Title :
Perception of Sudan Peritoneal Dialysis Program´s staff to medical electronic records
Author :
Morgos, Rafaa Ashamallah Ghobrial ; Alakad, Khalid Mohamemd Alhassan
Author_Institution :
Nat. Centre for Res., Minist. of Sci. & Commun., Khartoum, Sudan
Abstract :
The development in information technology has improved quality, safety, and efficiency of the health care. This study focused on automation of the primary sources´ data to handle the right information timely and efficiently to decision-making. It aimed to identify the perceived attitudes experienced by Sudan Peritoneal Dialysis Program staff toward electronic files. The study reviewed the manual recorded treatment procedures of patients´ files and designed database. Also random samples of the Sudan Peritoneal Dialysis Program staffs were surveyed to understand their perception to importance of proposed electronic health record. The results of the sampled workforce ensured the importance of information technology in the treatment and follow-up of patients as well as raised the efficiency and effectiveness of work. Finally it recommended the establishment of a national integrated electronic health to ensure and secure exchange of information as well as health care services enhance.
Keywords :
electronic data interchange; electronic health records; health care; patient treatment; personnel; social aspects of automation; Sudan Peritoneal Dialysis Program staff perception; decision-making; designed database; electronic files; electronic health record; health care efficiency; health care quality; health care safety; health care services; information exchange; information technology development; manual recorded treatment procedures; medical electronic records; national integrated electronic health; patient files; patient treatment; perceived attitudes identification; work effectiveness; work efficiency; workforce; Electronic medical records; Hospitals; Information technology; Sociology; Statistics; Medical Electronic Records; Peritoneal Dialysis; Sudan;
Conference_Titel :
IST-Africa Conference Proceedings, 2014
Conference_Location :
Le Meridien Ile Maurice
Print_ISBN :
978-1-905824-43-4
DOI :
10.1109/ISTAFRICA.2014.6880637