Barriers and Incentives to Adopting Electronic Medical Records

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DECLARATION

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Table of Contents

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTII

DECLARATIONIII

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION1

Introduction to the Chapter1

Background1

Problem Statement4

Purpose4

Significance of the Study5

Nature of the study6

Search terms - key terms7

Research Questions7

Theoretical Framework8

Definition of terms10

Assumptions10

Scope, Limitations, and Delimitations10

Chapter Summary11

CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW12

Chapter Introduction12

Title searchers12

Quality assessment parameters13

Historical perspective14

Current findings16

Electronic Medical Record16

Functional Components of Electronic Medical Records18

(EPR) Level 4: System of Electronic Patient Record (EPR)24

EPR Prerequisites for the scope of EPR25

User acceptance of and satisfaction with EMR26

Health IT Implementation in the Richmond Virginia27

Incentives for the implementation of EMR in Richmond Virginia28

Improved efficiency28

Documents a single unified and flexible printing and reduce medical errors and enhance the sense of quality health care28

Improves the quality of assessment of the quality of medical records29

Real-Time Focus on Medical Quality, Process Monitoring, and Promptly Correct Errors30

Implementation of the Timeliness, Integrity Control, The Better The Quality Of Medical Links31

Achieves levels of medical quality control, layers of strict medical quality32

Effects of EMR in Hospitals36

Anti regulation "doctor shopping"42

Lack of support system standards44

Lack of motivation44

Lack of direct benefit to doctors45

Insufficient level of terminological knowledge46

Electronic health cards in integrated delivery systems health care47

Conclusion56

Summary57

METHODOLOGY58

Introduction to the chapter61

research method and design appropriateness62

Validity66

Data Analysis67

Additional Online searches67

Appraisal limitations67

REFERENCES69

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION

Introduction to the Chapter

The Dissertation title is Barriers and Incentives to Adopting Electronic Medical Records. The chapter starts with the background of the issue with insight about the gradual Computerization of Health information. The latest software innovation towards electronic reord keeping is discussed. Also the wide scope to which this software is applicable is discussed. The software has been a major development in the automation of the record keeping, that was earlier done manually. This sheds light on the potential benefits, including time-saving and cost-effectiveness, that the software implamentation is likely to bring on large scales. So far the users' feedback and reaction to the particular system is also taken into account. The chapter further outlines the conceptual framework of the study. The nature of the study is discussed in detailed with an account of what the study aims to achieve. How effective could the present sstudy be is discussed in the scope. The chapter also focuses on the potential limitations of the study.

Background

Computerization of Health Information

The proposed study is of graeat consequence in providing health services to the people. A highly important system is automated that might bring in soct-effective and time-saving solutions to the problem. If EMR is properly understood and adequately implemented in the hospitals, a uniformity and clarity as well as transparency could be achieved in record keeping. It is widely recognized that computerization of health ...