Electronic health record-based disease surveillance systems: A systematic literature review on challenges and solutions.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Disease surveillance systems are expanding using electronic health records (EHRs). However, there are many challenges in this regard. In the present study, the solutions and challenges of implementing EHR-based disease surveillance systems (EHR-DS) have been reviewed.

Materials and methods

We searched the related keywords in ProQuest, PubMed, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, Embase, and Scopus. Then, we assessed and selected articles using the inclusion and exclusion criteria and, finally, classified the identified solutions and challenges.

Results

Finally, 50 studies were included, and 52 unique solutions and 47 challenges were organized into 6 main themes (policy and regulatory, technical, management, standardization, financial, and data quality). The res

SUBMITTER: Aliabadi A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7727341 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature