The feasibility of managing electronic Patient Health Records (ePHRs): The case of public clinics in Potchefstroom, South Africa

Motlhabane Jacobus Maboe, O. Abatan
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Due to the presence of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), there is a need for patients in public clinics in Potchefstroom, South Africa to move from paper-based patient records towards electronic Patient Health Records (ePHRs). This paper, based on qualitative research, investigates the perceptions of nurses on the feasibility of managing ePHRs at public clinics in Potchefstroom. The study identifies factors that will influence the use of ePHRs at these clinics. The findings of the study indicate that patients who visit clinics in Potchefstroom will each have an individual ePHR which will allow their specific data to be securely stored. The integration of ePHRs will ensure that one patient will have one health record across these clinics in Potchefstroom, which will further provide efficiency in record-keeping and shorter consultations at clinics.
管理电子病人健康记录的可行性:以南非Potchefstroom的公共诊所为例
由于信息和通信技术(ICT)的存在,南非Potchefstroom公共诊所的患者需要从纸质患者记录转向电子患者健康记录(ePHRs)。本研究以质性研究为基础,调查护士对公立诊所管理ePHRs可行性的看法。该研究确定了影响这些诊所使用ePHRs的因素。研究结果表明,到Potchefstroom诊所就诊的患者将每人有一个单独的电子病历,这将允许他们的具体数据被安全存储。整合电子病历系统将确保一名病人在Potchefstroom的这些诊所拥有一份健康记录,这将进一步提高记录保存的效率,缩短诊所的会诊时间。
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