Implementation of a cloud-based electronic medical record for maternal and child health in rural Kenya

International Journal of Medical Informatics

Volumn 84, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 349-354

  Haskew, John ^a,f   Rø, Gunnar ^a,b   Saito, Kaori ^c   Turner, Kenrick ^d   Odhiambo, George ^e   Wamae, Annah ^e   Sharif, Shahnaaz ^e   Sugishita, Tomohiko ^c  

^a Uamuzi Bora ^*  (Kenya)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c JAPAN INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AGENCY   (Japan)

^d BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^e MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Kenya)

^f WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Data verification; Electronic medical record; Maternal and child health; Medical informatics; Resource constrained settings

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; INFORMATION SCIENCE; MEDICAL COMPUTING; PUBLIC HEALTH; TELEMEDICINE;

DATA VERIFICATION; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD SYSTEM; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; PATIENT CONFIDENTIALITY; POST-IMPLEMENTATION; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES;

DIAGNOSIS;

ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH; CLOUD BASED ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONFIDENTIALITY; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HYPERTENSION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; KENYA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALE; MATERNAL CARE; MEDICAL RECORD; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RURAL AREA; TUBERCULOSIS; VAGINAL DELIVERY; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CLOUD COMPUTING; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; HEALTH SERVICE; MEANINGFUL USE CRITERIA; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RURAL HEALTH CARE; TELEMEDICINE;

CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CLOUD COMPUTING; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; FEMALE; HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; KENYA; MALE; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MEANINGFUL USE; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 84924444333     PISSN: 13865056     EISSN: 18728243     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2015.01.005     Document Type: Article

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