تقييم أهمية استخدام السجل الصحي الإلكتروني

Abstract EN

The electronic health record (EHR) is an important application in information technology that has become a pillar in the health sector throughout the world.

This study aims to evaluate the scale in which EHR use is accepted in Saudi Arabia and measure its potential benefits using analytical and descriptive methods.

The data was compiled with a questionnaire of 43 interrogatories organized into eight tracks.

The results indicate that the Saudi health sector needs training on the use of computers; its personnel lack adequate skills to utilize EHR effectively, and several unfulfilled expectations contribute to the deficiencies: support from the Administration, participation of users, independence of training physicians, ease of EHR use, the usual constraints on physician-patient relationships, and the benefits of EHR.

However, the study found no statistically significant differences based on gender, nationality, and experience related to those factors.

The study recommends the implementation of awareness programs to educate employees and patients about the importance of EHR that are supplemented by computer training courses in EHR-related applications for employees.