The Role of Medical Records Management in Activating Knowledge Management Applications in Saudi Arabia Hospitals

Abstract

There are many justifications that prompted the researcher to choose the subject of the study, namely: The developments witnessed by the health sector worldwide and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in particular; the importance and necessity of exchanging knowledge between the various bodies and institutions in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to achieve the goals of Vision 2030 programs; the need to build an electronic health system that contributes to the development of scientific research in the health sector in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Therefore, the aim of this article aims to identify the role of medical records management in activating knowledge management applications in private hospitals in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. To achieve this general goal, the researcher seeks to achieve the following sub- goals: Identifying the most prominent medical records management practices in private hospitals in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; Identifying the requirements for the success of medical records management in activating knowledge management applications in private hospitals in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; Exposing the impact of medical records management in private hospitals in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; Exposing the obstacles that hinder the management of medical records in private hospitals in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from the application of knowledge management; Identify the basic elements of the model that supports the contribution of the medical records management in the field and Supporting as well as activating knowledge management applications in private hospitals in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.