Processing medical data: a systematic review

Archives of Public Health

Molla Abebe¹  Dagnachew Muluye²  Kasaw Adane³ 

[1]Department of Clinical Chemistry, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, School of Biomedical and Laboratory Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia

[2]Department of Medical Microbiology, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, School of Biomedical and Laboratory Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia

[3]College of Medicine and Health Sciences, School of Biomedical and Laboratory Sciences, Unit of Laboratory Management and Quality Assurance, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia

关键词: Health service quality;    Electronic health record;    Decision making;    Documentation;    Medical data;   

Others  :  790676
DOI  :  10.1186/0778-7367-71-27

 received in 2013-04-30, accepted in 2013-10-02,  发布年份 2013

【 摘 要 】

Background

Medical data recording is one of the basic clinical tools. Electronic Health Record (EHR) is important for data processing, communication, efficiency and effectiveness of patients’ information access, confidentiality, ethical and/or legal issues. Clinical record promote and support communication among service providers and hence upscale quality of healthcare. Qualities of records are reflections of the quality of care patients offered.

Methods

Qualitative analysis was undertaken for this systematic review. We reviewed 40 materials Published from 1999 to 2013. We searched these materials from databases including ovidMEDLINE and ovidEMBASE. Two reviewers independently screened materials on medical data recording, documentation and information processing and communication. Finally, all selected references were summarized, reconciled and compiled as one compatible document.

Result

Patients were dying and/or getting much suffering as the result of poor quality medical records. Electronic health record minimizes errors, saves unnecessary time, and money wasted on processing medical data.

Conclusion

Many countries have been complaining for incompleteness, inappropriateness and illegibility of records. Therefore creating awareness on the magnitude of the problem has paramount importance. Hence available correct patient information has lots of potential in reducing errors and support roles.

【 授权许可】

   
2013 Adane et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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