• DocumentCode
    1785950
  • 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
  • fYear
    2014
  • fDate
    7-9 May 2014
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    6
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    IST-Africa Conference Proceedings, 2014
  • Conference_Location
    Le Meridien Ile Maurice
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-905824-43-4
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ISTAFRICA.2014.6880637
  • Filename
    6880637