An electronic medical record system for surgeons and its evaluation in the field

ICT has been applied to a variety of medical fields, such as on-line medical treatment remuneration systems and community health information networks. However, there have been few studies on the requirements for electronic medical record systems conducted from the viewpoint of medical doctors. This paper discusses the requirements for medical record systems based on an analysis of a cardiac surgery model. It reports on the results of an evaluation conducted at Nihon University Hospital using an experimental system, which satisfies some of the requirements identified.