi Ministry of Health started an initiative to expand and optimize the use of EMRs in governmental health care institutions. However, some obstacles facing this ambitious plan remain, including negative attitudes of some health care professionals toward EMR systems. Other barriers include poor computer literacy, lack of system customization to hospital needs, and poor support and training from information technology (IT) personnel. Identifying and addressing these barriers is essential for the optimal application of EMR systems in all health care facilities. In this review, the author focused on the benefits of widespread adoption of EMRs in Saudi Arabia, the perceptions of health care professionals, and the challenges and barriers toward improved implementation of this technology. |
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spelling | pubmed-75029382021-03-09 Electronic medical records and health care promotion in Saudi Arabia: An overview AlSadrah, Sana A. Saudi Med J Review Article A few decades ago, the government of Saudi Arabia introduced electronic medical records (EMRs) in some health care facilities. However, the progress in adopting these systems on a national level was slow. In 2008, the Saudi Ministry of Health started an initiative to expand and optimize the use of EMRs in governmental health care institutions. However, some obstacles facing this ambitious plan remain, including negative attitudes of some health care professionals toward EMR systems. Other barriers include poor computer literacy, lack of system customization to hospital needs, and poor support and training from information technology (IT) personnel. Identifying and addressing these barriers is essential for the optimal application of EMR systems in all health care facilities. In this review, the author focused on the benefits of widespread adoption of EMRs in Saudi Arabia, the perceptions of health care professionals, and the challenges and barriers toward improved implementation of this technology. Saudi Medical Journal 2020-06 /pmc/articles/PMC7502938/ /pubmed/32518923 http://dx.doi.org/10.15537/smj.2020.6.25115 Text en Copyright: © Saudi Medical Journal http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Review Article AlSadrah, Sana A. Electronic medical records and health care promotion in Saudi Arabia: An overview |
title | Electronic medical records and health care promotion in Saudi Arabia: An overview |
title_full | Electronic medical records and health care promotion in Saudi Arabia: An overview |
title_fullStr | Electronic medical records and health care promotion in Saudi Arabia: An overview |
title_full_unstemmed | Electronic medical records and health care promotion in Saudi Arabia: An overview |
title_short | Electronic medical records and health care promotion in Saudi Arabia: An overview |
title_sort | electronic medical records and health care promotion in saudi arabia: an overview |
topic | Review Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7502938/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32518923 http://dx.doi.org/10.15537/smj.2020.6.25115 |
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