Background and Goal: ICT development in recent years has created excellent developments in human social and economic life. One of the most important opportunities to use information technology is in the medical field, that the result would be electronic health record (EHR).The purpose of this research is to investigate the effects information securi...

Determining the accuracy of the electronic medical record (EMR) is vital to the progress of practice-based research. The aim of this study was to determine the agreement between the EMR and other sources of signalment data. Data were gathered during direct observation of small animal consultations in eight veterinary practices. Breed, age, sex and neuter status were recorded, where available, f...

When it comes to investing in a practice management (PM) system, practice managers want to see gains in efficiency and fatter bottom lines. Even if they choose a PM system that’s coupled with an electronic medical record (EMR), their primary goal is to boost their practices’ efficiency through more accurate and speedier billing, resulting in faster reimbursements from payers. To achieve these g...

As the adoption of electronic health records (EHRs) increases, more opportunities are available for leveraging the system and the data to facilitate research. Historically, for patients enrolled in clinical research trials or studies, data have been documented in the medical record, and then study-related data are manually reentered into an electronic case report form in a research system. By u...

BACKGROUND Geocoding electronic health records (EHRs) provides novel insights for clinicians, but it is important to understand and address key issues, including privacy and protection of patient records, in order to realize potential benefits. METHODS This paper discusses the issues surrounding geocoding and illustrates potential benefits through 3 case studies of no-shows to clinical appoin...

The purpose of this pilot project was to track the electronic health record documentation of pressure ulcers on a medical-surgical unit and compare the electronic health record with the written medical record.

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 ...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE There are limited national data on pediatric health information technology adoption rates. Our objective was to determine pediatricians' adoption rates of electronic health record systems (EHRs), barriers to adoption, and features of the systems adopted. METHODS A survey of 1620 randomly selected US members of the American Academy of Pediatrics from February to July 2...