Open AccessComputer literacy of physicians among the hospitals of Makkah region
Author(s) -
Hani Abdulsattar Shaker,
Mian Usman Farooq
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of family and community medicine/maǧalaẗ ṭib al-usraẗ wa al-muǧtamaʼ
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2229-340X
pISSN - 1319-1683
DOI - 10.4103/2230-8229.121998
Subject(s) - medicine , computer literacy , confidentiality , vocabulary , the internet , literacy , medical education , family medicine , cross sectional study , psychology , mathematics education , pedagogy , computer security , world wide web , linguistics , philosophy , pathology , computer science
A confidential inquiry by the Directorate General of Health Affairs, Makkah region, Saudi Arabia, found physicians in different hospitals were reluctant to enter patients' related information in electronic medical record systems. One of the major issues raised was that they didn't have the required computer literacy. Our aim, therefore, was to conduct a survey to highlight the computer literacy among the physicians of Makkah region.