Medical students' experience with accessing medical records in Saudi Arabia: a descriptive study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Medical students can enhance their knowledge by accessing patients' medical records and documenting patient care. This study assessed medical students' access to paper medical records and electronic health records (EHRs) in Saudi Arabia and compared students' experience of accessing paper medical records and EHR from their perspective.

Methods

This cross-sectional study enrolled second-year to intern medical students randomly from different medical colleges in Saudi Arabia. A self-developed survey was administered to them. It comprised 28 items in three sections: general information about medical students and their level of accessing medical records, their experience with the medical record system used in hospitals, and their preference for the medical record type

SUBMITTER: Almulhem JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8117651 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature