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Electronic Medical Records in Greece and Oman: A Professional’s Evaluation of Structure and Value

An Electronic Medical Record (EMR) is a patient’s database record that can be transmitted securely. There are a diversity of EMR systems for different medical units to choose from. The structure and value of these systems is the focus of this qualitative study, from a medical professional’s standpoi...

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Main Authors:	Xanthidou, Ourania Koutzampasopoulou, Shuib, Liyana, Xanthidis, Dimitrios, Nicholas, David
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Published:	MDPI 2018
Subjects:	QA75 Electronic computers. Computer science
Online Access:	http://eprints.um.edu.my/20347/ https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15061137
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spelling	my.um.eprints.203472019-02-18T02:07:40Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/20347/ Electronic Medical Records in Greece and Oman: A Professional’s Evaluation of Structure and Value Xanthidou, Ourania Koutzampasopoulou Shuib, Liyana Xanthidis, Dimitrios Nicholas, David QA75 Electronic computers. Computer science An Electronic Medical Record (EMR) is a patient’s database record that can be transmitted securely. There are a diversity of EMR systems for different medical units to choose from. The structure and value of these systems is the focus of this qualitative study, from a medical professional’s standpoint, as well as its economic value and whether it should be shared between health organizations. The study took place in the natural setting of the medical units’ environments. A purposive sample of 40 professionals in Greece and Oman, was interviewed. The study suggests that: (1) The demographics of the EMR should be divided in categories, not all of them accessible and/or visible by all; (2) The EMR system should follow an open architecture so that more categories and subcategories can be added as needed and following a possible business plan (ERD is suggested); (3) The EMR should be implemented gradually bearing in mind both medical and financial concerns; (4) Sharing should be a patient’s decision as the owner of the record. Reaching a certain level of maturity of its implementation and utilization, it is useful to seek the professionals’ assessment on the structure and value of such a system. MDPI 2018 Article PeerReviewed Xanthidou, Ourania Koutzampasopoulou and Shuib, Liyana and Xanthidis, Dimitrios and Nicholas, David (2018) Electronic Medical Records in Greece and Oman: A Professional’s Evaluation of Structure and Value. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 15 (6). p. 1137. ISSN 1661-7827 https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15061137 doi:10.3390/ijerph15061137
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spellingShingle	QA75 Electronic computers. Computer science Xanthidou, Ourania Koutzampasopoulou Shuib, Liyana Xanthidis, Dimitrios Nicholas, David Electronic Medical Records in Greece and Oman: A Professional’s Evaluation of Structure and Value
description	An Electronic Medical Record (EMR) is a patient’s database record that can be transmitted securely. There are a diversity of EMR systems for different medical units to choose from. The structure and value of these systems is the focus of this qualitative study, from a medical professional’s standpoint, as well as its economic value and whether it should be shared between health organizations. The study took place in the natural setting of the medical units’ environments. A purposive sample of 40 professionals in Greece and Oman, was interviewed. The study suggests that: (1) The demographics of the EMR should be divided in categories, not all of them accessible and/or visible by all; (2) The EMR system should follow an open architecture so that more categories and subcategories can be added as needed and following a possible business plan (ERD is suggested); (3) The EMR should be implemented gradually bearing in mind both medical and financial concerns; (4) Sharing should be a patient’s decision as the owner of the record. Reaching a certain level of maturity of its implementation and utilization, it is useful to seek the professionals’ assessment on the structure and value of such a system.
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title	Electronic Medical Records in Greece and Oman: A Professional’s Evaluation of Structure and Value
title_short	Electronic Medical Records in Greece and Oman: A Professional’s Evaluation of Structure and Value
title_full	Electronic Medical Records in Greece and Oman: A Professional’s Evaluation of Structure and Value
title_fullStr	Electronic Medical Records in Greece and Oman: A Professional’s Evaluation of Structure and Value
title_full_unstemmed	Electronic Medical Records in Greece and Oman: A Professional’s Evaluation of Structure and Value
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Electronic Medical Records in Greece and Oman: A Professional’s Evaluation of Structure and Value

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