Assessing the factors militating against the effective implementation of electronic health records (EHR) in Nigeria.

ABSTRACT: This study assessed the factors militating against the effective implementation of electronic health records (EHR) in Nigeria, the computerization of patients' health records with a lot of benefits including improved patients' satisfaction, improved care processes, reduction of patients' waiting time, and medication errors. Despite these benefits, healthcare organizations are slow to adopt the EHR system. Therefore, the study assessed the factors militating against the effective implementation of the EHR system, the level of awareness of EHR, and the utilization of electronic health records; it also investigated the factors militating against the effective implementation of EHR. This is a descriptive cross-sectional study conducted among members of staff of the University of Medical Scienc

SUBMITTER: Babatope AE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11682428 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature