Converting to an electronic medical record (EMR) has been the health care system's collective goal for decades. Hundreds of EMRs have been developed during the last 30 years, but the likelihood of a patient having a largely electronic medical record in the near future remains slim. Adoption has been slow, and the physician time required to enter data is still daunting. And related technologies,...

This paper introduces Fujitsu’s efforts in the area of electronic medical record (EMR) solutions. EMRs play a central role in promoting information technology in the medical arena, which is a priority measure of the Japanese government. Through the evolution of EMR solutions, we have designed and provided solutions that meet the unique characteristics of medical institutions according to their ...

introduction: health information plays a vital role in managers' decision making and planning. health information in the form of medical records is also useful for caregivers, quality assessment, financial payments, legal measures, education, research and planning. in this study, to examine the managers and personnel's viewpoints about the application of medical records. methods and material: i...

This paper describes the design and implementation of a Cyber Medical Center (CMC) using web technology. The intention is to overcome the inefficiency of the traditional filing system for patients' medical records, which are considered to be time and space consuming. Another objective is to enhance the interaction between the user - the patient in this case - and the medical center personnel - ...

A survey of community hospitals suggests a need for improving medical records and communications and introducing review procedures. A new and extended system based on an A4 size unit record is described. The benefits of a medical audit procedure in which all general practitioners and senior nurses participate are discussed.

In order to obtain appropriate medical care, patients can be referred or transported from one hospital to another based on the capacity, capability and quality of medical care provided by hospitals. Therefore, enabling patient care records to be shared among hospitals is essential not only in delivering the quality of medical care services but also in saving medical expenses. Currently, most pa...

of research findings. Therefore, governance committees (institutional review board) have tended to take a strict position regarding medical research involving human subjects, based on the declaration of Helsinki. There are a few limitations to using EMR data as one of the first steps in identifying individuals with a specific condition and proving simple and more complex research questions. Car...