期刊名称：Journal of Theoretical and Applied Information Technology
印刷版ISSN：1992-8645
电子版ISSN：1817-3195
出版年度：2020
卷号：98
期号：13
页码：2240-2253
出版社：Journal of Theoretical and Applied
摘要：The use of computer technology of all forms is spreading quickly and widely across all medical specialties, including its use in medical record keeping in the form of Electronic Medical Records (EMR), for it has been realized that this provides several benefits over traditional paper based record systems. Tablet based applications are particularly useful in this area as they offer portability, and support the needs of dynamic medical environments. This paper describes the development of a purpose designed novel tablet based EMR for the Obstetric Emergency Department (OED) and Labour Ward (LW) of a hospital where electronic medical records are only partially implemented at present. The pre-design stage in the form of a thorough investigation of the currently used system, its shortfalls, and determination of the users’ requirements for the proposed new system was followed by defining a set of aims that the new system should realise. This was taken to be the basis for designing and developing the tablet based EMR. After development, the tablet-based EMR was then evaluated by its potential user groups, showing that it has the potential to improve record keeping in the obstetric department by overcoming several shortfalls of the traditional paper record system, and adding benefits such as portability, more efficient data entry and retrieval, and streamlining the patient journey through the department.
关键词：Electronic Medical Records;Obstetrics;Tablet;Emergency Department;Labour Ward
