background: primary health care is the major infrastructure of health care systems. it is clear that making and improving primary health care information systems would not be possible without awareness of their condition. therefore, this comparative study was conducted in order to determine the situation of primary health care information systems in health centers of tehran, iran. methods: this...

Medical information plays a pivotal role in collecting health information which can be used to determine the main health problems at national and international levels and to change main health policies. Patient management is impossible without having accurate information regarding prevention, treatment and recovery of diseases. Thus, in this issue of International Electronic Journal of Medicine...

electronic health record (ehr) is a repository of patient health information shared among multiple authorized users. as a modern method of storing and processing health information, it is a solution for improving quality, safety and efficiency of patient care and health system. however, establishment of ehr requires a significant investment of time and money. while many of healthcare providers ...

Fast and holistic access to the patients’ clinical record is a major requirement of modern medical decision support systems (DSS). While electronic health records (EHRs) have replaced the traditional paper-based records in most healthcare organization, the data entry into these systems remains largely manual. Speech recognition technology promises substitution of the more convenient speech-base...

introduction: the critical dependence of healthcare services systems on information along with the indigenous restriction of paper documents in satisfying this need has caused a trend toward computer information systems. the main goal of such systems is to achieve electronic health records (ehr). however, implementation of ehr in healthcare organizations is difficult and complicated. this resea...

context this literature review mostly emphasizes on the challenges and barriers for acceptance and implementation of electronic health records (ehrs) in developing countries. although the willingness of developing countries for acceptance and implementation of ehrs is rising, they will face some challenges and barriers which can slow down their progress due to the multidisciplinary and complexi...

The emergence of the Internet has impacted the health information and the healthcare industry. The information revolution has reduced the distance between the healthcare providers and consumers. It permits easy dissemination of information and fast accessibility of data. Because of easy accessibility, privacy and confidentiality has become an important issue to be considered in the implementati...