A comparison of electronic records to paper records in Antiretroviral Therapy Clinic in Ethiopia: What is affecting the Quality of the Data? | Zendy

Rahel Abiy | Zendy; Kassahun Dessie Gashu | Zendy; Tarekegn Asemaw | Zendy; Mebratu Mitiku | Zendy; Berhanu Fekadie | Zendy; Zeleke Abebaw | Zendy; Adane Mamuye | Zendy; Ashenafi Tazebew | Zendy; Alemayehu Teklu | Zendy; Fedilu Nurhussien | Zendy; Mihiretu Kebede | Zendy; Fleur Fritz | Zendy; Binyam Tilahun | Zendy

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A comparison of electronic records to paper records in Antiretroviral Therapy Clinic in Ethiopia: What is affecting the Quality of the Data?

Author(s) -

Rahel Abiy,

Kassahun Dessie Gashu,

Tarekegn Asemaw,

Mebratu Mitiku,

Berhanu Fekadie,

Zeleke Abebaw,

Adane Mamuye,

Ashenafi Tazebew,

Alemayehu Teklu,

Fedilu Nurhussien,

Mihiretu Kebede,

Fleur Fritz,

Binyam Tilahun

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

online journal of public health informatics

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 1947-2579

DOI - 10.5210/ojphi.v10i2.8309

Subject(s) - medical record , checklist , medicine , referral , family medicine , quality (philosophy) , health care , data quality , medical emergency , pediatrics , psychology , philosophy , epistemology , economics , cognitive psychology , radiology , economic growth , metric (unit) , operations management

The overall completeness of ART medical records was still slightly better in paper-based records than EMR. The main reason affecting the EMR data quality was the current dual documentation practice both on the paper and electronic for each patient in the hospital and the high load of patients in the clinic. The hospital management need to decide to use either the paper or the electronic system and build the capacity of health workers to improve data quality in the hospital.

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