Why Sub-Saharan Africa Lags in Electronic Health Record (EHR) Adoption and Possible Strategies to Increase EHR Adoption in this Region

Abstract: Poor health information system has been identified as a major challenge in healthcare in many developing countries including sub-Saharan African countries. EHR has been shown as an important tool to improve access to patient information with attendance improved quality of care. However, EHR has not been widely implemented/adopted in sub-Saharan Africa. Therefore, this study seeks to identify factors that affect the adoption of an EHR in sub-Saharan Africa and strategies to improve its adoption in this region.  A literature review was conducted using one of the second generation approaches, mixed synthesis. A comprehensive literature search was conducted on two electronic databases: PubMed and Medline. The available evidence indicates that there are many factors that hinder widespread adoption of an EHR in sub-Saharan Africa. These include high costs of procurement and maintenance of the EHR system, lack of financial incentives and priorities, poor electricity supply and  internet c.... https://jhia-online.org/index.php/jhia/article/view/147

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Why Sub-Saharan Africa Lags in Electronic Health Record (EHR) Adoption and Possible Strategies to Increase EHR Adoption in this Region ; volume:5 ; number:1 ; day:04 ; month:11 ; year:2018 ; Journal of health informatics in Africa ; 5, Heft 1 (04.11.2018)

Contributors, Places and Time

• Creator: Odekunle, Florence Femi ; Srinivasan, Shankar ; Odekunle, Raphael Oluseun

Further information

• DOI: 10.12856/JHIA-2018-v5-i1-147
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2021022209112385464158
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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