Electronic medical record systems for developing countries: review

Nicholas A Kalogriopoulos; Jonathan Baran; Amit J Nimunkar; John G Webster

doi:10.1109/IEMBS.2009.5333561

Electronic medical record systems for developing countries: review

Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2009:2009:1730-3. doi: 10.1109/IEMBS.2009.5333561.

Authors

Nicholas A Kalogriopoulos¹, Jonathan Baran, Amit J Nimunkar, John G Webster

Affiliation

¹ College of Engineering student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison 1550 Engineering Dr Madison, WI, USA 53706, USA. nkalogriopou@wisc.edu

PMID: 19964260
DOI: 10.1109/IEMBS.2009.5333561

Abstract

The majority of the focus related to the modernization of medical records is placed on developed countries. However, developing countries are also progressing from paper-based records to electronic records. The requirements of their systems can be dramatically different from those of the developed world. This paper describes briefly the benefits of EMRs in developing countries. It focuses on the basic EMR information, including types of EMRs, components of EMRs, and already existing case studies, in order to establish which EMR systems would be feasible and effective for specific situations.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

MeSH terms

Developing Countries*
Electronic Health Records*
Feasibility Studies