Experience implementing electronic health records in three East African countries

Studies in Health Technology and Informatics

Volumn 160, Issue PART 1, 2010, Pages 371-375

  Tierney, William M ^a   Achieng, Marion ^b   Baker, Elaine ^c   Bell, April ^a   Biondich, Paul ^a   Braitstein, Paula ^a,d   Kayiwa, Daniel ^e   Kimaiyo, Sylvester ^d   Mamlin, Burke ^a   McKown, Brian ^a   Musinguzi, Nicholas ^f   Nyandiko, Winstone ^d   Rotich, Joseph ^d   Sidle, John ^a,d   Siika, Abraham ^d   Were, Martin ^a   Wolfe, Ben ^a   Wools Kaloustian, Kara ^a   Yeung, Ada ^a   Yiannoutsos, Constantin ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM   (Tanzania)

^d MOI UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^e MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^f MBARARA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Africa South of the Sahara; Computerized medical record systems; Developing countries

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HOSPITAL DATA PROCESSING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; COMPUTERIZED MEDICAL RECORDS; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD (EHRS); HEALTHCARE RESOURCES; LOW INCOME COUNTRIES; RESEARCH FUNDS; TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT;

RECORDS MANAGEMENT;

EID: 78649527179     PISSN: 09269630     EISSN: 18798365     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.3233/978-1-60750-588-4-371     Document Type: Conference Paper

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