Open AccessProgress and Challenges in the Implementation of Electronic Medical Records in Saudi Arabia: A Systematic Review
Author(s) -
Rihab Abdulaziz Hasanain,
Natalie Bradford,
Michele Clark
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
healthcare informatics: an international journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2319-3190
pISSN - 2319-2046
DOI - 10.5121/hiij.2014.3201
Subject(s) - electronic medical record , medicine , medical record , systematic review , medline , medical emergency , political science , surgery , law
Electronic Medical Record (EMR) systems are being implemented increasingly worldwide. Saudi Arabia is one of the developing countries that commenced implementing such systems in 1988. Whilst EMR uptake has been low in Saudi Arabia until now, a number of hospitals have implemented EMR systems successfully. This paper analyses available studies (n = 28) in the literature regarding EMR implementation in Saudi Arabia to identify the progress of EMR implementation to date and to identify the facilitators and barriers to implementation