Governments and healthcare providers are moving to electronic health records (EHRs) to lower the cost of healthcare, improve patient care, and reduce medical errors. A critical issue in the transition to EHRs is the privacy, confidentiality, and security of the information stored. This issue has made some patients and healthcare providers reluctant to accept electronic records. To help motivate...

Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) is one of the most well-known technical standards for mobile devices. In this paper, a WAP based prototype is developed for the Emergency Service of Acibadem Hospital in Istanbul. Electronic health records (EHRs) can be provided by Tablet PCs or workstations. But, cellular phones are compact enough to provide EHRs with WAP service. This paper includes main co...

Patient-centered healthcare initiatives are underway to enable patients to take more responsibility for their healthcare. To do so, patients must be able to access, utilize, and share their health information. Access to health information through patient portals and other electronic means is increasing with the adoption of electronic health records (EHRs), but not all providers have EHRs or pat...

AIM Electronic health record (EHR) data have great potential for reuse in research and patient care quality improvement initiatives. However, in dual systems, where both electronic and paper health records are used, inconsistencies and errors may occur. The objective of this study was to determine the degree of agreement between EHR clinical data and paper records for reuse in clinical oral hea...

Health informatics started to evolve decades ago with the intention to support healthcare using computers. Since then Electronic health records (EHRs) and personal health records (PHRs) have become available but widespread adoption was limited by lack of interoperability and security issues. This paper discusses the feasibility of interoperable standards based EHRs and PHRs drawing on experienc...

Electronic health records (EHRs) – comprehensive compilations of a person’s health care history, accessible by health care providers and others through electronic networks – are a growing issue in Canada. In 2002, the Kirby Report and the Romanow Report made EHRs hot topics for media and policymakers by recommending their national implementation. While both reports recognized the potential of E...

T he use of electronic health-care records (EHRs) and communication technologies has expanded considerably in the past 5 years. Electronic health-care records and computerized physician order entry have contributed to greater accuracy in care and reduced medical errors in the high-risk oncology setting (Harshberger et al., 2011). And although the use of EHRs requires training as well as ongoing...

With the fast evolution of information technology, traditional healthcare is moving towards a more electronic stage. As a result, the e-Health term appears, and Electronic Health Records (EHRs) become a critical application of e-Health management systems. These computerized records have been widely used by clinicians, healthcare providers, patients, and health insurance companies for the purpos...

Despite a consensus that the use of health information technology should lead to more efficient, safer, and higher-quality care, there are no reliable estimates of the prevalence of adoption and physician usage of electronic health records (EHRs). Data from the American Hospital Association was examined for the presence of specific electronic-recorded functionalities. We also examined the diffe...