Hani Abdulsattar Shaker|Mian Usman Farooq|Khalid Obeid Dhafar
Physicians? perception about electronic medical record system in Makkah Region, Saudi Arabia
Hera General Hospital|Hera General Hospital|Hera General Hospital
abstract objectives study done determine physicians perception electronic medical record system emrs context productivity order improve functionality advantages materials methods crosssectional survey performed july august 2009 structured questionnaire 15 closedended questions five points likert scaling starting strongly disagree strongly agree 15 reflecting perception physicians emrs physicians makkah region working six different hospitals selected positive response means percent responses rated 4 5 agreestrongly agree neutral rated 3 negative rated 1 2 strongly disagreedisagree descriptive data analysis techniques used results selected 317 completed questionnaires majority subjects king fahd hospital jeddah 83 263 residents 147 464 male 200631 expatriates 207 65 age group 3645 years 133 42 dominant stem regarding importance computers practicing medicine emrs improve quality practice appreciated majority 777 712 respectively however disrupt workflow 351 emrs comfortable entering data instead writing 348 appreciated negatively consultants 539 male 534 expatriates 567 physicians king abdul aziz hospital taif 569 age group 4655 years 538 appreciated emrs positively overall perception emrs found positive 528 conclusion majority appreciated emrs specific concerns usage easiness workflow disturbance opposed also