Effect of electronic records on mortality among patients in hospital and primary healthcare settings: a systematic review and meta-analyses.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Electronic medical records or electronic health records, collectively called electronic records, have significantly transformed the healthcare system and service provision in our world. Despite a number of primary studies on the subject, reports are inconsistent and contradictory about the effects of electronic records on mortality. Therefore, this review examined the effect of electronic records on mortality.

Methods

The review followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses 2020 guideline. Six databases: PubMed, EMBASE, Scopus, CINAHL, Cochrane Library, and Google Scholar, were searched from February 20 to October 25, 2023. Studies that assessed the effect of electronic records on mortality and were published between 1998 and 2022

SUBMITTER: Bogale TN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11233798 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature