Contextual Barriers to Implementing Open-Source Electronic Health Record Systems for Low- and Lower-Middle-Income Countries: Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Low- and lower-middle-income countries account for a higher percentage of global epidemics and chronic diseases. In most low- and lower-middle-income countries, there is limited access to health care. The implementation of open-source electronic health records (EHRs) can be understood as a powerful enabler for low- and lower-middle-income countries because it can transform the way health care technology is delivered. Open-source EHRs can enhance health care delivery in low- and lower-middle-income countries by improving the collection, management, and analysis of health data needed to inform health care delivery, policy, and planning. While open-source EHR systems are cost-effective and adaptable, they have not proliferated rapidly in low- and lower-middle-income countri

SUBMITTER: Bostan S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11327637 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature