Open Access<p>Health Professionals’ Readiness and Its Associated Factors to Implement Electronic Medical Record System in Four Selected Primary Hospitals in Ethiopia</p>
Author(s) -
Shekur Mohammed Awol,
Abreham Yeneneh Birhanu,
Zeleke Mekonnen,
Kassahun Dessie Gashu,
Atsede Mazengia Shiferaw,
Berhanu Fikadie Endehabtu,
Mulugeta Hayelom Kalayou,
Habtamu Alganeh Guadie,
Binyam Tilahun
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
advances in medical education and practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1179-7258
DOI - 10.2147/amep.s233368
Subject(s) - electronic medical record , health professionals , electronic health record , family medicine , medicine , primary (astronomy) , health records , medical education , psychology , health care , political science , physics , astronomy , law
Incorporating electronic medical record systems (EMRs) into the healthcare system is not only about modernizing the health system, but is about saving lives by facilitating communication and practicing evidence-based decision. Globally, more than 50% of EMR projects fail before they reach their target. Even though EMRs are an essential tool for health care, their adoption and utilization remains low in developing countries including Ethiopia.