Electronic Health Record Acceptance: A Descriptive Study in Zahedan, Southeast Iran
Abstract
Jahanpour Alipour,Leila Erfannia*,Afsaneh Karimi,Ali Aliabadi
Electronic Health Record (EHR) is a necessary tool for providing uninterrupted flow of information about the health
of population. The role of physicians cannot be overemphasized in the implementation of EHR; therefore, the purpose
of this study is to determine the physician’s attitude towards the acceptance of EHR project. In this regard, a descriptive
analytical study was carried out in 2011; however, sampling was done by convenience sampling method that includes
70 physicians of public hospitals affiliated to Zahedan University of Medical Sciences. Data collection was made through
a self-administered questionnaire and data processing was done using descriptive statistics and analysed by Oneway
ANOVA and One-sample t-test. The factors affecting acceptance of electronic health record by physicians were
determined as follows: management support 4.01 ± 0.60, physician involvement 4.06 ± 0.51, adequate training 4.04 ±
0.51, physician autonomy 3.20 ± 0.61, doctor-patient relationship 2.33 ± 0.82, perceived usefulness 3.91 ± 0.46 and
attitude about electronic health record acceptance 4.03 ± 0.46. Physician’s attitude towards Electronic Health Record
acceptance was determined in optimal level. In order to facilitate successful adoption of electronic health record,
involvement of physicians would be essentially required during the EHR designing, implementation and usage phase.
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