An exploratory study on the usage of electronic medical records (EMR) among private clinics in Kuching, Sarawak / Suhaida Halamy, Norlida Ismailly and Zainon Bibi
Most of healthcare centres that include the hospitals and clinics in the western countries already acknowledge the importance of implementing EMR to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of their services. In Malaysia, the use of EMR among hospitals and clinics is relatively low and there are ve...
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| description | Most of healthcare centres that include the hospitals and clinics in the western countries already acknowledge the importance of implementing EMR to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of their services. In Malaysia, the use of EMR among hospitals and clinics is relatively low and there are very few study had been done about the trend of utilizing EMR in the country. In Sarawak in particular, it is unknown whether any study had been done to address this issue. This is one of the reasons that prompted us to carry out this study. As for the beginning, Kuching was chosen as it is the largest town in Sarawak with the most private clinics operating in city area. The purpose of this study is to examine the level of practices of EMR among private clinics in Kuching and the level acceptance and utilization of EMR among the clinicians and physicians. |
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| spelling | uitm-286982020-03-24T09:46:12Z https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/28698/ An exploratory study on the usage of electronic medical records (EMR) among private clinics in Kuching, Sarawak / Suhaida Halamy, Norlida Ismailly and Zainon Bibi Halamy, Suhaida Ismailly, Norlida Bibi, Zainon Computer applications to medicine. Medical informatics Communication of technical information Information technology. Information systems Most of healthcare centres that include the hospitals and clinics in the western countries already acknowledge the importance of implementing EMR to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of their services. In Malaysia, the use of EMR among hospitals and clinics is relatively low and there are very few study had been done about the trend of utilizing EMR in the country. In Sarawak in particular, it is unknown whether any study had been done to address this issue. This is one of the reasons that prompted us to carry out this study. As for the beginning, Kuching was chosen as it is the largest town in Sarawak with the most private clinics operating in city area. The purpose of this study is to examine the level of practices of EMR among private clinics in Kuching and the level acceptance and utilization of EMR among the clinicians and physicians. Faculty of Information Management 2010-08 Research Reports NonPeerReviewed text en https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/28698/1/LP_SUHAIDA%20HALAMY%20RMI%20B%2010_5pdf..PDF Halamy, Suhaida and Ismailly, Norlida and Bibi, Zainon (2010) An exploratory study on the usage of electronic medical records (EMR) among private clinics in Kuching, Sarawak / Suhaida Halamy, Norlida Ismailly and Zainon Bibi. (2010) [Research Reports] (Unpublished) |
| spellingShingle | Computer applications to medicine. Medical informatics Communication of technical information Information technology. Information systems Halamy, Suhaida Ismailly, Norlida Bibi, Zainon An exploratory study on the usage of electronic medical records (EMR) among private clinics in Kuching, Sarawak / Suhaida Halamy, Norlida Ismailly and Zainon Bibi |
| title | An exploratory study on the usage of electronic medical records (EMR) among private clinics in Kuching, Sarawak / Suhaida Halamy, Norlida Ismailly and Zainon Bibi |
| title_full | An exploratory study on the usage of electronic medical records (EMR) among private clinics in Kuching, Sarawak / Suhaida Halamy, Norlida Ismailly and Zainon Bibi |
| title_fullStr | An exploratory study on the usage of electronic medical records (EMR) among private clinics in Kuching, Sarawak / Suhaida Halamy, Norlida Ismailly and Zainon Bibi |
| title_full_unstemmed | An exploratory study on the usage of electronic medical records (EMR) among private clinics in Kuching, Sarawak / Suhaida Halamy, Norlida Ismailly and Zainon Bibi |
| title_short | An exploratory study on the usage of electronic medical records (EMR) among private clinics in Kuching, Sarawak / Suhaida Halamy, Norlida Ismailly and Zainon Bibi |
| title_sort | exploratory study on the usage of electronic medical records (emr) among private clinics in kuching, sarawak / suhaida halamy, norlida ismailly and zainon bibi |
| topic | Computer applications to medicine. Medical informatics Communication of technical information Information technology. Information systems |
| url | https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/28698/ |