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dc.contributor.authorDarko-Yawson, Samuel
dc.contributor.authorEllingsen, Gunnar
dc.date.accessioned2017-03-07T10:00:51Z
dc.date.available2017-03-07T10:00:51Z
dc.date.issued2016-09-21
dc.description.abstractThe implementation of Electronic Health Records (EHRs) in developing countries is considered a means for improving data quality and high quality care. However, existing research, indicate that EHRs have recorded greater quantity of bad data instead of improving the quality of data. The reasons for this is not exactly clear. Accordingly, this paper takes a broader socio-technical approach to explore the issues in more detail. The paper explores the relationship between EHRs and quality at the Pentecost Hospital Madina-Ghana by using an interpretative research approach. The result of our study indicates that the EHRs introduced at the hospital have so far had limited effect on data quality and that context-related challenges are the major pitfalls identified in the study. Based on a socio- technical approach the paper discusses the need to; consider users and technology as intertwined, how technology changes practice and how it formalizes roles and responsibilities in the process, why it requires collaborative work and why realistic goals as opposed to exaggerated expectationen_US
dc.descriptionPublished version. Source at <a href=http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.procs.2016.09.039> http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.procs.2016.09.039 </a>en_US
dc.identifier.citationDarko-Yawson S, Ellingsen G. Assessing and Improving EHRs Data Quality through a Socio-technical Approach. Procedia Computer Science. 2016;58:243-250en_US
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 1412857
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.procs.2016.09.039
dc.identifier.issn1877-0509
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/10462
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.relation.journalProcedia Computer Science
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccessen_US
dc.subjectVDP::Medisinske Fag: 700::Helsefag: 800::Helsetjeneste- og helseadministrasjonsforskning: 806en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Medical disciplines: 700::Health sciences: 800::Health service and health administration research: 806en_US
dc.subjectElectronic Health Record system (EHRs)en_US
dc.subjectData Qualityen_US
dc.subjectsocio-technical approachen_US
dc.subjectGhanaen_US
dc.titleAssessing and Improving EHRs Data Quality through a Socio-technical Approachen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
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dc.typePeer revieweden_US


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