Knowledge, perception and acceptance of electronic based record-keeping system among medical record officers in Lagos, Nigeria

Abstract

Background: The implementation of the Electronic Medical Records system (EMRs) in developing countries has been met with challenges unique to
each health care delivery organization.
Objectives: The study objective was to determine the Knowledge, Perception and Acceptance of EMRs.
Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among 60 Medical record officers who had worked for 3 months and above in LUTH, Nigeria. A pretested self-administered questionnaire was used to collect the required data on sociodemographics, knowledge, perception and acceptance of electronic medical records. Data were entered and analyzed using the Epi-Info version 7 statistical analysis software and the level of statistical significance was set at p≤0.05
Results: There was a 100% response rate. Out of 60 respondents, 90% had good knowledge of EMRs, 76.7% had a good perception of EMRs while 80% had good acceptance of EMRs. There was a statistically significant association between knowledge of EMRs and the educational status of the
respondents (P<0.01).
Conclusion: This study showed that the Medical Record Officers in LUTH are enthusiastic about the implementation of EMRs to improve the quality of practice delivered in LUTH and would welcome its implementation.